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Heris Serrano was an officer born of a long line of officers, and a life serving in the ranks of the Regular Space Service was all she had ever known and all she ever wanted - until a treacherous superior officer forced her to resign her commission. This was not…
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Chock full of great characters, political scheming, spaceships, and conflict, Elizabeth Moon’s terrific space saga features a strong, believable female protagonist in Heris Serrano. As the story begins, Heris has been forced to resign from a space fleet she’d lived for, banished to what she believes to be a dead-end job on a private cruiser. The layers of intrigue that underly the action and interactions throughout the story are beautifully realised, and the characters are all recognisable individuals, distinct, human, flawed, each looking for a path to follow. A page-turner that will have you looking for Book 2 (Sporting…
From Karen's list on science fiction that will take you on a journey.
Heris Serrano is a disgraced commander in the Regular Space Service. The only job she can land is as the captain of a rich old lady’s space yacht. Lady Cecelia just wants to ride horses and go fox hunting on a friend’s pleasure world. What could possibly go wrong?
Everything, and the trip turns out to be more than anyone bargained for.
I love Heris Serrano as a character. She’s one of the few heroes of an adventure tale who is not young and beautiful. Heris is very definitely middle-aged, competent, but angry over her unjust dismissal from the military.…
From Jaleta's list on classic space operas written by women.
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