The Ship Avenged (Hardcover) (Brainship)

From Kirkus Reviews Another entry in the Brain/Brawn series created by Anne McCaffrey, and a direct sequel to the paperback The City Who Fought (McCaffrey and Stirling); brains'' are humans wired directly and immovably into their spaceships, brawns'' their mobil human partners. Planet Bethel bigwig Amos ben Sierra Nueva and his daughter Soamosa are kidnapped by the evil mutant, Belazair of Kolnar, in revenge for a previous defeat; Belazair plans to infect Amos with a contagious brain-destroying virus and then send him back to Bethel. So, after some arm-twisting by secret agent Bros Sperin, spaceship Wyal (brain: Rand; brawn: Joat Simeon-Hap) speeds to the rescue, though Joat and Rand don't yet know about the virus. But then Belazair's kindly son, Karak, refuses to torture Soamosa; instead he falls in love and escapes with her. Joat, meanwhile, discovers that one of Belazair's key associates is the drug-ruined uncle who, when she was a small girl, sold her into slavery in settlement of a gambling debt. Not to worry, though: In McCaffrey universes, the good guys always win in the end. Pretty good ersatz McCaffrey, despite the feebly unconvincing love story. -- Copyright 1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Review It's not necessary to have read The City Who Fought in order to enjoy this sequel, though familiarity will certainly lend to this title's appeal. One of the youngest commercial ship owners finds her cargo a carrier ship for a deadly worlds-destroying infection in this compelling story of resourcefulness and politics in space. -- Midwest Book Review Modified Date : 19 Jul 11 ISBN : 9780671877668 Formats : EPUB, LIT

the Authorized Sequel To The City Who Fought By Anne Mccaffrey And S.m. Stirling. It's 10 Years Later, And Joat, The 11-year-old Technodemon From The Ship Avenged, Is An Adult Herself, And By Hook, Crook, And Blackmail, She's Become One Of The Youngest Commercial Ship Owners In Human Space. Now, Central World Security Has Recruited Joat And The Wyal To Determine The Present Whereabouts Of The Kolnari Space Raiders, With Whom Joat Has An Old Score To Settle. Targeted Ads. Hc: Baen.

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writing Solo In This Sequel To The City Who Fought (which He Coauthored With Anne Mccaffrey), Stirling (the Draka Series) Proves That The Space-opera Appeal Of The Ship Books Continues Even Though The Series' Original Concepts Have Long Been Subsumed By Stories Focusing On Evil Galactic Overlords And Deeds Of Technological Derring-do. The Earlier Books (the Ship Who Sang, 1969, Etc.) Focused On The Powerful Emotional Link Between The Human/machine Hybrid Brains Of The Eponymous Spaceship And The Counterpart Brawn Of Her Fully Human Pilots. Stirling's Plot, However, Keeps The Previously Established Brain/brawn Pairing Of Channa Hap And Simeon Offstage, Instead Concentrating On Their Adopted Daughter, Joat Simeon-hap, And Her Efforts To Free Channa's Lover, Amos Ben Sierra Nueva, From The Clutches Of The Evil Belazir T'marid, War Lord Of The Kolnar. Joat Must Also Keep Terrible Bioengineered Plagues From Being Unleashed On Bethel. Clever Technological Toys, Cute Ai Programs And Really Nasty Biochemical Poisons Abound, But Several Characters Unbelievably Fall In Love. Stirling Avoids Writing Confrontational Scenes, Leaving Much Of The Important Action To Minor Players While The Main Characters Are Unconscious Or Elsewhere. This Is A Surprisingly Unsatisfactory Read For Those Longing For Personal Revenge Against Abusive Uncles And Evil Galactic Overlords, But It Does Offer Possibilities For Many More Sequels, If Anyone Wants Them. (feb.)

And now, the sequel. . .It's ten years later, and Joat, the eleven year old techno-demon from The Ship Avenged, is an adult herself, and by hook, crook, and blackmail (with an assist from Rand, her very own Artificial Intelligence), she's become one of the youngest commercial ship owners in human space. Using the good ship WYAL (for While You Ain't Looking) for various motley "transport" jobs, she has quickly gained a reputation as a trustworthy courier with a flexible approach to the rules. Which is why Central Worlds Security has recruited Joat and the WYAL to determine the present whereabouts of the Kolnari space raiders, with whom Joat has an old score to settle. But Belazair of the Kolnari has his own plans for revenge through an incurable and highly infectious disease that quickly destroys the higher brain functions, leaving the body a mindless husk. Belazair needs to find a carrier ship to spread the infection -- and the carrier he has hired is Joat, who is completely unaware that she is receiving a deadly cargo which could destroy civilization throughout the galaxy! It's ten years later, and Joat, the eleven-year-old techno-demon from "The City Who Fought," is an adult herself, and by hook, crook, and blackmail (with an assist from Rand, her very own Artificial Intelligence), she's become one of the youngest commercial ship owners in human space. Using the good ship WYAL (for While You Ain't Looking) for various motley "transport" jobs, she has quickly gained a reputation as a trustworthy courier with a flexible approach to the rules. Which is why Centrals Worlds Security has recruited Joat and the WYAL to determine the present whereabouts of the Kolnari space raiders, with whom Joat has an old score to settle. But Belazair of the Kolnari has his own plans for revenge through an incurable and highly infectious disease that quickly destroys the higher brain functions, leaving the body a mindless husk. Belazair needs to find a carrier ship to spread the infection - and the carrier he has hired is Joat, who is completely unaware that she is receiving a deadly cargo which could destroy civilization throughout the galaxy! A rescue mission by a "brain-brawn" pair who comprise the spaceship Wyal. They are Rand, a bodiless built-in human brain serving as the pilot, and Joat, its sole crew member. The mission is mounted to rescue some important people who were abducted from the planet Bethel Hoping to settle old scores with the Kolnari who destroyed her home and with an unscrupulous uncle, Joat is challenged to overcome a "breakout" disease that destroys its victims' minds and is threatening the entire universe. The sequel to "The City Who Fought", in which Joat, one of the youngest commercial ship owners in space, is commissioned to transport a deadly "breakout disease" by Belazair of the Kolnari. Belazir t'Marid, War Lord of the Kolnar, Clan Father after Chalku, gazed at the row of crystal vials in their rack, admiring the amber liquid within them.