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A science fiction novel by Susan Shwartz.

 

While it lands very high on the [[Mohs Scale of Sci Fi Hardness]], ''Hostile Takeover'' has several unique twists to classic science fiction formulae. For instance, in approved [[Golden Age]] manner, the main protagonist is a hard-science type; however, instead of nuclear physics or mechanical engineering, she is a financial analyst.

 

 

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* [[Ace Pilot]]

* [[Elaborate Underground Base]]: Vesta Colony, essentially.

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: John to CC. Having almost identical backstories, one would think they would be BFFs. Not so, mostly because John is an amoral backstabber who will do literally ''anything'' to climb the corporate ladder.

* [[Harmless Freezing]]: Except for the fact that it allows peculators to siphon off your funds.

* [[Human Resources]]: Pay your debts. That is all.

* [[Human Popsicle]]

* [[Space Fighter]]: It seems like everyone in Earthserv is a pilot.

* [[Space Marine]]

* [[There Are No Therapists]]: Well, there are; they just work for The Man.

* [[This Looks Like a Job For Aquaman]]: Seriously, who else but a compulsively detail-oriented financial analyst could have found the diabolical scheme buried in all those spreadsheets? And what other world-ending conspiracy could she possibly have averted with that skill set?

* [[Tsundere]]: Poor repressed CC.

* [[United Europe]]: Also we have The Americas and Eurasiazone.

* [[Unusual User Interface]]: Having jacks in your wrist (or scars from their removal) is stigmata of the academic and administrative underclass, who need the efficiency and speed they offer. CC and John are both in deep debt to cover the scar-covering surgery. Also, some Earthserv pilots have neurocannulae to interface with their [[Space Fighter|Space Fighters]], but that's considered, well, really cool.

 

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