One person's decent is another's rubbish. I have fairly low standards. If the author can (or can hire an editor to) put together decent sentences, paragraphs,

One person's decent is another's rubbish. I have fairly low standards. If the author can (or can hire an editor to) put together decent sentences, paragraphs, and chapters, these days, I'll settle for that. However, I cannot abide fiction that is "only you can save the universe" or anything that childish. I also can't abide worldbuilding with hereditary elites (political, magical, whatever) or slavery in it -- the idea that some people are better than others because of who their parents were is anathema. For MilSF, try Linda Nagata's The Red: First Light--although the main character is a man. For light ent, try M.C. A. Hogarth, or Julia Huni, or Becky Chambers. For lots more suggestions, sift James Davis Nicoll's review site.[1] 1. https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/ https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/