Bretta Martyn

By L. Neil Smith

Book Overview

Bretta, Henry Martyn's daughter, is ejected from a spaceship by her father's old nemesis ... left for dead, adrift in space. But resourceful Bretta finds haven on a strange world of escaped slaves.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812552628
• ISBN13: 9780812552621
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Bretta Martyn combines Sci Fi with Poli Sci!

In Bretta Martyn, L. Neil Smith reprises his earlier book, Henry Martyn, by weaving the tale of how the notorious space-brigand's young daughter, Bretta, grows from rambuctious tomboy on a rustic frontier planet to a strong-willed, battle-hardened leader of refugees and sacker of evil empires. All this, and more, takes place over 1000 years in our future, in a galaxy populated, predominately, by human beings who sail the Deep in starships romantically similar to those which once plied the oceans of long-dead Earth. In much the same way as he did in his popular book, The Probability Broach, Smith manages to weave a beautifully fantastic tale of fast-paced adventure and imaginative technology while, at the same time, delivering a strong treatise on the evils of Federalism and the glories of a laissez-faire, free-market system. Political value aside, Bretta Martyn is a fabulous yarn guaranteed to activate every last emotion in any reader, and spark the imagination of young and old. :)

I Loved the book Bretta Martyn !!!!!!

I really liked this book. The back made it sound as if it were going to be different, but the way it turned out was just fine, too. I gave it 4 stars because the book was a little slow in some parts, and I did not like how the prologe/epilogs were written, but other than that, it was a pretty good book.