New York: Baen Books, (2002). First edition - Epic feminist space opera, originally published in three parts - Hunting Party, Sporting Chance and Winning Colors. When Heris, an officer from a family with a long history of service to the fleet is forced to resign through treachery, she takes a job as the "captain" of a rich old lady's luxury intersteller yacht, but soon discovers that Cecilia has more brains than most admirals, and together they set out to put a stop to blood sports for fun, and treachery and a plot to control the royal family and the fleet itself. A massive book at 1004 pages!. ISBN: 0-743435524.