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The Serrano Connection

di Elizabeth Moon

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Serie: The Serrano Legacy (Omnibus 4-5)

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1.  Elizabeth Moon is a New York Times best-selling author. 2.  This volume combines the third and fourth in her popular Serrano/Suiza space adventure series. 3.  Advertising in Locus, Romantic Times, more 4.  Simultaneous hardcover and trade paperback editions 5.  Co-op available Two Full-Length Novels of Space Adventure:   Once a Hero: 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 make admiral, but all she wanted was to be part of the Fleet. But then she ended up a raging space battle, and was the only one who could stop a superior office turned traitor. She had never wanted to be a hero, but fate had other ideas. . . .    Rules of Engagement: Brun Meager is a young woman from a rich and powerful family, which had a lot to do with why Esmay Suiza didn't get along with her, not to mention both having an amorous interest in Barin Serrano. When Brun was abducted by a repressive religious militia movement that makes the 21st century Taliban look like a bunch of Unitarians, Esmay was suspected of having connived in the capture to eliminate a rival. To clear herself, it looked like Esmay would have to locate and rescue Brun. Time to be a hero again. . . .… (altro)
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Omnibus collection continuing the arc in Heris Serrano.

Once A Hero:

Some things about this I like a lot. The structure is great, particularly at the beginning - opening with the aftermath of a battle, slowly unfolding all its implications, and building our understanding of the hero as her role in it is scrutinized, was a great way to get me right on board. There's some great trope inversion, too - it appears for a moment if the hero is going to rush off to rescue her love interest, but she doesn't, and it's more realistic and actually more powerful. And there are the usual wealth of smart, snarky characters of both genders.

I don't love the central rape issue - I never do. And while it's handled well - I think the exploration of family denial is well-done and important - Moon doesn't really do "subtle" and I am so, so sick of that theme. And the last few chapters of the book are unadorned transcripts of the hero's therapy sessions plus her not-super-gradual healing. It's well over the line into "preachy". It doesn't ruin the book by any means, but it does make it sort of fizzle out.

Rules of Engagement:

I liked this a lot less, mostly because it's been done better (primarily in The Haindmaid's Tale which should make clear my problems.) The space politics parts are fine, the battles are excellent, and the climax is surprisingly great, but the build-up isn't good enough to balance the horror. The brightest spot is the nice old lady who everyone tells everything to, who unravels a couple of plots just by paying attention. She's sort of who I want to grow up to be. ( )
  JeremyPreacher | Mar 30, 2013 |
Loved it ( )
  DocWalt10 | Jun 21, 2010 |
Twee boeken in deze omnibus, die in tijd achter "The Serrano Legacy" komt maar eventueel ook los gelezen kan worden. Hoofdpersoon is Esmay de Suiza, die als eerste persoon van haar planeet bij De Vloot komt. We kennen haar als een middelmatige junior-officier die in de vorige omnibus per ongeluk het commando over een schip moest overnemen en onverwachts zo goed bleek te commanderen dat een hele planeet gered werd. In dit boek wordt meer ingegaan op waarom ze niet terug kan zinken in middelmatigheid en hoe ze daar eigenlijk in terecht kwam. Daarnaast zijn er allerlei spannende avonturen met oorlogszuchtige buren en godvrezende planeneten die terugvallen op piraterij.

De schrijfster heeft zelf in de vietnam-era in het leger gediend en de nostalgie voor de 'band of brothers' kruipt er tussendoor nog wel in. Het zijn spannende en vlotgeschreven boeken die ondanks het gebrek aan sex-scenes voor mijn gevoel toch echte 'chick-lit' zijn. Ik vind het alleen moeilijk om aan te geven waarom, tenzij het komt door de overdaad een vrouwelijke karakters in het boek.

Hoewel niet diepgaand stipt ze terloops ook de problemen aan die veroorzaakt worden door de beschikbaarheid van een 'verjongingsprocedure' die erg kostbaar is en daardoor juist de machtigen en rijken in een statische machtspositie vastzetten, wat een grote invloed moet hebben op de politieke doelen en de machtsspelletjes in een samenleving.

De karakters zijn iets te karikaturaal en de prestaties iets te fenomenaal om het een echt goed boek te maken. Maar het is een lekkere vlotte weglezer. ( )
  dutchmarbel | Oct 4, 2007 |
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1.  Elizabeth Moon is a New York Times best-selling author. 2.  This volume combines the third and fourth in her popular Serrano/Suiza space adventure series. 3.  Advertising in Locus, Romantic Times, more 4.  Simultaneous hardcover and trade paperback editions 5.  Co-op available Two Full-Length Novels of Space Adventure:   Once a Hero: 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 make admiral, but all she wanted was to be part of the Fleet. But then she ended up a raging space battle, and was the only one who could stop a superior office turned traitor. She had never wanted to be a hero, but fate had other ideas. . . .    Rules of Engagement: Brun Meager is a young woman from a rich and powerful family, which had a lot to do with why Esmay Suiza didn't get along with her, not to mention both having an amorous interest in Barin Serrano. When Brun was abducted by a repressive religious militia movement that makes the 21st century Taliban look like a bunch of Unitarians, Esmay was suspected of having connived in the capture to eliminate a rival. To clear herself, it looked like Esmay would have to locate and rescue Brun. Time to be a hero again. . . .

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