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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.

''A Few Good Men'' is set in the same universe and is affected by the same events.

!!Tropes included:
* AfterActionHealingDrama: Thena has to rush Kit to the doctor after Joseph tries to kill him.
* ArrangedMarriage: Thena anticipiates this.
* CommonalityConnection: Kit and Thena bond a bit over their common dealings with bureaucrats.
* 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.
* DayHurtsDarkAdjustedEyes: At one point bad enough to make Thena think her eyes are hurt.
* DistressedDude: Kit, after his HeroicSacrifice
* DrivenToSuicide: Kit is thinking of killing himself after MercyKilling Thena.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Thena's father never thinks of Kit's hostage value.
* FallenPrincess: Thena
* HeroicSacrifice: Kit is willing to be taken captive to save Thena.
* IronicName: The "Good Men" who rule Earth... aren't. LampShaded by the title of ''A Few Good Men''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Thena's father. More and more clearly as the book progresses.
* JustTheFirstCitizen: Earth is ruled by "Good Men".
* KingInTheMountain: Thena observes that her welcome back to the lair was like this.
* MatterOfLifeAndDeath: Thena reflects on how eliminating the mentally ill was probably this, once.
* 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.
* TalkingInYourSleep: Kit is prone ot this.
* TryAndFollow: How she ended up escaping the original attack
* 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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