"One of Cheryh's excellent Alliance-Union series..
Sandor Kreja has run his family's merchanter ship alone for many years, by hook or by crook, after his family were murdered. However when he's in a hole he has to take on a new crew, and learn how to work and interact in a small societal element again. "
Andrew Banks, Resident C.J. Cherryh Scholar
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Overall Review
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Plot
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- an adult (general)
Inner Struggle
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture
Yes
Culture clash-
- one human from different culture of other humans
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- pilot, civilian
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Spaceship setting:
- a space station
- futuristic human freighter/transport
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- an average amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
