Winning Colours
(Serrano Legacy #3)
by Elizabeth Moon
science fiction
copyright 1995
read in December 2014
rated 6/10: read to pass the time
A chapter or two on horses which I could have done without. Sure, a main character is mad on horses. But it does nothing for the plot.
Apart from that -- another light and enjoyable adventure. Chick lit but not in a bad way. There is some emphasis on clothing, a sure identifier of chick lit. The main identifier is that the heroes... are all heroines.
Interesting, that... now I think about it...
Some chick lit has male heroes -- and swooning heroines. That's the chick lit that I find hard to read. The swooning female attitude is just embarrassing. To me. I prefer a female character with some independent strength. Whether as heroine, or not.
Apart from the basic action and adventure -- which is all good fun -- Winning Colours raises an interesting issue... the effects of virtual immortality for a select few...
Not a new issue, perhaps. Yet I don't remember other books which look at the effect on families. What happens when father runs the family business -- and will never retire ?!
Plus the interesting thought that the very old may be bored by adults who are merely one hundred years old !
So it's fun and adventure and space battles and... horse trading. With some interesting what-if ideas...
A light and enjoyable book. With just a bit more meat than expected.
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