Ganny Goes to War
Novella 44,638 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
"Dirtsiders mostly do not understand orbital mechanics. They say stupid things like, “Space travel is a racket. My cousin emigrated to Mars last year and her trip only took three months. Now they’re saying I have to pay for seven months transit. Spacers just want to gouge everyone for more money.”
Content warnings 3
child-abuseviolencewar
Quasar links out; the story lives on Analog, where the author gets the click.