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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.)

Feel free to publicly link this to help find more recommendations!

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Date: 2020-01-24 01:26 am (UTC)
altamira16: A sailboat on the water at dawn or dusk (Default)
From: [personal profile] altamira16
Mercenary is not a well-defined career path that has promotions and titles.

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: 2020-05-25 08:44 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] abracanabra
Which book were you reading, or are you not mentioning it because you don't recommend it for other reasons?

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Date: 2020-07-02 12:18 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] abracanabra
Ah! I liked that one. Good to know that I can successfully identify a thing I would like. ;)
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