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Esmay Suiza is a ordinary young officer in the Navy who does something to make a hero out of her. Now she is assigned to another ship and the enemy attacks the ship she is on and again she is in the wrong place at the wrong time and she is the only one with experience against the enemy in battle, so she must lead again.
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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence 50%planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 30%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 10%Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places 10% FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?    -   science fiction story War or Invasion    -   Yes Major kinds of combat:    -   spaceship battles Is this an adult or child's book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character

Identity:    -   Female Profession/status:    -   navy soldier Age:    -   20's-30's

Setting

Terrain    -   Space, need spacesuit Spaceship setting:    -   really, really giant spaceship/station Takes place in spaceship?    -   Yes

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately detailed references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only)    -   an average amount of scientific explanation How much dialogue?    -   significantly more descript than dialog

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