Monday's are a great day, not so much as they are the start of a new week but because it's the day we look at one of the stories here at Gay Authors. Maybe you have been looking for a new story to read? Hopefully I can help you out with that! I like to contribute the occasional review to the blog, and today I decided to do a review on a story by one of our earliest authors. C James is well known for his story Circumnavigation, but I'm going to share one of his lesser known stories. I hope you enjoy my review of Leaving Club Leo.

Reviewer: Renee Stevens
Status: Complete
Word Count: 11,048

Unfortunately, I don’t get to read as much as I’d like to on site, so when I do get the chance, I tend to read shorter stories. Many of C James’ stories are rather long, but I wanted to take a look at one of his stories and Leaving Club Leo caught my eye. I was curious as to what kind of club Club Leo was, since there was nothing in the description that actually said.

It turns out, Club Leo isn’t really a club at all, not in the way most people would think of a club. It’s actually a hotel that orbits the earth and is actually named Resort Astronautica.

I’ll be perfectly honest when I say that I don’t tend to read a lot of science fiction, but I did enjoy this short story by C James. One of the things I enjoyed was that CJ actually explained what was going on in different aspects of the story, in ways that I was able to understand. Yet, at the same time, it wasn’t as though the entire story was a whole bunch of technical jargon.

The main character of the story is Jeff, a young man who holds an engineering degree, but works long hours as a hotel worker at Club Leo, for free. Whether it’s cleaning up after a meal, in zero gravity, or cleaning bathrooms after guests leave (zero gravity toilets apparently can be tricky to use), Jeff is definitely on an adventure. It may not seem worth it, but as Jeff would say it was the view that was his reason for enduring so much to work at the hotel. C James gives some spectacular descriptions of the views that Jeff so enjoys and makes me wish I could see what he sees. The descriptions throughout this short story showcase C James talent and it is apparent why so many readers wait impatiently for a new chapter or story from him.

There is plenty of drama to be had in this short story as well. With all the spectacular views, what would possess them to leave Club Leo as the title implies? The story follows Jeff and the one in charge, Commander Blair, as tough choices are made to ensure everyone's safety. The only question that remains is, are the choices Commander Blair makes the right ones?

You'll have to read to find out!