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In a world of frock coats, solar sails, and rigid class boundaries, a young Martian noble seeks her fortune as a midshipman of the Imperial Navy. Mars and Earth are at war, and Lucy hopes for quick promotion. But when she arrives aboard ship, she finds harsh officers and a crew on the verge of mutiny. And worse: among the crew is her former friend, Moira-a commoner and a radical. It's clear where Lucy's duty lies. As an officer and a gentlewoman, she has to quell the crew's rebellion and preserve her ship for the fight against Earth. But soon, she'll have to make a decision between all she's been taught to believe and the injustice she can see with her own eyes.

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9781969691027

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""Right from the beginning we're thrust into these deep, unresolved emotions, but then also introduced to a class system, poverty, a disabled family member, how fucked up the military is, how fucked up capitalism is! And how insignificant it can feel to just be part of the system and why ""I'm just following the rules/I'm just doing what I'm ordered to"" doesn't free you of responsibility for the outcome. Lesbian pirates in space doesn't even come close to describing how much there really is to this book."" ""This is a book with a lot to it -- not just spaceship battles, interplanetary war, and pirates, although it has plenty of those, but also an interrogation of the horrific class and economic distinctions that pervade a society with flogging and press gangs. I'm looking forward to the sequel.""

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Sheila Jenné was raised on Star Trek and never lost the yearning for something different, something far away, something genuinely weird. She has worked as an editor, content writer, and Latin teacher, but for fun she spins yarn, goes hiking, and creates historically accurate cosplays. She is the author of Bisection, Black Sails to Sunward, and The Sea of Clouds.

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