Less Star Wars, More Star Work?

[brainwane]

I was reading a bit of military SF whose protagonist is a woman, and it got into more "galaxy-spanning intrigue and conspiracy" stuff, and I realized that what I had actually wanted was chick lit about a woman's career as a space mercenary and her ambition to get promoted. (As Leonard put it, "Can a space woman have it all?")

I welcome recommendations for, like, The Devil Wears A Prada EVA Suit. Pro fic and fan fic are both of interest!

(So far I think what I know to read in this subgenre is Elizabeth Moon's work (edited 30 Jan to add: I read a single Moon book once, Trading in Danger), and Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik which someone recommended.)

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Comments

[jhameia]

Aw, darn, the one think I can think of is Kameron Hurley's Nyx books, but they're not exactly chick lit. We did a fix-up novella of hers, Apocalypse Nyx, which is mostly her dealing with some trauma and her crew, and I think it takes place in between a couple other Nyx books? But it does have that everyday-ness of a lot of chick lit, and is more interpersonal than "galaxy-spanning intrigue and conspiracy" for sure!

[brainwane]

Thank you for the rec! I think this would be my first longform Hurley read.... it sounds like it is an ok thing to read on its own, without having read any of the other Nyx lore?