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msmemory_archive) wrote2004-10-20 02:23 pm
msmemory_archive) wrote2004-10-20 02:23 pm
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31. Marque and Reprisal, by Elizabeth Moon.
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oakleaf_mirror! I enjoyed it even though it's distinctly a middle book in a series. Could be #2 of 3, or #2 of 5, I can't tell.
Yet another woman spaceship captain. Ky thinks she's a merchanter, working for the family business, but when the Corporation is attacked, she has reason to turn privateer. I did wish we could see who the looming Other is, who has it in for Ky's family, and why, but so far they're just a mysterious and unnamed organization. Perhaps in the next volume.
Thanks for the loan,
oakleaf_mirror! I enjoyed it even though it's distinctly a middle book in a series. Could be #2 of 3, or #2 of 5, I can't tell.Yet another woman spaceship captain. Ky thinks she's a merchanter, working for the family business, but when the Corporation is attacked, she has reason to turn privateer. I did wish we could see who the looming Other is, who has it in for Ky's family, and why, but so far they're just a mysterious and unnamed organization. Perhaps in the next volume.
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As for the looming Other, I think it's still supposed to be looming and mysterious. Part of the frustration and disorientation the Vatta folks are feeling is the need to strike back, without a clear idea of whom to target. While an omniscient author could let us in on the secret, to often, that turns into an unnecessary reminder that the bad guys are, well, bad. David Weber is probably one of the worst examples of this, with some of the Honor Harrington books. The chapters that gleefully show how insanely evil the enemy are go way over the top. I find myself skipping entire chapters of some of those books, because I've gotten the point, and they add nothing that I'm willing to inflict the reading of them on myself for.