Malta - Lucifer's Dragon - Jon Courtenay Grimwood

I googled Malta Science Fiction, after finding out one of my customers spent a lot of her childhood in Malta, as her father was posted their with the British Army. Grimwood was the only science fiction author I found that was born in Malta. So this was a lucky find

Found a copy of the book of Amazon for £3.50 so that was a nice win, and despite my dislike of Amazon it was the easiest and cheapest option..I know you should never judge a book by its cover. But the cover of this book is appalling. Its the the kind of cover I would pass over straight away. BRIGHT orange with green text boxes. Really didn't give off a science fiction vibe. And the name also, 'Lucifer's Dragon', it sounds like a fantasy book, and i'm not really a fan of fantasy book. But i do absolutely love a Song of Fire and Ice series of book. So this book sat on my shelf for a long time and other books over took it on my To Be Read pile. But i finally got round to opening it up and I've found quite enjoyable