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mercenary-culture
The setting involves a mercenary fleet operating under a guise of commercial activity, emphasizing the militarized and covert nature of their operations.
1 chapter across 1 book
Mirror Dance (1994)Lois McMaster Bujold
Chapter 2
The chapter introduces a physically deformed and identity-fractured man who assumes the identity of Admiral Miles Naismith, a mercenary officer in the Dendarii Free Corporation. He struggles with his self-perception and the social reactions to his assumed identity while preparing to board the ship Ariel for an undisclosed mission. The narrative explores his internal conflict between his true self and the persona he must project to survive and operate within his dangerous world.