Title: The Big Sun of Mercury
Author: Isaac Asimov
Type: Fiction
Page Count/Review Word Count: 144
Rating: 4.5/5
The Big Sun of Mercury is one of Asimov’s Lucky Starr novels, and that should tell you everything you need to know. Every single one of them is a huge amount of fun and shows how sci-fi can be the backdrop to an adventure as opposed to being the defining element.
Sure, this story takes place on Mercury and has robots and stuff, but at the most basic level, it’s a mystery. Because of that, I also can’t tell you too much about the plot because that will spoil the mystery for you.
But while the mystery is good, it’s the characterisation that really stands out, at least to me. David Starr and his pal Bigman are fantastic.
