I've Finished: Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon

Reading Trading in Danger was a strange experience.

My introduction to Moon's work was, Remnant Population, a novel that could not be more different in it's values.

While both main characters are seeking to assert their independence, they are complete opposites.

Kal Vatta is a young scion to a major sipping company. Drowning in privilege.

Ophelia is an elderly victim of a ruthless corporation.

Kal Vatta is constantly bailed out by her family, and told by everyone she meets how meritorious she is.

Ophelia is on her own and no other human acknowledges her merits.

Trading in Danger feels like it was written by a different author in a different time. Reading it in 2026 feels icky.

A nepo baby is being raised by her mega wealthy family to think she is building her own career.

The meritocracy is a capitalist lie we don't believe anymore.

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