For more than thirty years, Anne McCaffrey has reigned as one of the premier talents in science fiction and fantasy, flying above the crowd on the glittering wings of such masterworks as The Dragonriders of Pern and Crystal Singer. Now, McCaffrey soars to dizzying unscaled heights in an exciting new world bursting with adventure and romance . . .On Vega III, where the jaded inhabitants pursue … the jaded inhabitants pursue lives of malicious intrigue and decadent pleasure, Lady Nimisha Boynton-Rondymense has always been an anomaly. Disdainful of the frivolity of her fellows, she prefers the exciting and challenging world of her father, Lord Tionel, owner and principal starship designer of the famous Rondymense shipyards.
Precociously gifted, Nimisha becomes Lord Tionel’s secret assistant—and, in the aftermath of a shocking tragedy, his chosen successor at the helm of the shipyards. But supplanting her father’s designated body-heir, the callow Lord Vestrin, is a slight that Vestrin and his mother, Lady Vescuya, will not easily forget. Or forgive.
Preoccupied with carrying on her father’s ambitious plans for the Mark 5, an experimental long-distance cruiser, Nimisha dangerously disregards Vestrin’s animosity—until a solo test flight of the Mark 5 goes horribly awry, marooning Nimisha light-years from home on a planet as deadly as it is beautiful.
Now, Vestrin and Vescuya are given the chance they’ve been waiting for: to reclaim the shipyards . . . by any means necessary. Only Nimisha’s child, Cuiva—a girl every bit as ingenious as her mother—stands in their way. But for how long? For just when her daughter needs her most, Nimisha is unable to help—and in a precarious situation herself. But Nimisha has never given up in her life—and she’s not about to start now . . .
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Anne McCaffrey hits another home run. She builds still anther fascinating world for us to enjoy.
Love everything she wrote.
Interesting, but lacks depth.
Can’t remember much as I read 10 years ago, but I know that I liked it
Terrible and from one of my favorite authors. Get back to Pern and write about dragons.
not as good as MacCaffrey’s early Pern stuff, but still lots of fun!
it is appropriate for 12 year olds and under. Even then it is rote.
Quaint ideas about sex roles in society, with an effort to work around them.
A very engaging personality story in a sci fi setting.
Anne McCaffrey is awesome.
Ann McCaffrey’s books are almost always fun to read.
Good read that fits with the rest of the books about the same era.
Fun, quick read but the narration felt too distanced from the characters with too much telling about what was happening and less action and dialogue by characters. Not enough emotion or tension in the plot. I love McCaffrey’s Dragons of Pern series much more.
Love me some Ann McCaffrey; been reading/enjoying her books for about 40 yrs!
Good read
I really enjoyed this book and totally recommend it.
As always, Ann wrote a entertaining book. I have her books for years and she never disappoints. This one is a fun book about new space ships and new worlds to be stranded on with new people and new aliens.
This may be my second review, I’ve lost track. Anyway, when I first read this story a few decades ago, I loved it. When I saw it on Amazon in ebook format, it was sure worth another read. I highly recommend this book!
loved it
Anne McCaffrey is a gifted writer who brings her characters to life and then wraps a fantastic story around them. In this case Nimisha has to solve a dilemna from a long distance away from the source.