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A review by mephistia
Once a Hero by Elizabeth Moon
5.0
Many years ago, I read The Adventures of Paksenarrion, which I enjoyed so much I named my cat after the heroine. For some reason, I did not search out every other book written by the author, and indeed, over time forgot the author's name until I was recently reminded, and informed she also wrote sci-fi.
This book is nothing like what I expected, and far better than anything I could've hoped for. Apparently it's part of a series (which I realized after finishing it), so it's possible the recent history of events which so influence Esmay Suiza (protagonist) in the first part of the book are covered in depth in one of the earlier books. Here, they are explained, but in terms of dealing with the aftermath: for the first section of the book, I kept wondering if the ebook has somehow been programmed out of order and I'd missed all the action.
But the author believably maneuvers Suiza into the midst of another ship conflict, providing the desired adventure and fast paced plot. It was the aftermath that I thought was possibly the most fulfilling, positive, and surprising ending available. I was genuinely delighted by the last 100 pages or so, and would highly recommend it to any fan of sci-fi
This book is nothing like what I expected, and far better than anything I could've hoped for. Apparently it's part of a series (which I realized after finishing it), so it's possible the recent history of events which so influence Esmay Suiza (protagonist) in the first part of the book are covered in depth in one of the earlier books. Here, they are explained, but in terms of dealing with the aftermath: for the first section of the book, I kept wondering if the ebook has somehow been programmed out of order and I'd missed all the action.
But the author believably maneuvers Suiza into the midst of another ship conflict, providing the desired adventure and fast paced plot. It was the aftermath that I thought was possibly the most fulfilling, positive, and surprising ending available. I was genuinely delighted by the last 100 pages or so, and would highly recommend it to any fan of sci-fi