Sassinak

Old Enough to be Used. Young Enough to beBroken. Sassinak was twelve when theraiders came. That made her just the right age: old enough to be used, youngenough to be broken. Or so the slavers thought. But Sassy turned out to be alittle different from your typical slave girl.

Maybe it was her unusual physicalstrength. Maybe it was her friendship with the captured Fleet crewman.

Maybe itwas her spirit. Whatever it was, it wouldn't let her resign herself to the lifeof a slave.

She bided her time and watched for her moment. When it finally came,she escaped. But that was only thebeginning for Sassinak. Now she's a fleet captain with a pirate-chasing ship ofher own, and only one regret in her life: not enoughpirates. About ElizabethMoon:"Excellent plottingand characters support the utterly realistic action sequences: swift, jolting,confusing, and merciless.

It's a corker!"-KirkusReviews"Moon has created arichly imagined universe of different cultures, replete with intriguingcharacters and the sense of unlimited possibility that characterizes the mostappealing science fiction."-School LibraryJournal"Rip-roaring actionand intriguing science and tactics . . . [a] grand space opera tour deforce."-PublishersWeekly". . . the first workof high heroic fantasy I've seen that has taken the work of Tolkien, assimilatedit totally and deeply and absolutely, and produced something altogether new andyet incontestably based on the master . . . [Moon's] military knowledge isimpressive, her picture of life in a mercenary company most convincing.

I'mdeeply impressed."-Judith Tarr