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* IronicName: The "Good Men" who rule Earth... aren't. LampShaded by the title of ''A Few Good Men''.
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'''''Darkship Thieves''''' and its sequel '''''Darkship Renegades''''' are ScienceFiction novels by Creator/SarahAHoyt. Set in a solar system after a massive revolt against genetically engineered Mules who ruled the Earth, it features Thena, the daughter of one of the ruling Good Men, who finds herself accidentally in a ship from Eden, where some refugees from the revolt have lived for generations. Kit, its captain, saves her but insists on bringing her back, for safety.
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* KingInTheMountain: Thena observes that her welcome back to the lair was like this.
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* ArrangedMarriage: Thena anticipiates this.
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* XanatosSpeedChess: Thena observes that she always has a Plan B, and often a Plan C, and all too frequently she has to resort to Plan F.
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''A Few Good Men'' is set in the same universe and is affected by the same events.
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* TalkingInYourSleep: Kit is prone ot this.
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* MatterOfLifeAndDeath: Thena reflects on how eliminating the mentally ill was probably this, once.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Kit is thinking of killing himself after MercyKilling Thena.
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* DamselInDistress: Thena in the opening
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Kit's first wife died in a situation that made it look like he murdered her, and he won't clear his name.
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* DistressedDude: Kit, after his HeroicSacrifice
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* FallenPrincess: Thena
* HeroicSacrifice: Kit is willing to be taken captive to save Thena.
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* JustTheFirstCitizen: Earth is ruled by "Good Men".
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'''''Darkship Thieves''''' and its sequel '''''Darkship Renegades''''' are ScienceFiction novels by Creator/SarahAHoyt. Set in a solar system after a massive revolt against genetically engineered Mules who ruled the Earth, it features Thena, the daughter of one of the ruling Good Men, who finds herself accidentally in a ship from Eden, where some refugees from the revolt have lived for generations. Kit, its captain, saves her but insists on bringing her back, for safety.
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* AfterActionHealingDrama: Thena has to rush Kit to the doctor after Joseph tries to kill him.
* CommonalityConnection: Kit and Thena bond a bit over their common dealings with bureaucrats.
* DayHurtsDarkAdjustedEyes: At one point bad enough to make Thena think her eyes are hurt.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Thena's father never thinks of Kit's hostage value.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Thena's father. More and more clearly as the book progresses.
* MeaningfulRename: Kit [[spoiler:insists on it when they marry.]]
* TheMutiny: What sends her to flee her father's ship. [[spoiler: She thinks.]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: No one's ever brought back an Earthworm -- err, Earther. A bureaucrat refuses landing permission on that ground.
* SpeciesLoyalty: Thena's father accuses her of lacking this.
* TryAndFollow: How she ended up escaping the original attack
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* AfterActionHealingDrama: Thena has to rush Kit to the doctor after Joseph tries to kill him.
* CommonalityConnection: Kit and Thena bond a bit over their common dealings with bureaucrats.
* DayHurtsDarkAdjustedEyes: At one point bad enough to make Thena think her eyes are hurt.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Thena's father never thinks of Kit's hostage value.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Thena's father. More and more clearly as the book progresses.
* MeaningfulRename: Kit [[spoiler:insists on it when they marry.]]
* TheMutiny: What sends her to flee her father's ship. [[spoiler: She thinks.]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: No one's ever brought back an Earthworm -- err, Earther. A bureaucrat refuses landing permission on that ground.
* SpeciesLoyalty: Thena's father accuses her of lacking this.
* TryAndFollow: How she ended up escaping the original attack
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