Pawn by Timothy Zahn

I’ve always enjoyed Zahn’s work.   He writes a good story and his characters show moral strength.  This book deals with a street smart girl who finds herself on a space ship.

Nicole is a street waif from Philadelphia.  Her character is browbeaten and physically beaten by the gang she is associated with.   The story allows her to develop some self esteem and begin to be the person she has hidden inside.

Zahn creates a great mini world within the Fyrantha, an alien warship/AI struggling to stay alive.

I enjoyed the book and look forward to the sequel.  

A few of the Zahn’s I have read:

Pawn's Gambit by Timothy Zahn

Judgement at Proteus by Timothy Zahn

The Domino Pattern by Timothy Zahn

Odd Girl Out by Timothy Zahn

The Third Lynx by Timothy Zahn

Night Train to Rigel by Timothy Zahn

Cobra Alliance by Timothy Zahn; Book 3 of the Cobra War

Dragonback Bargain by Timothy Zahn

This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.