I surely expected something better from an author of McCaffrey's experience. You can't tell the difference between the narrator and any other character in the story. The writing style of the book is awkward, as if the author was thumbing through a thesaurus to find the most obscure word to say something simple, and of the characters talked the same way. The plot summary of the book hints that dark forces are scheming to take over her ship building company while Nimisha is gone, but in reality, that only occupies a few paragraphs and then disappears as a threat.

The story picks up a bit once she's marooned on the planet, but the characters still aren't developed as distinct personalities. Our protagonist, Nimisha, is clearly perfect in every way. The first third of the book is a dry rendition of the story of our protagonist growing up, without the slightest shred of personality development. Almost every bit of dialogue is accompanied by the narrator pointing out the 'grin' on the face of the speaker. There really isn't the slightest bit of tension in the whole story, not even a harsh word between characters. But Nimisha has never given up in her life - and she's not about to start now. Only Nimisha's child, Cuiva, a girl every bit as ingenious as her mother - stands in their way.īut for how long? For just when her daughter needs her most, Nimisha is unable to help - and in a precarious situation herself. Now, Vestrin and Vescuya are given the chance they've been waiting for: to reclaim the any means necessary. Preoccupied with carrying on her father's ambitious plans for the Mark 5, an experimental long-distance cruiser, Nimisha dangerously disregards Vestrin's animosity - until a solo test flight of the Mark 5 goes horribly awry, marooning Nimisha light-years from home on a planet as deadly as it is beautiful.

But supplanting her father's designated body-heir, the callow Lord Vestrin, is a slight that Vestrin and his mother, Lady Vescuya, will not easily forget. Precociously gifted, Nimisha becomes Lord Tionel's secret assistant - and, in the aftermath of a shocking tragedy, his chosen successor at the helm of the shipyards. Disdainful of the frivolity of her fellows, she prefers the exciting and challenging world of her father, Lord Tionel, owner and principal starship designer of the famous Rondymense shipyards. On Vega III, where the jaded inhabitants pursue lives of malicious intrigue and decadent pleasure, Lady Nimisha Boynton-Rondymense has always been an anomaly.

Nimisha's Ship by Anne McCaffrey