Living in Wartime, by R. Garcia y Robertson

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★★☆☆☆

(Space Opera; The Family) Amanda may be a war hero, but she’s also a teenage girl, and she not only has to go back to school, she has to go to court, because the government doesn’t actually see her as a hero. (20,098 words; Time: 1h:06m)

You really need to read the rest of the series from the start to make much sense out of this story. There may be some benefit in listening to the song “Living in Wartime” before reading the story, inasmuch as the author claims it was an inspiration.

Commander Amanda, by R. Garcia y Robertson

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★★★☆☆

(Space Opera Humor; The Family) A teenage resistance commander fights an AI that’s infected one of her ships with both a computer virus and an Ebola virus. (17,642 words; Time: 58m)

This is a cute little adventure story, but you have to have read the previous installments to make much sense out of it.

Girl with a Curl, by R. Garcia y Robertson

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★★★★☆ Spectacular and Surprising

(Space Opera; The Family) Amanda James, unlikely survivor of a battle with slavers, finds herself in command of the largest remaining battleship in the Jovian system. But can she stay in command? (28,167 words; Time: 1h:33m)

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This story simply continues the last installment. Readers interested in this series should start from the beginning.

Grand Theft Spacecraft, by R. Garcia y Robertson

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(SF Adventure Humor; The Family) With the death of Crown Princess Rylla of Callisto, things in the Jovan system are about to get nasty, and at 18, Cole is ready to be right in the middle of it. (13,402 words; Time: 44m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Although this overlaps the author’s earlier The Girl Who Stole Herself, reading the earlier story isn’t important for enjoying this one.

The Girl Who Stole Herself, by R. Garcia y Robertson

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★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(SF Adventure Humor; The Family) In 3V, Amanda is a proud space princess, but in the real world she’s a 17-year-old high school dropout who lives with her mom. Slavers are after her, and some parts of the 3V world are more real than they ought to be. (24,545 words; Time: 1h:21m)

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