Sci-fi/Fantasy Book, woman fighter refugee from another planet gets job as secretary/assistant
So what I remember from the book (possibly short story) is that two planets were at war, one lost and all the fighters get killed(or sent to prison?) and the rest get to go to the winning planet as refugees, if they pass the "I'm not a fighter check". The technology is very advanced.
A really good mental fighter woman gets blockers in her mind to pose as a regular person so she doesn't get killed/sent to prison. She gets an apartment of some sort on the new planet she's on, and gets to work as a secretary/assistant for a big company owned/lead by a man who's also a really good mental fighter. They then meet in a computer thing/dream/mental world of some sort and he tries to find out who she is.
The fight is mental in some way. They end up falling in love
I read it less than 5 years ago and the story was written less than 20 years ago, it was in English and I thought it was a story by Ilona Andrews, someone they know/have collaborated with, or someone with that style. It's either ya or above.
I remember some other things that might be from this story, but not for sure.
There were other secretaries, and they didn't like the main character. They thought she dressed poorly. Either the main character or one of the secretaries has red hair.
She was very good at her new job, but also super overqualified, which she didn't want anyone to find out.
In her spare time she might have been reading books, but again, I'm not sure if that's from this story or not.
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So what I remember from the book (possibly short story) is that two planets were at war, one lost and all the fighters get killed(or sent to prison?) and the rest get to go to the winning planet as refugees, if they pass the "I'm not a fighter check". The technology is very advanced.
A really good mental fighter woman gets blockers in her mind to pose as a regular person so she doesn't get killed/sent to prison. She gets an apartment of some sort on the new planet she's on, and gets to work as a secretary/assistant for a big company owned/lead by a man who's also a really good mental fighter. They then meet in a computer thing/dream/mental world of some sort and he tries to find out who she is.
The fight is mental in some way. They end up falling in love
I read it less than 5 years ago and the story was written less than 20 years ago, it was in English and I thought it was a story by Ilona Andrews, someone they know/have collaborated with, or someone with that style. It's either ya or above.
I remember some other things that might be from this story, but not for sure.
There were other secretaries, and they didn't like the main character. They thought she dressed poorly. Either the main character or one of the secretaries has red hair.
She was very good at her new job, but also super overqualified, which she didn't want anyone to find out.
In her spare time she might have been reading books, but again, I'm not sure if that's from this story or not.
story-identification books
asked Nov 28 '18 at 22:07
AnniAnni
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Hi there! Could you maybe edit in some other details such as when you read that, if it was in English, translated or not, what the cover looked like etc? Stuff like this, to increase the chances of a successful identification. Cheers!
– Jenayah
Nov 28 '18 at 22:13
Welcome to Science Fiction & Fantasy! This question would be improved by going through the checklists here; How to ask a good story-ID question?
– Valorum
Nov 28 '18 at 22:54
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So what I remember from the book (possibly short story) is that two planets were at war, one lost and all the fighters get killed(or sent to prison?) and the rest get to go to the winning planet as refugees, if they pass the "I'm not a fighter check". The technology is very advanced.
A really good mental fighter woman gets blockers in her mind to pose as a regular person so she doesn't get killed/sent to prison. She gets an apartment of some sort on the new planet she's on, and gets to work as a secretary/assistant for a big company owned/lead by a man who's also a really good mental fighter. They then meet in a computer thing/dream/mental world of some sort and he tries to find out who she is.
The fight is mental in some way. They end up falling in love
I read it less than 5 years ago and the story was written less than 20 years ago, it was in English and I thought it was a story by Ilona Andrews, someone they know/have collaborated with, or someone with that style. It's either ya or above.
I remember some other things that might be from this story, but not for sure.
There were other secretaries, and they didn't like the main character. They thought she dressed poorly. Either the main character or one of the secretaries has red hair.
She was very good at her new job, but also super overqualified, which she didn't want anyone to find out.
In her spare time she might have been reading books, but again, I'm not sure if that's from this story or not.
story-identification books
asked Nov 28 '18 at 22:07
AnniAnni
614
So what I remember from the book (possibly short story) is that two planets were at war, one lost and all the fighters get killed(or sent to prison?) and the rest get to go to the winning planet as refugees, if they pass the "I'm not a fighter check". The technology is very advanced.
A really good mental fighter woman gets blockers in her mind to pose as a regular person so she doesn't get killed/sent to prison. She gets an apartment of some sort on the new planet she's on, and gets to work as a secretary/assistant for a big company owned/lead by a man who's also a really good mental fighter. They then meet in a computer thing/dream/mental world of some sort and he tries to find out who she is.
The fight is mental in some way. They end up falling in love
I read it less than 5 years ago and the story was written less than 20 years ago, it was in English and I thought it was a story by Ilona Andrews, someone they know/have collaborated with, or someone with that style. It's either ya or above.
I remember some other things that might be from this story, but not for sure.
There were other secretaries, and they didn't like the main character. They thought she dressed poorly. Either the main character or one of the secretaries has red hair.
She was very good at her new job, but also super overqualified, which she didn't want anyone to find out.
In her spare time she might have been reading books, but again, I'm not sure if that's from this story or not.
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story-identification books
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Hi there! Could you maybe edit in some other details such as when you read that, if it was in English, translated or not, what the cover looked like etc? Stuff like this, to increase the chances of a successful identification. Cheers!
– Jenayah
Nov 28 '18 at 22:13
Welcome to Science Fiction & Fantasy! This question would be improved by going through the checklists here; How to ask a good story-ID question?
– Valorum
Nov 28 '18 at 22:54
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Hi there! Could you maybe edit in some other details such as when you read that, if it was in English, translated or not, what the cover looked like etc? Stuff like this, to increase the chances of a successful identification. Cheers!
– Jenayah
Nov 28 '18 at 22:13
Welcome to Science Fiction & Fantasy! This question would be improved by going through the checklists here; How to ask a good story-ID question?
– Valorum
Nov 28 '18 at 22:54
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Hi there! Could you maybe edit in some other details such as when you read that, if it was in English, translated or not, what the cover looked like etc? Stuff like this, to increase the chances of a successful identification. Cheers!
– Jenayah
Nov 28 '18 at 22:13
Hi there! Could you maybe edit in some other details such as when you read that, if it was in English, translated or not, what the cover looked like etc? Stuff like this, to increase the chances of a successful identification. Cheers!
– Jenayah
Nov 28 '18 at 22:13
Welcome to Science Fiction & Fantasy! This question would be improved by going through the checklists here; How to ask a good story-ID question?
– Valorum
Nov 28 '18 at 22:54
Welcome to Science Fiction & Fantasy! This question would be improved by going through the checklists here; How to ask a good story-ID question?
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I forgot the name but remember the author check out Ilona Andrew's books. You may have to scroll down a bit into the short story area but there's an accompanying book as well.
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I forgot the name but remember the author check out Ilona Andrew's books. You may have to scroll down a bit into the short story area but there's an accompanying book as well.
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Hi there! Could you maybe edit in some other details such as when you read that, if it was in English, translated or not, what the cover looked like etc? Stuff like this, to increase the chances of a successful identification. Cheers!
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Welcome to Science Fiction & Fantasy! This question would be improved by going through the checklists here; How to ask a good story-ID question?
– Valorum
Nov 28 '18 at 22:54