Queen of Denial 
Reviews
Selina does a lot to set up Drewcila Qwah as a rough Salvager who screeches obscenities. I was at first put off by the language but once the plot fires off, it suddenly became less bothersome and the book became downright funny. We get glimpses into Drew's character -- she's not as two-dimensional as one might originally think. Beneath that hardened exterior is a tougher woman who actually cares what's going on.
Don't be put off by the language -- it's a fast read that is actually quite good. And quite funny too!
However, if you want a lightening fast read that will leave you chuckling, kick back and enjoy.
Drewcila Qwah is the best salvager in the galaxy. She loves beer, smoking, rousting about with her first mate Van Gar (a large fur covered alien) in the spaceport bars, and causes a disturbance wherever she goes.
Surprisingly, her garbage scow is hired to transport King Zarco back to his homeworld, and she is made an offer she can't refuse.
But during her mission, she finds out that Zarco has been searching for his missing queen Taralin, and that she's the one he's looking for. She has no memory of her abduction or anything prior to it, for her captures removed part of her brain. Still, she decides to go ahead with Zarco and see what she can get from this planet. After all, she's their Queen.
In an uproarously funny adventure, Drew and Van Gar wind out turning Barion upside down while trying to fix their post war problems, all while someone keeps making attempts on Drew's life.
This book is nothing more than a simplistic romp from one planet to another, more of a character story with a sci-fi background. There is hardly any prose at all, which causes the book to be a bit jumpy, but the dialogue is smart and sassy and filled with laughs and clever banter.
If I were ever to take a space adventure, I would want Drew as my pilot. So put away your snobbish discretion and settle down into the wacky capers of the irascible Queen of Garbage. Enjoy!
it isn't going to change your life, but it might make you question your polical views and pepper your speech with #%$&**! It will make you laugh out loud.
However, there's a secret in her past that is about to be revealed; seems that she's the missing Queen of an important planet. Her husband waited five years to come after her; now, he's found her.
The sparks fly, but not the way he wants. The King, Zarco, is a very boring guy; he's done a whole lot of warring, he slept with Drew's sister Stasha, and he's not a very nice guy at all in my opinion. Drew, even with all her swearing, bedding and other stuff, is the sympathetic one.
I really liked Drew; she's extremely funny. Her partner the alien is also amusing, and they interact well together. Her sister Stasha is also played for laughs, and is much more sympathetic than any other character in this book other than Drew.
Thing is, plot alone is not the reason to read this. The reason to read it is because it's absolutely, positively hilarious. There are many laugh out loud moments here, too many to list, and the _only_ real drawback is that the frontispiece for the novel (the initial page, explaining things) has a whole lot of punctuation and spelling errors. I don't completely understand this; how did it get through one printing that way, much less multiple printings?
Never mind. Ignore that page. The rest is extremely good.
So, the final tally is four and a half stars, highly recommended.
Barb Caffrey