Product Description

Kylara Vatta has had to leave a glowing future as a military cadet far behind, and now carves out a living in the brutal cut-throat world of interplanetary trading. Her chosen way of life is tough but rewarding and she thinks she is more than capable of holding her own. That is, until a threat emerges that nobody could have forseen ...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46243 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-30
• Released on: 2006-03-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 464 pages

About the Author
Elizabeth Moon joined the US Marine Corps in 1968, reaching the rank of 1st Lieutenant during active duty. She has also earned degrees in history and biology, run for public office and been a columnist on her local newspaper. She lives near Austin, Texas, with her husband and their son.

Customer Reviews

First Impression: Hmm, is this a bridge?
Picked this up a day after release, after waiting for AGES, and digested in one sitting.... Book 3 of the Vatta's War series, please read books 1 & 2 first. The fractured trading Vatta family is starting to pick itself up after it's trashing in book one. Getting an interstellar trading line back trading, dealing with a bad reputation, and somehow staying one step ahead of the bad guys attempting to blow your head off, or killing your ship:- you kind-of expect this by now from the author......
On a personal note, somehow I get the feeling from the pacing of this book, it's more of a bridge to some bigger WOWS in the next in the series. Not the usual 5 stars this time. Ask me again after I've re-read it two of three times

Solid but not all that exciting
I agree with the previous reviewer, this is very much a "mid-series" book where a reasonable amount happens but it's general plot development rather than anything spectacular. Having said that, the story moves along quite nicely and things become a little clearer in this murky tale of betrayal and war.
Elizabeth Moon is one of my favourite contemporary sci-fi writers and I have enjoyed all of her books. I am looking forward to seeing how this series works out, as long as it doesn't get spun out too long.

Great, but needs closure soon.
I found the book to be a good pace and reasonable to digest. None of those twists that make you see that the writer had gave up for a few months and then came up with a twist that seemed too out of the ordinary. It kept a level pace only to slow here and there enough to let you put on the kettle and settle for the next chapter. I am the worlds slowest reader and usually a book will take me weeks, however I read this every time I had a spare moment and even considered taking a day off from work to focus. Highly enjoyable, but I would like some closure in the next book.