A young Caltech intern, who no one takes seriously because his father paid for him to get his job, discovers something amazing. He receives a report of an anomaly, a star has slowed down and parked on one of the moons of Saturn. Stars don't slow down and don't park. The year is 2066 and space travel is only slightly more advanced than it is today, but the Chinese and American are now on a race to get to Saturn and make first contact. Both superpowers want any alien technology they can get and will do anything to get it.

I'm sure every fan of John Sanford felt as I did when this book came up for review: a science fiction? What the heck? Where are Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers? Has Sanford gone off the deep end? I passed it up twice then finally felt bad and told myself that I loved his other stuff, so show some loyalty and read the book.

Well I did and I had to force myself to put it down and sleep. Needless to say, I failed to get anything else done the next day, but I did finish SATURN RUN. John Sanford does not fail to deliver. The characters are people you enjoy reading about and can relate to. The science is interesting and the story moves along at a breathtaking pace. John Sanford and Ctein deliver a serious hit with SATURN RUN.

If you're a Sanford fan, you can stop saying what the heck and pick up SATURN RUN. You do not have to worry any longer. Sanford has proven he can jump genres and still deliver a good book. If Ctein is this much of a good influence on him they need to spend more time together and continue to open up the world of science and good stories to us.