Remnant Population

Elizabeth Moon mainly writes adventurous fantasy (Paksenarrion series) and military space opera (Vatta's War series and Serrano Legacy series). However, [b:Remnant Population 96284 Remnant Population Elizabeth Moon https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320407954s/96284.jpg 92804] is something quite different.The main protagonist, Ofelia, is an old woman. When the company loses the franchise to colonize the planet she lives on, everyone is ordered to pack up for evacuation. Ofelia decides she doesn't want to go. Basically, the hell with it; she feels she is too old to start a new life in a new colony. And anyway, she is tired of having others run her life. She hides in the forest until her shuttle flight departs, and she is left behind – a one person remnant population.Then begins a quiet period as Ofelia adjusts to living on her own and enjoying freedom to do as she pleases. That changes when she discovers that she isn't so alone after all. There is an indigenous species that is both dangerous and quite intelligent.That is where the real story begins. ...Not your usual Elizabeth Moon fare, but I quite enjoyed it.