Moon, Elizabeth. Against the odds.Baen. 530p. c2000. 0-671-31850-0. $7.99. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. Set in a universe with previous books and continued characters, the Familias Regnant REGNANT. One having authority as a king; one in the exercise of royal authority. is a political system of long-established families with nobles and peasants, with their own shipping fleets, inherited positions and the Regular Space Service, known as the Fleet. Although the system has been stable and thriving, expansion has slowed down due to one inescapable factor: regeneration. Treatment has been perfected to the point that elders in high positions could stay in office indefinitely. Opponents want to restrict the regeneration process and damage has already been done with defective drugs, causing paranoia paranoia (pr'ənoi`ə), in psychology, a term denoting persistent, unalterable, systematized, logically reasoned delusions, or false beliefs, usually of persecution or grandeur. and panic. Young people coming up have begun to find fewer opportunities for betterment bet·ter·ment n. 1. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment. 2. Law An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property. , and policy change by assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. is becoming more tempting, such as the killing of Lord Thornbuckle in a prior story. His widow Miranda killed foreign minister Pedar in revenge for the murder of her husband. Her long-time friend Lady Cecelia convinces Lady Thornbuckle to go into self-imposed exile to save the careers of her children, but the two women are captured by mutineers. Meanwhile, dissension in the ranks has caused a shortage of qualified officers and a recently married couple, Esmay and Barin, find themselves separated by their positions in Fleet and hidden agendas. There is much, much more. Against the Odds is a beautifully constructed tapestry of interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. events and charming people that spins faster and tighter to satisfying endings. A welldone combination of high-tech and romance. Liz LaValley Mattapoisett, MA |
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