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Winning Colors

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Certainly Not a Starting Point 1 out of 5 stars.
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This was my first and last Elizabeth Moon novel. Something about the cover art appealed to me, but a pretty painting covers an awful book.

Winning Colors suffers from a rambling plot, an unlikely political setting and absolutely dismal characterization.

Adventures remembered by characters are not flashbacks to illustrate a point, but filler snippets from previous books in a series. This device (dating back to the pulp age of science fiction when authors were paid by the word) has no place in 21st century sci-fi.

Much of the disjointed nature of the book comes from the fact that a word-count was being sought. Once Moon reached that count, the book wraps in less than 10 pages. The plot of this book is boring, hackneyed and predictable. Adding insult to injury, the plot that is rehashed here from a previous book in the series seems far-fetched; in addition to being boring, hackneyed and predictable.

There is a principle in series fiction that each installment should, in some way, stand alone. That is definitely not the case here. If you try (as I did) to enter Moon's universe with this book, you will likely be disappointed.

If you have a favorite character from an earlier book, you might find something worthwhile here. In the span of this novel, none of the characters appeared interesting enough for me to care much what happened to them. The excessive number of characters for such a thin plot is not new to series fiction, but in this case they were so unlikable that their continuing presence became an additional irritant.

Try out this book from your local library before you waste $7 on a poor effort.

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Captaining a rich lady's interstellar pleasure yacht, former navy fleet officer Heris Serrano finds an opportunity to restore her tarnished reputation by intercepting mafia plans to invade the galaxy.

Change of Command

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THEIR UNIVERSE IS FALLING APART!

Rejuvenants fear the backlash caused by bad drugs; they want to ensure that nothing interferes with their pursuit of long life -- or the profit that comes from promising it to others. Neighbor states fear the aggressive expansion of the Familias Regnant, fuelled by population growth and extended lifespan. Within the Regular Space Service, those who have received experimental rejuvenations fear they may have been given bad drugs on purpose. Esmay Suiza's family fears that her marriage to an offworlder will damage their position. Barin Serrano's family fears that his marriage to a Landbride of Altiplano will damage his career and their reputation.

Fear begets violent reactions -- from foreign governments, from great Families determined to maintain or increase their power, from internal rivalries in the Fleet -- and nothing escapes the resultant bloodbath unscathed. As Esmay and Barin struggle to reconcile their families, others have more cosmic struggles to win.

Divided Allegiance (The Deed of Paksenarrion, Book 2)

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The Paladin Refined 5 out of 5 stars.
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Divided Allegiance (1988) is the second fantasy novel in the Deed of Paksenarrion series, following Sheepfarmer's Daughter. In the previous volume, Paks, Canna and Saben escaped crosscountry from Count Siniava's troops besieging Dwarfwatch, but Canna was wounded in the shoulder. Knowing that Canna was a Girdist, Paks placed her Saint Gird medallion against the wound and prayed for healing. Canna felt a sharp pain in her shoulder and the wound was soon healed.

Later, they were suddenly attacked by brigands and only Paks avoided capture to reach the Duke. With the information Paks carried, Duke Phelan ambushed the Count's relief column and then broke the siege at Dwarfwatch. The militia found the brigands holding Saben and Canna, but the enemy tried to kill off their prisoners. Saben was killed outright, but Canna remained alive for a short while and asked that her medallion be given to Paks.

When Duke Phelan finally cornered the Count in a deserted fort, he set an ambush party, led by Paks, outside the escape tunnel. As expected, the Count tried to flee the siege, but used the cover of a sleep spell. Paks, however, was awakened by a sharp pain on her chest from Canna's medallion and awoke the others to catch the fleeing Count. The Honeycat was executed on the spot at the Duke's order.

In this novel, Paks becomes increasingly upset with the political alliances of Duke Phelan. The former pirate Alured had turned his coat and helped in the destruction of Count Siniava. In return, he requires the Duke and other allies to assist in his effort to become the Duke of Immer. Unfortunately, the Duke's forces are used to drive the citizens of each town into the city square, where Alured captures, tortures and kills those whom he accuses as Siniava's agents.

The Duke releases Paks from his service, with rights of return, so she can try to seek further military skills. She also carries a message from Aliam Halveric to his wife. She works as a caravan guard to the Silver Pass and then accompanies Mancenion, a mage with elven blood, through the pass toward Ladyforest.

