cthia wrote:I'd like the POV of Shannon Foraker, in her earlier years showing us what fire she was forged in, what made her into a tac-witch extraordinaire.
We had that detail of Honor, from beginning to end. And we saw her grow. What was Shannon's first assignment, and how did she make it known that she'd be a force to reckon with would be a welcome POV. Perhaps even a short story.
A short story, perhaps entitled Shannon's Follies, which blossomed into her brilliance by story end.
Thank you for saving me the effort of writing the "I wish" post I'd have otherwise had to write (except I'll probably prattle on just as long in this reply)! Shannon Foraker is one of my favorite characters in the Honorverse, despite her relative lack of "screen time." She's the Honorverse's Luna* Lovegood, an outwardly disconnected, more-than-a-little-odd person with absolutely
vast depths.
Shannon's experience in Haven's version of her "middy cruise?" Yes, please. Shannon in combat action at the height of her "tac witch" powers? You bet'cha. A "day in the life" story set at Bolthole, preferably after Admiral Hemphill's arrival, replete with Shannon's doubtless odd but deeply insightful reflections on what has led to that point? Oh, what I'd give for that...
*Luna Lovegood is Rowling's finest character creation, as good an example of the "wise fool" character archetype as exists.