Is The City Who Fought part of a larger series?

This novel is a standalone entry within the "Brainship" series, which features various authors contributing stories about sentient starships. While it shares a universe and some thematic elements with other Brainship books, it can be read independently without prior knowledge of the series.

How does this book connect to Anne McCaffrey's other works?

The City Who Fought is part of Anne McCaffrey's larger "Brainship" universe, which she originated. It expands on the concept of shellpeople and their role in space exploration and defense, a theme central to her earlier Brainship novels.

The city who fought

Military Science Fiction

Pages: 453
Published: 1993
Language: English

Synopsis

Simeon is a shellperson, a human mind wired directly into the systems of a massive space station. When a fleet of ruthless pirates attacks his home, he must use his knowledge of ancient military history to organize a desperate defense. While he orchestrates a dangerous game of deception, he has to hide his own existence and watch the woman he loves fall for another man.