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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780345447616
ISBN number: 0345447611
Label: Del Rey
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Page Count: 384
Printing Date: August 31, 2004
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Release Date: August 31, 2004
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Kylara Vatta is the only daughter in a family full of sons, and her father’s only child to buck tradition by choosing a military career instead of joining the family business. For Ky, it’s no contest: Even running the prestigious Vatta Transport Ltd. shipping concern can’t hold a candle to shipping out as an officer aboard an interstellar cruiser. It’s adventure, not commerce, that stirs her soul. And despite her family’s misgivings, there can be no doubt that a Vatta in the service will prove a valuable asset. But with a single error in judgment, it all comes crumbling down.
Expelled from the Academy in disgrace–and returning home to her humiliated family, a storm of high-profile media coverage, and the gaping void of her own future–Ky is ready to face the inevitable onslaught of anger, disappointment, even pity. But soon after opportunity’s door slams shut, Ky finds herself with a ticket to ride– and a shot at redemption–as captain of a Vatta Transport ship.
It’s a simple assignment: escorting one of the Vatta fleet’s oldest ships on its final voyage . . . to the scrapyard. But keeping it simple has never been Ky’s style. And even though her father has provided a crew of seasoned veterans to baby-sit the fledgling captain on her maiden milk run, they can’t stop Ky from turning the routine mission into a risky venture–in the name of turning a profit for Vatta Transport, of course.
By snapping up a lucrative delivery contract defaulted on by a rival company, and using part of the proceeds to upgrade her condemned vehicle, Ky aims to prove she’s got more going for her than just her family’s famous name. But business will soon have to take a backseat to bravery, when Ky’s change of plans sails her and the crew straight into the middle of a colonial war. For all her commercial savvy, it’s her military training and born-soldier’s instincts that Ky will need to call on in the face of deadly combat, dangerous mercenaries, and violent mutiny. . . .
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Elizabeth Moon, acclaimed author of Against the Odds and Change of Command, returns with a thrilling new military science fiction series -- Vatta's War -- featuring explosive space battles, soaring adventure, and a spirited, tough-as-nails heroine who refuses to back down when...
TRADING IN DANGER
Kylara Vatta is the only daughter in a family full of sons, and her father's only child to buck tradition by choosing a military career instead of joining the family business. For Ky, it's no contest: Even running the prestigious Vatta Transport Ltd. shipping concern can't hold a candle to shipping out as an officer aboard an interstellar cruiser. It's adventure, not commerce, that stirs her soul. And despite her family's misgivings, there can be no doubt that a Vatta in the service will prove a valuable asset. But with a single error in judgment, it all comes crumbling down.
Expelled from the Academy in disgrace -- and returning home to her humiliated family, a storm of high-profile media coverage, and the gaping void of her own future -- Ky is ready to face the inevitable onslaught of anger, disappointment, even pity. But soon after opportunity's door slams shut, Ky finds herself with a ticket to ride -- and a shot at redemption -- as captain of a Vatta Transport ship.
It's a simple assignment: escorting one of the Vatta fleet's oldest ships on its final voyage... to the scrapyard. But keeping it simple has never been Ky's style. And even though her father has provided a crew of seasoned veterans to baby-sit the fledgling captain on her maiden milk run, they can't stop Ky from turning the routine mission into a risky venture -- in the name of turning a profit for Vatta Transport, of course.
By snapping up a lucrative delivery contract defaulted on by a rival company, and using part of the proceeds to upgrade her condemned vehicle, Ky aims to prove she's got more going for her than just her family's famous name. But business will soon have to take a backseat to bravery, when Ky's change of plans sails her and the crew straight into the middle of a colonial war. For all her commercial savvy, it's her military training and born-soldier's instincts that Ky will need to call on in the face of deadly combat, dangerous mercenaries, and violent mutiny....
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This was the very first Elizabeth Moon book I have read, and it probably will be the last. I am not sure how this one got published. Glad I borrowed it from the library.
I didn't see a purpose to the book. The events were not particularly interesting. No plot twists. Not an event-driven book. Characters were barely 1 dimensional, and other than Ky were not at all explored--and Ky was not particularly explored. I found the attitudes of her mother and aunt to be current, even though this is supposedly set in the future. So, not a character-driven book. Technology was pretty much standard with nothing new. Not a technology-driven book.
Reminded me of Harlequin Romance Novel without the romance.
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Unless you are between the ages of 11 and 14, this book is godawful, cardboard, and by rote.
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For a reader, male or female, who's looking for a good SF adventure yarn, this fits the bill. Bonus points for having a well-developed heroine who evolves over the course of the book, and I suspect will develop more over the course of the series. I'm not chomping at the bit to read the rest of the series though, because while this was written well with a solid character, nothing about the world really stood out to me and had me begging for more. Oh, there are little things that caught my interest, things that I think will develop over the course of the series, but I can wait to read those for when my bookshelves are a little emptier, and I'm looking to kick back with a good adventure yarn. Still, as an example of women writing space opera/adventure with female protags, this is a good one, and worth the read.
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"Trading in Danger" centers around Ky Vatta. Who, keeping with E.Moon's style, was unjustly persecuted and misunderstood. She must redeem herself. The book gets off to a slow start. I happen to like Elizabeth Moon's "style" so I kept reading. The action starts around chapter 6. There's a lot of talk about freight, contracts, and money. That was kind of boring to me. But, I guess you have to discuss that stuff if your main character is a freight ship captain.
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Ky Vatta was a military cadet destined for great things, until an act of kindness incurred her Academy's wrath and ended her career.Instead of the expected disgrace, her rich trader family gave her captaincy of a small ship, to sell for scrap. In flagrant disregard of orders, she saw the opportunity to make a profit and save the ship. Several upgrades later, Ky is determined to retain the ship and her independence in the cut-throat world of interplanetary trading. But a threat emerges that challenges even her sharp wits and, if she survives, could leave the military forever in her debt ... {orbit books}
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