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The trouble with fun

Marilyn Sadler

2001

FictionHospitalitySpace stationsBehaviorScience fiction

About this book

A twenty-first century girl living on a space station agrees to entertain the daughter of an important Earth scientist, but the visitor's idea of fun could mean big trouble for Zenon.

Who this is for

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Quiet, observational, and lightly philosophical — the prose is the point. Best for readers who already enjoy literary fiction and aren't reading for plot. Frustrates anyone expecting clear stakes.

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A plot-driven with strong world, tense and immersive read.

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