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A highly entertaining adventure ... thrilling (LOCUS )
A satisfying read, full of the finely detailed settings and excitement that Moon's readers have come to expect (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY )
A satisfying read, full of the finely detailed settings and excitement that Moon's readers have come to expect (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY )
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`A satisfying read, full of the finely detailed settings and excitement that Moon's readers have come to expect'
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Esmay Suiza had done her best to clean up before reporting as ordered to the admiral aboard her flagship, but the mutiny and the following battle had left her little time. Read the first page
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Esmay Suiza had done her best to clean up before reporting as ordered to the admiral aboard her flagship, but the mutiny and the following battle had left her little time. Read the first page
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The hero of the story, Lt Esmay Suiza, appeared near the end of "Winning Colors". At that point she had just participated in a mutiny in which she was the senior survivor and followed it up with the destruction of the enemy flagship when the battle was all but lost. Starting at that point Moon takes us through the Captain's Board and the court-martial and then into a home-coming fraught with reprisals of early childhood trauma. Then things get interesting. In all Moon did her usual thorough job with the details of ships and their internal arrangements. The problems associated with the enemy boarding and the follow-up attempts to re-take control are well thought out and are completely consistent with my own experience with aircraft carriers and other large ships. One reviewer claimed that this was a flaw in the story. It is, in fact, the most realistic part of the story. Large ships are easy to take and difficult to hold. Underway there are no security guards, guns are locked up, no one is armed and nobody watches security monitors that closely. The worst problem with large specialty ships is that the crew forgets that it is part of a military organization, they get focussed on the job they do and forget the larger picture just like Moon depicted. On the down side, Moon went to extraordinary lengths to explain Suiza as a self-doubter caused by early trauma. This was unnecessary and detracted from Suiza's charm. In many ways Suiza's self-effacing manner and personality was a clone of CS Forrester's hero, Hornblower. Forrester did not try to explain Hornblower as the outcome of a rape, on the contrary, Forrester saw Hornblower the result of an extraordinary intellect hampered and enhanced by character flaws of one of the less common personality types. This is where Suiza should have remained. Other than that it was good fun and a good read. Hats off to the guy that EM credits with laying out the commando infiltration. He is certainly capable and perhaps should be convinced to try his hand a plotting something of his own. He's got Clancy's sort of mind.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was highly dubious about the replacement of Heris Serrano with Esmay Suiza however she started as an adequate replacement and ended as a much better heroine. Where Heris was already on the chain of command, Esmay is a techie ensign and not a very good one. She has to struggle with hero worship but the author keeps the character's feet on the ground. It was thoroughly enjoyable and like the previous three books in the Serrano Legacy, I read it from cover to cover in one sitting. If you want to read a believable Sci-fi book that doesn't require a PhD in Astro-Physics look no further.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I like this series because they are based upon strong but realistic female heroines. The characters seem more real because of their human strengths and weaknesses. The plot is action packed with just the right amount of adventure spiced with a bit of romance and of course my favourite it is set in space.
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A spin off from the Serrano Legacy
This starts a series based on a female commander who took control of a navy support ship, 'Despite' when the captain and senior officers were revealed as traitors, and went on to... Read more
Published 5 months ago by John Ellaway
WAY too Horsey. Both the series and this review. I apologise for the...
The first book in the series, Hunting Party, had an unbelievable amount of equine action. Seriously. Read more
Published 16 months ago by A. Sowunmi
A colorful character with a fun plot
I really enjoyed this book. It started out a little slow for me but the pace quickens and the fun expands. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 1999
Elizabeth Moon should stick to writing fantasies
Before one sits down to write a space opera, one should have at least a nodding acquaintance with the key elements of a good one. Moon's science is laughable. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 1998
Good storyline if you swallow setup
I agree with an earlier reviewer who commented on how silly the situation that the DSRV got itself into was. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 1997
The Navy is unbelievable, wrecking the story.
Once A Hero by Elizabeth Moon
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The first three chapters of this book appeared on the Web, courtesy of Baen books. Read more
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The first three chapters of this book appeared on the Web, courtesy of Baen books. Read more
Published on 7 April 1997
Moon gives us another wonderful female military hero.
Readers of Moon's Heris Serrano novels (Hunting Party,
Sporting Chance, Winning Colors) will recognize the
battle of Xavier which Esmay Suiza is instrumental in... Read more
Sporting Chance, Winning Colors) will recognize the
battle of Xavier which Esmay Suiza is instrumental in... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 1997
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