![]() However, now she is retired and has taken refuge in the US where she is trying to deal with the pain she still suffers without the addictive drugs provided by the army. Following a horrific accident in which she lost an eye and an arm, Jenny's body is part cyborg and neurologically enhanced for faster reaction times. Set in the near future, 2062 with Jenny Casey, a 49 y old, Canadian female retired soldier as protaganist. This is hard science fiction that doesn't over-explain the science and has terrific characters. I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading more of Elizabeth Bear's work. You know that she's a better person than she thinks she is because of the loyalty her friends display. She thinks of herself as old because she has been through a lot in her life and because she just plain feels old. She has aches and pains that are related partly to cybernetic prosthetics and partly to just plain aging. Like all us middle-aged women, she has a history that has shaped who she is. Jenny Casey is a protagonist that I can relate to. It's nice to see that she handles the novel format just as well. I have read and listened to a few short stories by Bear that I thought were fantastic. ![]() It was one of those books that took great willpower to put down when I to go do other things. The plot was so tight the characters were so interesting and the story was both intriguing and exciting. I find it really hard to believe that Hammered was Elizabeth Bear's first novel. ![]()
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