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    <![CDATA[When Esmay Suiza found herself in the middle of a space battle, the senior surviving officer, she had no choice but to take command and win. She didn't want to be a hero, but Once A Hero....]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm having a hard time reconciling the reviews for this book with this book. My standards for Space Opera are not especially high, but this thing is an incoherent mess. <br/><br/>It starts out as a military courtroom drama, referring back to the events of (I hope) another book. It morphs into a cl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16325804">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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  <average_rating>3.85</average_rating>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 20 10:08:24 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 20 10:17:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read this book six or seven times now. It is nominally a Space Opera (science fiction) book - there are starships and space battles and made-up technical terms. But the story is really about a woman who suffered a significant childhood trauma, grew up and escaped to the miltary, leaving her pas...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18190004">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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      <review>
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    <name><![CDATA[Marc]]></name>
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <date_added>Sun Aug 10 08:03:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 17 03:26:58 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>dozens</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was the first of the Familias books I read, and in many ways the best.  Not necessarily a good thing.  In some ways, this book is an attempt to breathe new life into the series, leaving the played out tales of Heris Serrano behind and moving to a newer and less defined character.  It suffers fr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29755842">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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      <review>
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    <name><![CDATA[Ron]]></name>
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 13 13:35:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 13 13:48:11 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was at the bookstore last year and I asked a stranger to recommend something.  This is the book he pulled off the shelf for me. The author is a woman with military experience, who is writing about a strong female character.  Worth reading!<br/><br/>From Amazon<br/><br/>Elizabeth Moon grew up o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67278091">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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      <review>
  <id>11901875</id>
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    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
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  <description>
    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <published>1998</published>
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  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 07 13:35:12 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 07 13:36:50 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books of all time, it wins on characterization, realism, and detail. It loses in the same way I think all Moon books I have come across do: it contains main character rape. I would put up with it in one book, but not in every book of a series. That should not be your series hallma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11901875">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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      <review>
  <id>63680345</id>
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    <id>1951394</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Unwisely]]></name>
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <published>1998</published>
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    <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 15 21:52:40 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 30 20:29:01 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Once again Elizabeth Moon sucked me in.  This picks up with a character from the last Heris Serrano books and follows her through a trial and onto her first assignment.  I stayed up too late reading about her daily activities as a junior lieutenant on a maintenance cruiser.  Seriously, it was that i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63680345">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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      <review>
  <id>25598657</id>
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    <name><![CDATA[Kim]]></name>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 26 15:32:57 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 26 15:33:48 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As with too many military sci fi, this book uses sexual violence as a cop out for actual character depth.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 27 21:59:45 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 20 18:18:23 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In a bit of a departure from this series, Heris Serrano is no longer the central character.  Instead, we follow Esmay Suiza as she deals with the aftermath of her taking command of a ship following a mutiny, and returning to support Heris in battle.  Esmay is an intriguing character, and is obviousl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9638594">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am constantly amazed and as a writer humbled by the mastery of absolutely convincing detail that Elizabeth Moon displays in her Vatta and Serrano series, without ever neglecting character or letting the detail get in the way of the plot.  No matter how minute the detail (three leaky tubes of adhes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64313417">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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  <id>53643811</id>
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Entertaining, fast, light read with strong female characters. I read this series straight through and enjoyed the the last book in the series as much as the first. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I generally like Moon's stories.  This didn't do as well for me as many, but I can't say why]]></body>
    
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  <id>38983501</id>
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A re-read.  I enjoyed it as much the second time through.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Once A Hero]]>
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  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
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    <![CDATA[When Esmay Suiza found herself in the middle of a space battle, the senior surviving officer, she had no choice but to take command and win. She didn't want to be a hero, but Once A Hero....]]>
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  <date_added>Fri May 29 08:14:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 29 08:14:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Once A Hero by Elizabeth Moon (1998)]]></body>
    
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  <id>59548210</id>
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    <location><![CDATA[Canada]]></location>
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    <![CDATA[Serrano Legacy - Once a Hero Part 2 (Book 4)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Esmay Suiza wasn't a member of a great Navy family like the Serranos. She'd had to make her way on grit alone, which meant it wasn't likely she'd ever make admiral and &quot;&quot;hoist her own flag.&quot;&quot; Well, that was fine with her: all Esmay wanted was a secure berth where she could be part of something greater than herself, and otherwise just live her life in peace. But what we want or think we want from life and what we get are seldom the sameand one day Esmay found herself in the middle of a space battle, and the senior surviving officer in a mutiny against a traitorous captain. Suddenly she has no choice: she must take command and winand thereby become both the youngest and lowest-ranking member of Fleet ever to win a major battle. While Esmay may not want to be a hero, it looks like she just can't help it, because Once A Hero.... (Part 2 of 2)]]>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jun 13 15:33:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jun 27 09:58:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just not interested. What I liked was Heris and Cecilia. Now that the series has moved on from them, I'm done.]]></body>
    
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      <review>
  <id>22856640</id>
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    <id>960994</id>
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    <location><![CDATA[Logan, UT]]></location>
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  <title>
    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>373</ratings_count>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1998</published>
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  <date_added>Fri May 23 22:40:03 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book deserves another half star at least.  It was very well written.  The number one downfall with this book is there was far too much inner struggling from the main character about something that happened to her in the past.  I want a good story about an enemy trying to take over a ship in spa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22856640">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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      <review>
  <id>29799183</id>
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    <name><![CDATA[Lindsey]]></name>
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  <title>
    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172848891s/222513.jpg</small_image_url>
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  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>373</ratings_count>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <date_added>Sun Aug 10 18:16:05 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 10 18:18:43 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fast paced page turner very well written.  The culture invented by Moon in which the story takes place is well developed and interesting.  The book is NOT as cheesy as the picture on the cover might suggest.  The sequels are equally fast paced and exciting.  Some subtle comments on cultures with r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29799183">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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      <review>
  <id>8976576</id>
    <user>
    <id>547777</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
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  <title>
    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172848891s/222513.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222513.Once_a_Hero</link>
  <average_rating>3.86</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>373</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 11 17:24:05 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 11 17:26:27 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was worried 50 pages in that I'd quit... but then this military science fiction read started to interest me. The main character began to be a person and I started to care. The big battle scene got a little long and I ended up skimming much of it. ]]></body>
    
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    <name><![CDATA[Marcia]]></name>
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    <![CDATA[Once a Hero (Serrano Legacy, #4)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite her family's military history, Esme Suisa believes herself satisfied without the prospect of commanding her own ship, until she finds herself the senior surviving officer in the middle of a vital space battle.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love her reaction to killing someone while everyone looks at her to be and act the hero she has doubts and REAL humility about her actions, and place in the universe.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Well enough written that a male can ejoy the female heroine. Most males that I know don't enjoy a book with the perspective of a female as the main character. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When Esmay Suiza found herself in the middle of a space battle, the senior surviving officer, she had no choice but to take command and win. She didn't want to be a hero, but Once A Hero....]]>
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