Mancenion irritates Paks with his superiors ways and his tendency to withhold information. Mancenion does discover that her Dwarfwatch honors ring has magical influence over animals. Later, he uses her power over this ring to hold a snow cat helpless while he kills it. Paks has tried to talk him out of hurting the cat, but is told that either she or the cat must die. Later he mentions that she should have thought of making the cat run away if she objected so strongly to the killing. Paks is very upset over that unfair comment; he should have told her before the cat was killed.

On the other side of the pass, Mancenion points out the ruins of an Elven city and suggests that they explore it. He has heard about the place from his elders and knows that there is still treasure somewhere inside. Sleeping among the ruins, both Paks and Mancenion have the same dream. Someone or something has been captured by an evil being and needs rescue.

In the underground passages of the Elven city, Paks and Mancenion hear someone coming toward them and Paks pulls Mancenion into a nearby room. When three Orcs pass by their room, Mancenion rushes out and attacks them. Of course, Paks also attacks the Orcs to rescue Mancenion. Then other Orcs appear.

Paks and Mancenion kill all the Orcs, for none will flee from the intruders. Searching further, they reach a large chamber. Paks checks for guards inside the door and then enters the room, but Mancenion remains outside. Within the chamber are motionless figures against the wall and a full-blooded high ranking Elf, who has been possessed by an evil spirit. He subtly bespells Paks and holds her helpless.

When Mancenion finally enters the chamber, the Elf turns his attentions to him. During the ensuing battle, Paks regains her senses and attacks the Elf. Although the Elf is an excellent swordsman, Paks manages to overcome him, but cannot kill the possessing spirit. After some study, Mancenion finds a spell that destroys the body and drives away the possessing spirit. Then the Orcs attack once more and Mancenion is killed.

This story tells of the various trials and tribulations, not to mention the joys, of Paks in her relationships with friends, enemies and Saint Gird. She gains her dreams only to lose them. Her greatest flaw is her unquestioning trust of those she views as her superiors. For Paks obeys orders and absorbs everything shown to her, but decisions about new things are difficult; yet Gird wants her to start thinking for herself.

Highly recommended for Moon fans and for anyone who enjoys tales of military training and combat, personal trials, and perseverance.

-Arthur W. Jordin

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Paksenarrion, once a sheepfarmer's daughter, now a veteran warrior, meets new challenges as she breaks up a robber gang, dispells an ancient evil possessing an elvish shrine and is accepted for training at an academy for knights. Clearly, a high destiny awaits her. Reisssue.

Rules of Engagement

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The War of Brunhilde's Abduction 5 out of 5 stars.
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Rules of Engagement (1998) is the fifth naval SF novel in the Familias Regnant series, following Once a Hero. In the previous volume, Esmay Suiza had again shown her ability to command in combat during the battle against Bloodhorde ships. Then she accepted treatment for her prior traumas and applied for transfer to the command track.

In this novel, Esmay is attending school at the Copper Mountain Base. She is making up the command courses that she missed in the Academy and simultaneously taking the Junior Officer course. While she has been excused from some courses through examination, Esmay is still very busy.

Charlotte Brunhilde Meager is also at Copper Mountain. Brun is taking a few courses to see if she might be interested in an RSS career. Besides, some of the courses -- such as Escape and Evasion -- may be become important to her personally since someone is trying to kill her.

Barin Serrano comes to Copper Mountain for the Junior Officer course. With his time on the Koskiusko and his recovery from injuries inflicted by the Bloodhorde commandos, Barin is behind his peers in his duty assignments. He needs to finish his training and go on to a real ship assignment.

Lord Thornbuckle is the chief executive of the Familias Regnant state. He is also Brun's father. She is the youngest and brightest of his children. Unfortunately, he and his wife have thoroughly spoiled her.

Hazel Takeris is an apprentice onboard the Elias Madero, a heavy trader that takes a shortcut and is ambushed by the New Texas Godfearing Militia. The raiders kill all the men and women on the ship because of their perversion ands abominations. Only Hazel and the little ones -- two boys and two girls -- are left alive.

