"Two Full-Length Novels of Space Adventure: " "Once a Hero: " Esmay Suiza wasn't a member of a great Navy family like the Serranos. She'd had to make her way on grit alone, which meant it wasn't likely she'd make admiral, but all she wanted was to be part of the Fleet. But then she ended up a raging space battle, and was the only one who could stop a superior office turned traitor. She had never wanted to be a hero, but fate had other ideas. . . . "Rules of Engagement: "Brun Meager is a young woman from a rich and powerful family, which had a lot to do with why Esmay Suiza didn't get along with her, not to mention both having an amorous interest in Barin Serrano. When Brun was abducted by a repressive religious militia movement that makes the 21st century Taliban look like a bunch of Unitarians, Esmay was suspected of having connived in the capture to eliminate a rival. To clear herself, it looked like Esmay would have to locate and rescue Brun. Time to be a hero again. . . .
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Two explosive space adventures in one volume - and both ONCE A HERO and RULES OF ENGAGEMENT are set in the politically-complex world of the Serrano dynasty.
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Elizabeth Moon joined the US Marine Corps in 1968, reaching the rank of 1st Lieutenant during active duty. She has also earned degrees in history and biology, run for public office and been a columnist on her local newspaper. She lives near Austin, Texas, with her husband and their son.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I'm a big fan of Elizabeth Moon, who writes excellent military science-fiction with very sympathetic and rounded main characters and great, action-filled plots in a very believable future universe.
This book contains books 4 and 5 of the Serrano series. The focus changes from the Serranos to new lead character, Esmay Suiza, which at first disappoints because of the fondness the reader has built up for the main character of the previous books, but in reality is a good idea to stop the series from becoming stale and repetitive.
Moon's own obsessions tend to appear in all of her books, particularly the military setting and horse-riding (neither of which I share). However, they are well written and generally great, classic-style science fiction.
This book contains books 4 and 5 of the Serrano series. The focus changes from the Serranos to new lead character, Esmay Suiza, which at first disappoints because of the fondness the reader has built up for the main character of the previous books, but in reality is a good idea to stop the series from becoming stale and repetitive.
Moon's own obsessions tend to appear in all of her books, particularly the military setting and horse-riding (neither of which I share). However, they are well written and generally great, classic-style science fiction.
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By Baz
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Having read Auther C Clarke for 50 years, I found that Elizabeth Moon was filling the gap that he left most satisfactorily. I enjoyed the whole Serrano series and did not seem to notice the problems stated by other people. Even with Clarke's wonderful Rama series, I was begging for the story to end by book 4. However, Elizabeth Moon sidestepped the 'three books is enough' problem by introducing the Suiza element at just the right moment.
I have read the whole series three times and always find something that I have missed.
Unlike the Serrano books, where I was hooked from the first paragraph, I found the Vatta series harder to engage with but half way through the first chapter, I was back in tune with the stories.
I have found the individual books by Elizabeth Moon to be equally enjoyable, although I found 'The Speed of Dark' to be somewhat disturbing. Perhaps I just do not like interfering with the mind.
The Paksenarrion books left me struggling to follow the plot, whilst still being enjoyable.
Keep up the good work, Elizabeth.
I have read the whole series three times and always find something that I have missed.
Unlike the Serrano books, where I was hooked from the first paragraph, I found the Vatta series harder to engage with but half way through the first chapter, I was back in tune with the stories.
I have found the individual books by Elizabeth Moon to be equally enjoyable, although I found 'The Speed of Dark' to be somewhat disturbing. Perhaps I just do not like interfering with the mind.
The Paksenarrion books left me struggling to follow the plot, whilst still being enjoyable.
Keep up the good work, Elizabeth.
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I gave earlier books in the Serrano series a mixed review since the focus seemed to me uneven, veering from the inner thoughts of a teenager to the details of horse-riding to the occasional space battle. But in volume 2 the author has settled on a good balance. There are two main characters, both young women with great strengths and also character flaws that they're aware of and struggle with. One is a rising star in the space navy held back by her insecurity and background on a planet where women aren't expected to fight battles. The other is the daughter of a leading aristocrat, genetically engineered for courage and intelligence but spoiled by wealth and easy living.
In the first story of the duo in this volume, the first of the duo, Esmay Suiza (a distant relative of the Serranos who link the stories in the series) stars the book after having saved the day by mutiny in the previous volume. The authorities recognise her talent but she diffidently declines to go for seniofr command, so she is sent to serve as a junior officer on an obscure repair ship. This happens to be the site of a plot by the sinister Bloodhorde, and her resourcefulness is stretched to the full as the plot unfolds.
In the second story, both characters find themselves in advanced training together, and fall out violently, with rich girl Brun leaving the service and sailing off in her own ship, where she recklessly intercedes in a hijacking and is caught by a reactionary misogynist sect (loosely modelled on Texan survivalists). Esmay is suspecting of complicity...
Moon's writing is always fluent and engaging: you can readily see how the characters feel as they do, and want things to work out for them; as they are far from always successful, there's a good deal of suspense. The villains tend to be cardboard cutouts, though - the Bloodhorde are basically savage warriors from Central Casting, and the truly nasty pseudo-Texans are not much subtler. With that small reservation, it's a very good buy.
In the first story of the duo in this volume, the first of the duo, Esmay Suiza (a distant relative of the Serranos who link the stories in the series) stars the book after having saved the day by mutiny in the previous volume. The authorities recognise her talent but she diffidently declines to go for seniofr command, so she is sent to serve as a junior officer on an obscure repair ship. This happens to be the site of a plot by the sinister Bloodhorde, and her resourcefulness is stretched to the full as the plot unfolds.
In the second story, both characters find themselves in advanced training together, and fall out violently, with rich girl Brun leaving the service and sailing off in her own ship, where she recklessly intercedes in a hijacking and is caught by a reactionary misogynist sect (loosely modelled on Texan survivalists). Esmay is suspecting of complicity...
Moon's writing is always fluent and engaging: you can readily see how the characters feel as they do, and want things to work out for them; as they are far from always successful, there's a good deal of suspense. The villains tend to be cardboard cutouts, though - the Bloodhorde are basically savage warriors from Central Casting, and the truly nasty pseudo-Texans are not much subtler. With that small reservation, it's a very good buy.
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