Knight is the sequel to Pawn and Pawn is followed by Queen. I’ve always enjoyed Zahn’s work. He writes a good story and his characters show moral strength. Nicole, a Philadelphia street wise alley rat has grown a great deal since Pawn and Knight. This volume finds her gaining confidence in her role and recognizing that she has something to give to others.
Zahn has done a good job in developing the character of Nicole. Her growth is accompanied by growing pains. She has alienated some human friends and gained some alien friends. The evil overlords, the shipmasters, soon discover that Nicole is what she claims, the Protector of the ship. They attempt to add allies to their mission of enslavement but that has unexpected results.
This is a saga of personal growth as well as a good space opera.
Zahn creates a great mini world within the Fyrantha, an alien warship/AI struggling to stay alive.
I enjoyed the book and recommend it.
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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