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Independent

A narrative device featuring an individual or entity operating autonomously within a larger system without being beholden to its rules, structures, or factions.

The thrill of navigating a system on your own terms, making deals and alliances without being tied down. It's the freedom to act, to choose your own path, and to benefit from connections without owing ultimate loyalty.

Books

DivergentVeronica Roth
CressMarissa Meyer
Even Cowgirls Get the BluesTom Robbins
Legion: Lies of the BeholderBrandon Sanderson
GladiatorPhilip Wylie
Mouse and DragonSharon Lee
The Autobiography of Jean-Luc PicardDavid A. Goodman
SaltationSharon Lee
PolostanNeal Stephenson
ClementineCherie Priest
Scout's ProgressSharon Lee
Ocean's GodoriElaine U. Cho
UnraveledGennifer Albin
The year of the hangmanGary L. Blackwood
Outside InMaria V. Snyder
PodLaline Paull
Jani and the Greater GameEric Brown
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot ClimatesTom Robbins
OtherGordon R. Dickson
KnightTimothy Zahn
Sister of Starlit SeasTerry Brooks
The Ashfire KingChelsea Abdullah
The Borrowers aloftMary Norton
The unincorporated womanDani Kollin
Liberty's DaughterNaomi Kritzer
Aurora BlazingJessie Mihalik
Galactic HellcatsMarie Vibbert
VillainNatalie Zina Walschots
Divine EnduranceGwyneth Jones
AhsokaE. K. Johnston
A Wizard in the WayChristopher Stasheff
The Creative FireBrenda Cooper
Unison SparkAndy Marino
FiascoConstance Fay
HeroDaniel R. Kerns
Jonathan Livingston SeagullRichard Bach
The City of ListsBrigid Rose
Sins of Her FatherMike Kupari
The Horse in the MirrorLisa Maxwell
Merchanter's LuckC. J. Cherryh
Under My RoofNick Mamatas
A Wizard and a WarlordChristopher Stasheff
Bring It OnLaura Anne Gilman
PawnTimothy Zahn
Metal of NightMark W. Tiedemann
ConspiratorC. J. Cherryh
Valentine's ResolveE. E. Knight
Coyote FrontierAllen Steele
The Mysteries of the Relict PyramidMichael Atamanov
Compass ReachMark W. Tiedemann
Nobody's PrincessEsther Friesner
A Passage of StarsKate Elliott
Revolution's ShoreKate Elliott

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