Rissa And Tregare [Paperback]

F. M. Busby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1984

Living a desperate life in the Total Welfare Center, the orphan Rissa discovers she has won the lottery and takes a chance to shape her own destiny. After she escapes from Earth with the help of a space pirate who may be more trouble than she expected, she soon discovers that together they might have a chance to shape Earth's destiny as well.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley; 2nd thus edition (June 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425071162
• ISBN-13: 978-0425071168
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,514,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Role Model, May 2, 2003

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"phoenixdawns" (NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rissa And Tregare (Paperback)

FM Busby created Rissa... at times, I let myself believe that he created her specifically for me. She has been my role model for many years: strong, confident, yet compassionate. Breaking free of her past tramas and stretching out on wings powered by her own determination, Rissa is everything I want to be when I grow up. At 36, I STILL go back and read this series when I need to renew my sense of worth and confidence. Thank you, Mr. Busby!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The swashbuckling saga continues, October 15, 2007

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wiredweird "wiredweird" (Earth, or somewhere nearby) - See all my reviews
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In Young Rissa, we saw our heroine grow up as a child-slave of the state. A blinding stroke of good luck released her from indenture, then a series of benefactors helped her hide her fortune and become the adult that her childhood never prepared her to be. She escapes from earth --

-- and "Rissa and Tregare" begins. She and her husband, master pirate and semi-mythical opponent to the tyrants of Earth, accumulate a small militia of freed ships, and arm them thanks to the skills of free weaponsmiths. Towards the end, mysterious aliens ally with their cause, and the prepare their march to free Earth.

It's swashbuckling feel-goodism in the grand tradition. Bujold's much later hero Miles Vorkosigan (among others) follow closely in Rissa Kerguelen's footsteps - and I mean that as praise. There's nothing grand or eternal in this story, but it's huge fun anyway. And Rissa overcomes that little bedroom problem along the way. Enjoy!

-- wiredweird