On Basilisk Station - David Weber

Our bookclub's theme for our 2 books this month is military sci-fi with strong female protagonists. In this novel, Commander Honor Harrington is finally awarded command of her own ship, only to be banished to a remote duty station after humiliating her incompetent superior officer. Worse, she is placed under the authority of a spoiled slimeball who once tried to sexually assault her. Beset by challenges, Honor relies on her pluck and determination to achieve her near-impossible assignment. A bit clunkily written, but packs a punch. I also enjoyed her relationship with her six-legged empathic pet treecat. :)