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ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
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Trigger warnings
AbandonmentOrphan
Positive tags
Coming of AgeSelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending
Tropes
Space OperaChild ProdigyRags to RichesUnderestimated ProtagonistInterstellar TradingFound Family
Themes
Coming of AgeAmbitionIntellect and DriveOvercoming AdversitySelf-RelianceEconomic Independence
Synopsis
Orphaned and six and sent to an orphanage, Jericho Rolland discovers an interstellar sim when he’s eight. Soon realizing actual trading like this will be the focus of his life. He applies his massive intellect and drive toward preparing himself for that goal. Knowing he can go to space at twelve, Jericho starts setting things up six months before his birthday. The only resistance he runs into is with the interstellar bank. The bank officials really don’t know who they are tangling with, but they find out much to their regret. At Twelve, when many of his almost always brilliant ancestors are usually finishing off their first round of college with honors. Jericho finally starts looking for his first berth, finding it three months later.
Tags
Economic SFSpace TradingBildungsroman