I have a habit with authors I like.  When I read one book that I like I swallow the rest of the author's books.  This is my second by Martin and I am not disappointed.  Really,  the level of detail about farming, oil-rig roughnecks and corporate takeovers is astounding.  More important for me, though,  is the way the author gives you dialogue  and character development that are a perfect fit for their environments.  The roughnecks are roughnecks, the woman struggling to succeed in a man's world is very believable, and the scars left over from Vietnam are tangible, but understated.  I would say that the most interesting aspect of Martin's book for this reader is the visual nature of his descriptions.  With the right script writer, I could see a Gordon Gekko, "Greed is Good", kind of movie based on the book.  I will keep reading Mister Martin