Pushing Ice

This is one of the best books i've ever read. It isn't the most complicated story but the combination of a fast pace, great character building and the odd mystery make the 500 odd pages fly by. It's also nice to read a space sci-fi book where the 3 main characters are women. I thoroughly recommend this book even to non sci-fi fans as the sci-fi elements are secondary to the characters relationships and how they are affected by being thrown into an unexpected and crazy situation.