The Birth of the Dread Remora

I read this one entirely in one sitting! It's classic science fantasy action adventure, but with Victorian space merfolk, basically. If you enjoy books like Starman Jones, or the Seafort saga, you'll probably be entertained by this. If I hadn't already spent my e-book budget for this month, I'd go on to book 2 in the series right away, assuming it's already published; I refuse to look, in case I get tempted to spend money I shouldn't.