Margaret's Reviews > Governor

Uh, oh. Terrence Murphy didn't get the memo.

For years, the Five Hundred of the Heart Worlds have only cared about their wealth and comfort. Five Hundred member Terrence Murphy is dispatched to a Fringe world for a "safe" two-year governorship. If he can keep his head down and avoid rocking the boat, he will continue to rise to the top in Heart World politics at home.

But no one counted on Terrence Murphy being an honorable & principled man. No one counted on Terrence having a mind of his own and the ability to decide for himself what he needs to do next. In other worlds, the Heart Worlders mis-calculated if they thought Terrence Murphy was going to be the average fop do-nothing governor usually seen in the Fringe worlds.

Highly recommended for hard sf space opera fans, military fiction fans, and people who like books with honorable protagonists who take risks for the right reasons and keep their heads when the situation suddenly "goes wrong". Can't wait for book two! [Set in the world of the book In Fury Born by David Weber.]