So for instance someone who is an actor has the skills of becoming someone so they are recruited to be a spy and go undercover. Or someone like a used car salesman has to become a hostage negotiator.
Any good examples of things like this?
by hunter1899
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_Double Star_ by Robert Heinlein is about an egotistical actor who gets hired to impersonate a beloved politician who, unbeknownst to the public, has been kidnapped and taken hostage. As he gets deeper and deeper into character, he finds that he’s starting to become a decent person.
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon. Elderly woman decides to stay behind all alone when the rest of the colony on the alien planet has to move away, and she not only survives, but thrives.
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. Paperwork pusher flees a family scandal to work on a ship in deep space.