Book description
Beck Garrison lives on a seastead - an archipelago of constructed platforms and old cruise ships, assembled by libertarian separatists a generation ago. She's grown up comfortable and sheltered, but starts doing odd jobs for pocket money.
To her surprise, she finds that she's the only detective that a debt…
Why read it?
1 author picked Liberty's Daughter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a YA with a unique perspective. The teenage protagonist lives on a “seastead,” which is, frankly, a seriously wacko idea some libertarians have… ummm… floated (sorry, couldn’t resist) for creating their own independent countries in international waters.
But unlike every other novel I've read that’s set in a libertarian culture, this one isn’t some annoying political screed promoting libertarianism. Seasteads are simply the “alien” culture that Naomi chose to write about and to set her story in. Smart, clever, and… at times… disturbing.
From Ctein's list on science fiction novels with protagonists in peril.
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