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The Serrano Legacy #7, part 1 of 2
Against the Odds, Part 1
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...
(This is part 1 of 2 of an audiobook version of Against the Odds, part 7 of the series The Serrano Legacy.)
(This is part 1 of 2 of an audiobook version of Against the Odds, part 7 of the series The Serrano Legacy.)
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Audio CD
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Elizabeth Moon
142 books2,643 followersElizabeth Moon was born March 7, 1945, and grew up in McAllen, Texas, graduating from McAllen High School in 1963. She has a B.A. in History from Rice University (1968) and another in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin (1975) with graduate work in Biology at the University of Texas, San Antonio.
She served in the USMC from 1968 to 1971, first at MCB Quantico and then at HQMC. She married Richard Moon, a Rice classmate and Army officer, in 1969; they moved to the small central Texas town where they still live in 1979. They have one son, born in 1983.
She started writing stories and poems as a small child; attempted first book (an illustrated biography of the family dog) at age six. Started writing science fiction in high school, but considered writing merely a sideline. First got serious about writing (as in, submitting things and actually getting money...) in the 1980s. Made first fiction sale at age forty--"Bargains" to Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword & Sorceress III and "ABCs in Zero G" to Analog. Her first novel, Sheepfarmer's Daughter, sold in 1987 and came out in 1988; it won the Compton Crook Award in 1989. Remnant Population was a Hugo nominee in 1997, and The Speed of Dark was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and won the Nebula in 2004.
She served in the USMC from 1968 to 1971, first at MCB Quantico and then at HQMC. She married Richard Moon, a Rice classmate and Army officer, in 1969; they moved to the small central Texas town where they still live in 1979. They have one son, born in 1983.
She started writing stories and poems as a small child; attempted first book (an illustrated biography of the family dog) at age six. Started writing science fiction in high school, but considered writing merely a sideline. First got serious about writing (as in, submitting things and actually getting money...) in the 1980s. Made first fiction sale at age forty--"Bargains" to Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword & Sorceress III and "ABCs in Zero G" to Analog. Her first novel, Sheepfarmer's Daughter, sold in 1987 and came out in 1988; it won the Compton Crook Award in 1989. Remnant Population was a Hugo nominee in 1997, and The Speed of Dark was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and won the Nebula in 2004.
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January 15, 2018
4.5 stars.
At last, I can see things are now developing and we get some answers. A pity we only get to know Miranda after Bunnie's death, would have loved to have been introduced to her when Brun was taken. And how Raffa and Ronnie have matured! And Cecilia and Heris are back, yay! Really looking forward to a Grand Finale in Part 2.
At last, I can see things are now developing and we get some answers. A pity we only get to know Miranda after Bunnie's death, would have loved to have been introduced to her when Brun was taken. And how Raffa and Ronnie have matured! And Cecilia and Heris are back, yay! Really looking forward to a Grand Finale in Part 2.
May 31, 2023
Many different space-opera battles
The action is really heating up in the final installment of this high-octane, military, space-opera series. I was on the edge of my seat multiple times due to some scary near misses of the potential killing off of some crucial characters. But, so far, so good. My favorite characters are still alive and safe.
This is yet another terrific, audioplay performance by the talented actors of GraphicAudio.
The action is really heating up in the final installment of this high-octane, military, space-opera series. I was on the edge of my seat multiple times due to some scary near misses of the potential killing off of some crucial characters. But, so far, so good. My favorite characters are still alive and safe.
This is yet another terrific, audioplay performance by the talented actors of GraphicAudio.
August 29, 2022
I really enjoyed this dramatization of the book, "Against the Odds".
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