Once a Hero

rejuvenants Fear The Backlash Caused By Bad Drugs; They Want To Ensure That Nothing Interfered 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. romantic Times if You Have Not Yet Discovered The Joys Of Reading Elizabeth Moon, Now Is Definitely The Time To Do So. "Esmay Suiza and Brun Meager should be friends -- they're both bright, brave, likable 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 Serrrano, Esmay's first love. So when Brun falls into the hands of a repressive religious militia movement, Esmay finds herself in disgrace, suspected of conniving at the capture. Even Barin, now being pursued by the beautiful and ambitious Casea Ferradi, 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 as a pregnant, barefoot prisoner 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 also other, younger captives. This burst of initiative imperils her own rescue, and it will take double her own luck to save her"--Page 4 of cover 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 From the back cover: TRUE GRIT 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 ever make admiral and "hoist her own flag." Well, that was fine with her: all Esmay wanted was a secure berth where she could be part of something greater than herself and otherwise just live her life in peace. But what we want or think we want from life and what we get are seldom the same -- and one day Esmay found herself in the middle of a space battle, and the senior surviving officer in a mutiny against a traitorous captain. Suddenly she has no choice: she must take command and win -- and thereby become both the youngest and lowest ranking member of Fleet ever to win a major battle. While Esmay may not want to be a hero, it looks like she just can't help it, because *Once A Hero*.... One of science fiction's foremost writers, James P. Hogan here gives his thousands of readers a generous serving of high-quality SF, along with a look behind the scenes. Read how a young girl raised by robots learned her true destiny. Travel in time to learn that inventors are always misunderstood, even Og, the caveman. Worried about the idea of cloning? Hogan will really have you worrying. And much more. One Of Science Fiction's Foremost Writers, James R Hogan Here Gives His Thousands Of Readers A Generous Serving Of High-quality Sf, Along With A Look Behind The Scenes. Read How A Young Girl Raised By Robots Learned Her True Destiny. Travel In Time To Learn That Inventors Are Always Misunderstood, Even Og, The Caveman. Worried About The Idea Of Cloning? Hogan Will Really Have You Worrying. And Much More. A battle over a starship in space. The ship belongs to Earth and is commanded by Lieutenant Esmay Suiza, a woman who has already proved herself in battle. The attackers are Alien barbarians and they capture the ship, but Esmay and her team counter-attack and save the day. By the author of Remnant Population To get away from a messy love life, space heiress Brun Meager heads for a trip among the stars, only to land in an even bigger mess when she is captured and raped. The perpetrators are the New Texas Godfearing militia. A sequel to Once a Hero The continuing saga of a dictatorial family in space. They are the Familias Regnant and they must handle a riot on a prison planet, a controversy over rejuvenating drugs with nasty side effects, and the murder of one of their members 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.