Sassinak
byAnne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Moon
published by Orbit in 1990read by Agamedes in July 2009
science fiction
book 1 of The Planet Pirates
Good fun but not great. Moon -- ex-Marine -- adds the military discipline, plus a somewhat unbelievable view of “Fleet” as “family”. McCaffrey adds her Barbara Cartland touches, with the heroine stopping to admire her good looks in a mirror, before dressing in the formal gown version of a uniform, and adding just a touch of lipstick. As well as being first in a series, it ties in with a separate book which I read a few years ago (Dinosaur Planet, perhaps?). A nice touch for a consistent universe. Military chick-lit in space.
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