In this story, Brun and Esmay have a confrontation at Copper Mountain and exchange some heated words. Unfortunately, the whole conversation was recorded on internal scan. Brun leaves the facility in a huff and Esmay is called on the carpet by the commander of the training base.

Then Brun is captured by the NuTex barbarians. She chews them out and threatens them with major force, so they cut her vocal cords to silence her. The surgery is competently performed since it is a common practice on their planet to mute vociferous women.

By the time they reach Our Texas, Brun is definitely pregnant. She even has trouble walking through the corridors and climbing over the airlock fittings. She is immediately taken to a sluthouse, where she has to stay until the baby is born.

Hazel and the toddlers are incorporated in the household of Ranger Bowie. The girls and boys are not allowed to play with each other's toys. Then the boys are allowed to run around the house and the girls are kept within the women's quarters, where they are taught sewing.

Ranger Bowie sends a package to Lord Thornbuckle with pictures of the capture and treatment of Brun. Bunny is horrified at the way his little girl is treated and quickly passes the package on to the Grand Admiral. He insists that something be done, but the admiral tells him that the RSS has too little information to take any meaningful action at this time.

This tale has a very distraught Lord Thornbuckle making scapegoats of Esmay and the Serranos. Luckily, Marta Saenz has been called in to advise and liaise for the Council. She finally sets Bunny straight before he ruins the efforts to get his daughter back.

Meanwhile, Esmay and Barin are having a lover's spat and neither know what to do about it. Esmay is taught a few rules by her cousin Luci and Marta gives her another push in the right direction. Esmay and Barin soon return to their besotted condition. Enjoy!

Highly recommended for Moon fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of naval operations, political practices, reactionary societies, and true love.

-Arthur W. Jordin

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Esmay Suiza and Brun Meager should be friends -- they're both bright, brave, likeable and adventurous. But true friendship doesn't run any smoother than true love. Brun thinks Esmay's a stuck-up prig, and Esmay thinks Brun's a spoiled rich brat who's making a play for Barin Serrano, Esmay's first love. So when Brun fails into the hands of a repressive religious militia movement, Esmay finds herself in disgrace, suspected of conniving at the capture. Even Barin has turned against her, and Brun's powerful family doesn't want Esmay anywhere near the rescue attempt. Meanwhile, Brun has to figure out how to survive on a planet where female captives are surgically muted to keep them from contaminating others. Her luck may have run out, but her courage hasn't -- she's determined to free not only herself, but other, younger captives. This burst of initiative imperils her own rescue, and it will take double her own luck to save her.

Moon Flights

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Some are repeats 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

As always, Moon excells at short fiction, however, buyers should be aware that two or three of the stories in this volume are repeated from an earlier compilation of short stories titles Phases.

Moon Flights 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am always buying short story collections by mistake. I buy the author and title without reading about the book and expecting a novel, and am generally disappointed. Even the really great authors have trouble pleasing me in this format. This book is the exception. Each story has what it takes to stand on its own. Many have relatives in emoon,s novels, and some, I would love to see novel versions of. A great combination of sensitive character development and humor. Plenty of action to keep you turning pages. She's on my list of "I read anything with her name on it" authors.

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Elizabeth Moon is known best for her Vatta Series, a fast paced, intricate novels of interstellar mercantilism. Moon Flight is a collection of over 100,000 words of fiction and features an original Vatta story. It also collects the best of work from the breadth of her 15+ year career. Her fiction spans the gamut from military science fiction to cutting edge stories biotechnology, to heartfelt examinations of politics and social issues.

Oath of Gold (The Deed of Paksenarrion, Book 3)

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Paksenarrion Achieves Her Quest 4 out of 5 stars.
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The final book in The Sheepfarmer's Daughter: The Deed of Paksenarrion trilogy is not my favorite book of the three, but an excellent fantasy novel nevertheless. Author Elizabeth Moon's writing is faultless. Dialouge and descriptions both flow so naturally that the book comes alive. The books starts out great. Paks is despondent, almost suicidal. She turns to the Kuakkgan, a mysterious Druid-like figure for help. The Kuakkgan is one of the most intriguing and original characters in this fantasy series or any other.

My main beef with Oath of Gold is that as the book progresses, Paks becomes less human and more of a legendary hero in a painting. Her relationships with the Duke, other soldiers and commanders become more stiff. One things I am upset with is that the trilogy has NO sex or romance. There is not even a kiss. So many promising mates for Paks just end up admiring her and calling her "Lady." The most passionate relationship she has is with her horse.

