The worst has happened: Fleet is tearing Itself apart. Some of the mutineers see injustice in the unequal spread of the rejuvenation drugs that offer virtual immortality to the rich; others are simply thirsty for power, or for blood. The Loyalists, meanwhile, fight desperately to preserve the rule of law In Familias Regnant space. But when Esmay Suiza-Serrano Is unceremoniously booted out of Fleet, the apparent victim of Family politics, she has no Idea of the whirlwind of conflict Into which she is about to be drawn. As the noose tightens on galactic civilization, great battles will be fought and greater loves affirmed ... and old friends will meet their destinies.
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Members of the Familias Regnant's interstellar military service, Fleet, have mutinied, jeopardizing the fragile peace the Familias holds with its hulking neighbor state, the Benignity, in Moon's entertaining sequel to Change of Command. The Familias Regnant is a centuries-old, mafia-type political consortium built around families, territories, loyalty and protection, governing a vast collection of solar systems for the purpose of protecting trade. Returning hero Lt. Esmay Suiza is suddenly discharged from Fleet after her elopement with another officer and revelations about her religious status. Suiza hitches a ride with a cargo ship to reach Castle Rock, it is the seat of the Familias' governing body, the Grand Council, and the residence of an aristocratic council member Suiza had previously rescued. That council member is Brun Meager, who is consolidating her own power within the council amid heated debates over the effects the near-immortality of the "rejuvenated" rich will have on opportunities for the young. Fans of Moon's series (Once a Hero, etc.) will find the number of returning characters and plot threads satisfyingly complex; however, newcomers will likely be bewildered. Moon's description of a deeply layered political and military culture provides an engaging touchstone for the far-flung skirmishes taking place therein. Absent, however, is a similar attention to contextual details such as scenery, geography and dates. Still, SF readers will delight in the twisting, thorny adventure in the compelling continuation to this popular series.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Moon wraps up the Familias Regnant saga with a triumphant coda in which Esmay Suiza and Barin Serrano figure vitally in defeating a mutiny of the late Admiral Livadhhi's Nazilike supporters. Her role is that of ship captain, and his that of a jack-of-all-problems. Every other character in the saga also has a turn at bat, which occasionally makes the book more than a trifle confusing, at least to saga newcomers. Faithful followers, however, will find their favorite characters all there: Brun Meagher, turning into statesman after her mother dies while covering an escape from the mutineers; Lady Cecelia, riding high disguised as a "special operations admiral"; Heris Serrano, losing her lover in the mutineers' last stand, and so on. The epilogue will make strong military-sf lovers cry and leave them feeling that Moon could now rest on her laurels, though it would be a great loss to good reading if she did. Roland Green
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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By Erik Weikum
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In this the final book of the Serrano/Suiza series we come back to much of the promise we saw in the first 4 book! But we are still left hanging at the end!! This author has a bad habit of writing endings that while assure us of our favorite charcter's current status leave us hanging for the long term. While this series did have promise and was entertaining, I can't help but feel it was an attempt by the author to compete with David Weber's Honor Herrington series. It is an attempt that failed on two fronts. One the author is no where near the same caliber as Weber when it comes to writing about battles, tactics and military personel and politics. Second the author tries to make stage much of her story on character drama and and skip on the tatics of war, at the same time creating a drama that in several of her stories brings the general flow of the story to a screaming halt! I'd say this book is worth the reading time and the price of the book if only to finish off the series. But on the other hand the book itself is pretty good. But as a whole i'm disappointed with the series as several of the books just seemed to shoot the guts right out of it...or shoot it off at the legs whichever you prefere.
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved Once A Hero, thought Change of Command just okay, but this book was absolutely awful. Save your $$.
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I picked "Once a Hero" off a bookstore shelf on a whim, and became so engrossed in it that I stayed until the bookstore closed, standing in the aisle consuming chapter upon chapter. Having read all of the Esmay Suiza series, I've found each book to be unique and excellent in its own right, and this one is no exception. The well-thought-out strategy and fast-paced action of the earlier Esmay Suiza books are what initially drew me in. Upon concluding the last chapter, I suddenly realized that there hadn't been nearly as much action as I had hoped for. But oddly enough, I didn't feel the least bit disappointed. I had cracked open the cover looking for battle action and glory, and instead found romance, interpersonal conflict, and political manipulation. Upon digesting the book, I realized that I was quite satisfied, even if I had paid hardcover price. I picked up this book expecting to find resolution to some of the unresolved plotlines from previous books. I was not disappointed, and honestly, I was pleasantly surprised to find that my plot predictions often proved incorrect. Had I known this book was low on action scenes, I wouldn't have read it. But I'm GLAD I was ignorant, because I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I started reading a book the other day that was so awful I literally hurled it into the trash can without finishing it. "Against the Odds" will not be joining that book, and is currently serving as a bookend for a growing collection of Elizabeth Moon books on my shelf... It's a keeper.
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Characters and Action make this work
Elizabeth Moon's strengths are characters and action. In Against the Odds, she brings both together and gives us a nice adventure. Read more
Published on Feb 13 2001 by booksforabuck
3.0 out of 5 stars
Solid but not Spectacular Series Ending
_Against the Odds_ is the seventh and apparently final book in Elizabeth Moon's series about the Familias Regnant. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2001 by Richard R. Horton
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Adequate but not Stellar
This is another one of those books, which I expected to enjoy far more then I did. I am probably one of the few people reviewing this book who thought that Change of Command was a... Read more
Published on Jan 15 2001 by Peter Dykhuis
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A good book
It is hard to say what makes a book better than another and how much of it is personal preference and/or author's style. Read more
Published on Jan 7 2001 by Soar
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Happy End
Someone implied this book is the end of the Familias Regnant series. I'm not so sure about that, but the end is, indeed, very satisfying. Read more
Published on Dec 29 2000 by Daniel C. Sobral
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YES! A much better effort than _Change of Command_
This installment of the Familias Regnant series has redeemed my faith in Elizabeth Moon. The previous book (Change of Command) was spotty and was more of a "set-up" for... Read more
Published on Dec 18 2000 by Frost
3.0 out of 5 stars
Anti-Climax
I'm trying to be absolutely fair to this book and series. I have no rave to give it, but I won't smack it around harshly either. Read more
Published on Dec 17 2000 by Dianna Deeley
5.0 out of 5 stars
A grand finale
Like Change of Command, this is not exactly a stand-alone book, and I would not recommend it as your very first Elizabeth Moon read. Read more
Published on Dec 11 2000 by Rachel Hartman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Back on track
This is a good job in bringing coherency back into this series, something nearly everyone thought was wrong with _Change of Command_. Read more
Published on Dec 6 2000 by Alan Deikman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Continuation of Change of Command
This book ties up all the loose ends from Change of Commands. Here you have Esmay Suiza fleshed out and acting as a leader/captain in her own right, and all of the... Read more
Published on Dec 5 2000 by Marcia E. Rands
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