Remnant Population : The Fiction Addiction

n the beginning of Remnant Population, by Elizabeth Moon, Ofelia has lived on a distant colony planet for decades, working hard in a harsh environment. Her work for Sims Bancorp is dully hostile, and Ofelia fully accepts that this is life. This is just life on an isolated planet that’s hostile to human life, working for a company that doesn’t value workers, part of a society that doesn’t value women or elders. When the corporation decides it’s not profitable any more, the colonists are told to pack up for a new location. They’ll pay for young workers, but Ofelia — despite working constantly — is too old, and they’ll charge her a transport fee for the mandatory relocation. She wonders then if staying on alone might be preferable to starting over where ever the company sends her.

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