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Running away to become a soldier rather than marry the man her family had chosen for her, Paksenarrion, a sheep farmer's daughter, becomes a legendary heroine to her people. Reissue.

The Serrano Connection

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Shaping of a Naval Warrior 5 out of 5 stars.
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The Serrano Connection (2008) is an omnibus edition of the Familias Regnant series, containing Once a Hero and Rules of Engagement. These novels follow the Heris Serrano trilogy.

In the previous volume, Esmay Suiza became the senior surviving officer on the RSS Despite after the crew learned that Captain Hearne was a traitor and mutinied against her. The captain fled the system when three Benignity warships arrived, but Esmay returned with the Despite and destroyed the Compassionate Hand flagship.

Once A Hero (1997) is the fourth naval SF novel in this series. Esmay and the other surviving junior officers are taken to Sector HQ and courtmartialed. Such trials are mandatory according to regulations and are somewhat pro forma. Still, Esmay and her fellow officers are facing some serious charges.

Each is being tried separately, but they also have to testify in each other's trials. Since Esmay was the acting captain, her recorded testimony will be acceptable in the other trials. Yet Esmay must first face a Board of Inquiry.

The Board examines every action that Esmay took during the battle. They decide that she is not sufficiently capable of handling a ship in combat to gain another command right away. Yet they see her potential and recommend further training and experience to remedy her deficiencies.

Naturally, Esmay already knows that she could have done better, so the Board's report was not a surprise. Yet their conclusions that she had the potential to become an outstanding commander is stunning. They see something in her of which she is not aware.

In this story, the court finds Esmay innocence of all charges. She is released and given a thirty day leave. She returns home to her family. There she finds the surrounding to be very comforting, but she feels like a fish out of water around her family. Moreover, she learns more about her childhood and becomes very angry. She is quite happy to return to duty.

Her next assignment is to the Koskiusko, a deepspace repair ship. She must have really irritated someone at headquarters. A DSR assignment is considered a punishment duty to most junior officers. She won't even get to use her technical skills in Scan. Indeed, she is assigned to Hull & Architecture, about which she knows very little.

It soon becomes apparent that Esmay has serious problems with her sense of self-worth. Everybody who knows her is puzzled by her reluctance to select the command track. She is also having nightmares about the bodies she has seen. Then she finally decides to accept therapy from the psychnannies.

Rules of Engagement (1998) is the fifth naval SF novel in this series. Esmay is attending school at the Copper Mountain Base. She is making up the command courses that she missed in the Academy while simultaneously taking the Junior Officer course. Although she has been excused from some courses through examination, Esmay is still very busy.

Charlotte Brunhilde Meager is also at Copper Mountain. Brun is taking a few courses to see if she might be interested in an RSS career. Besides, some of the courses -- such as Escape and Evasion -- may be become important to her personally since someone is trying to kill her.

Barin Serrano comes to Copper Mountain for the Junior Officer course. With his time on the Koskiusko and his recovery from injuries inflicted by the Bloodhorde commandos, Barin is behind his peers in his duty assignments. He needs to finish his training and go on to a real ship assignment.

Lord Thornbuckle is the chief executive of the Familias Regnant state. He is also Brun's father. She is the youngest and brightest of his children. Unfortunately, he and his wife have thoroughly spoiled her.

Hazel Takeris is an apprentice onboard the Elias Madero, a heavy trader that takes a shortcut and is ambushed by the New Texas Godfearing Militia. The raiders kill all the men and women on the ship because of their perversion ands abominations. Only Hazel and the little ones -- two boys and two girls -- are left alive.

In this story, Brun and Esmay have a confrontation at Copper Mountain and exchange some heated words. Unfortunately, the whole conversation was recorded on internal scan. Brun leaves the facility in a huff and Esmay is called on the carpet by the commander of the training base.

Then Brun is captured by the NuTex barbarians. She chews them out and threatens them with major force, so they cut her vocal cords to silence her. The surgery is competently performed since it is a common practice on their planet to mute vociferous women.

Esmay has accused Brun of a lack of moral responsibility. Brun initially believes that Esmay is a jealous prig, but her subsequent experiences give her something to think about. Does she really lack a sense of responsibility for others?

