Less Star Wars, More Star Work?
Jan. 23rd, 2020 03:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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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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.)
Feel free to publicly link this to help find more recommendations!
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Date: 2020-01-24 01:26 am (UTC)For some reason, this made me want the story of a space astrologer who is highly successful because she understands space better than other astrologers so her predictions are more specific and more lucrative. But I do not know enough about astrology to make it believable.
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Date: 2020-01-24 04:42 pm (UTC)(In the specific book I was reading that caused me to post this: the main character is a mercenary who has just left the military, is striking out on her own to gain wider experience, and hopes to be recruited by a super-elite force within the military. That's her path to promotion.)
I am enjoying imagining the space astrologer!
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Date: 2020-05-25 08:44 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2020-06-29 02:25 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2020-07-02 12:18 am (UTC)