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bookcrazylady45's review
3.0
Djana uncovers a gift/ability ...her wishes come true. Lieutenant Flandry rescues her and takes Mersian noble hostage and escapes captivity. She wants to remain together, he suggest she become a spy, she feels as an ex-prostitute that he is another user and makes a wish at their parting that he will have every woman he comes across except the one he really wants. He does not understand at the time.
lordofthemoon's review
2.0
This is a story about two empires in microcosm, seen through the eyes of Lieutenant Dominic Flandry as the empire of Man wanes and that of Merseia waxes. Flandry is on a routine survey mission (with a bit of "unofficial" work on the side for a local crime boss) when he is captured by a Merseian vessel.
The book had an odd feel to it. None of the characters were hugely sympathetic and the dry tone of the writing didn't help make me warm to any of them. I was slightly disappointed by this, since I've really enjoyed Anderson's other work.
The book had an odd feel to it. None of the characters were hugely sympathetic and the dry tone of the writing didn't help make me warm to any of them. I was slightly disappointed by this, since I've really enjoyed Anderson's other work.
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