Highly recommended for Moon fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of naval combat, political intrigue, and moral development.

-Arthur W. Jordin

Hunting Party

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A gem of a book. 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 8 people found this review helpful.

Heris Serrano is making the best of a bad situation. Forced to resign her commission in the Regular Space Service, she goes to work as captain of an elderly lady's private yacht. That's a definite "come down" in the universe, for this woman whose family habitually produces admirals. Heris still has her professionalism, though. She's determined to bring the Sweet Delight and its crew up to standard. When that determination saves the yacht's owner and her guests - not to mention the crew, of course - from dying during their first passage together, she and Lady Cecelia discover that a champion horsewoman and an RSS captain have more in common than either might have thought. That establishes trust between them which they're going to need, once they reach the private estate (an entire planet!) where Lady Cecelia's bound. Where there's something going on that the owner of Siralis knows nothing about, which has everything to do with Heris Serrano and her former Space Service crew.

This is a gem of a book. We come to know Heris Serrano, Lady Cecelia, and the many secondary (I can't call them minor) characters by experiencing their lives with them. That's also how we become acquainted with their far-future part of the universe - its politics, technology, economy, and culture. The story gains complexity gradually, and we get backstory exactly when we need it. The characters learn, grow, and change, and - with the possible exception of the tale's villian - they are multi-dimensional people. Including the apparently quintessential "eccentric maiden aunt" Cecelia. Highly recommended!

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After she is forced to resign her post in disgrace, Herris Serrano takes a job as ""captain"" of an interstellar luxury yacht and finds herself fighting a bunch of cutthroats, smugglers, and others.

Sporting Chance

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This story works well on all of its several levels 5 out of 5 stars.
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Heris Serrano, who resigned her Regular Space Service commission after disobeying orders for good reason, chose not to go back when her chance came at the end of Hunting Party. In this trilogy's second volume, Heris is still captain of Lady Cecelia's yacht; but she now has several members of her former crew with her, including the man who couldn't be her lover in the old days.

After delivering Prince Gerel home following certain embarrassing events on Seralis, Lady Cecelia orders the Sweet Delight into a redecorating company's drydock. As Heris prepares to oversee the yacht's refitting, she feels great uneasiness about Lady Cecelia's safety. But trouble, when it comes, strikes the unconventional old lady down in one of the places where she should have been safest. The family rebel, who never needed anyone before, lies helpless in a blind, mute, paralyzed body; and the only people who know she's aware inside that body, Heris and two of her employer's young relatives, also know that what felled her wasn't a massive stroke. As her enemies move to lock Lady Cecelia away permanently and take control of her vast holdings, the disgraced ex-RSS officer and two young socialites form a desperate plan.

This story works well on all of its several levels. It's a seat-of-the-pants adventure, set in a well-conceived future universe, cast with characters who change in believable ways as a result of their experiences. It also manages to delve into such serious themes as how families behave toward their nonconforming members in time of crisis, how societies treat their disabled citizens, and how fear of aging can stunt - or even warp - not just individuals, but entire cultures. An excellent read!

Editorial Review:

Spiriting home Prince Gerel, the first in line to the throne, in hopes of avoiding a scandal, yacht owner Lady Cecelia and Captain Heris Serano begin suspecting the sinister nature of Gerel's failing mental capacity.

The Planet Pirates

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A great read! 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 10 people found this review helpful.

I have read Anne McCaffery's books for years now and this one was one of her greats. Granted there are no dragons as her books usually have but don't let that stop you. One of the best books by her that I have ever read and I have many of hers from the Dragon Riders to Acorna and out of all those books, these three are the best read of all hers. I can't say enough how much I enjoyed reading this book. I believe that I've read it about 4 or 5 times now and it still can't put it down when I start it again. A dangerous book to be sure. Enjoy!

I can't see how you could hate this book! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This series is so great that I was able to read it all in 3 days! I have re-read it so many times I could almost tell you the plot by heart. I highly recommend this book to everyone who likes sci-fi and adventure.

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Three bestselling volumes--Sassinak, The Death of Sleep, and Generation Warriors--together in a single giant novel. McCaffrey traces the careers of two remarkable women--Sassinak and Lunzie--who work together to save a confederation of worlds.