#57 Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon

[temporaryworlds]

(Note: Er... hi. I actually read this book a couple weeks ago but have not had the chance to block out an hour in my schedule to write a

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[calico_reaction]

I'm glad you liked this! I had a so-so experience with this one when I read it and didn't want to finish the series, but last year a friend of mine and I were discussing space operas and the nature of writing them and she strongly suggested I read the rest of it, so she let me borrow her books. I think of the five, the fourth book was my favorite. :)

Here's the link to the review of the first: http://calico-reaction.livejournal.com/55023.html

[temporaryworlds]

Thanks for the comment. I'm not going to have a chance to finish the series now, but I do plan on reading the rest eventually. I'll be sure to look forward to book 4 in particular.

One thing I found interesting about you review was the fact that you expected a romantic plot line. Perhaps it's because I've been buried in kids books for school (which almost always never have any romance) but the idea of the book lacking a romantic subplot never really dawned on me.

[calico_reaction]

At the time I read it, I was kind of in an erroneous mode of women writing SF=romantic subplot. That's what I was used to seeing, so that's what I expected. It was a poor expectation, but as you read on in the series, I don't think I'm the only one with it: I think it's obvious that Moon was acting against that very expectation, especially in book two. :)