Highlight 23: Sassinak by Elizabeth Moon and Anne McCaffrey

Published: Nov. 14, 2022, 10 a.m.

b"This fortnight we\\u2019re discussing \\u201cSassinak\\u201d by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon. This covers several decades of the protagonists life as she's enslaved by planet pirates and then spends several decades getting the skills for stopping them.\\n\\nTITLE: Sassinak\\n\\n\\nAUTHOR: Elizabeth Moon, Anne McCaffrey\\n\\n\\nPUBLISHER: Baen\\n\\n\\nYEAR: 2020\\n\\n\\nLENGTH: 304 pages\\n\\n\\nAGE: Adult\\n\\n\\nGENRE: Fantasy, Science Fiction\\n\\n\\nRECOMMENDED: Yes\\n\\nBook TW for sexual content (brief mention), ableism (brief), grief (graphic), xenophobia, bullying, sexual harassment, mental illness (brief), drug abuse (backstory), kidnapping, vomit, blood, gore, violence, gun violence, torture (brief mention), child abuse, slavery (graphic), suicide (brief), animal death (brief mention), murder, child death (graphic), parental death, death (graphic).\\nTopic 1: Abandonment. Begins at (1:35), CW for suicide, death.\\nTopic 2: Racism. Begins at (16:12), CW for racism, death.\\nTopic 3: Enslavement. Begins at (34:28), CW for slavery, death.\\nPromo for The Real Movie Critic vs the Cine-Guy; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (43:32).\\n---\\nIf you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon.\\nTo make a one-time donation please support us on Ko-Fi.\\nFor fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.\\nYou can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn.\\nFind all our links on our Carrd.\\nMusic provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.\\nMembers of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts."