Command Decision: Vatta's War: Book Four

Elizabeth Moon

Dec 2010 · Hachette UK

About this eBook

Kylara had to leave a bright future as a military cadet, and was thrown into the brutal world of off-world trading. This subsequent career in the family business was tough: marked by war, mutiny and attempted assassination. But then her home was attacked and her parents killed - their trading empire left in ruins. Now she must save what is left of the family and the business, with few friends and too few assets. She must make full use of her hard-won experience to not just survive, but to restore the shattered fortunes of the Vatta family and their allies.

Now, Kylara Vatta, space-trader and sometime privateer, has destined herself for a dangerous and unpredictable future. She will muster an interplanetary taskforce and forge them into a lethal weapon: one that the pirates who destroyed her family will never forget ...

'Strong female leads, terrific action and complications aplenty: should grab existing fans and win new converts' KIRKUS

Ratings and reviews

What is so special about Elizabeth Moon? I am hard pressed to define it. Her prose is competent, her descriptive power more than adequate. The scenarios very believable and there is quality in the storyline. But what makes this a series of novels that have got me hooked? I wish I knew - and I am indeed hooked.

About the author

Elizabeth Moon served in the US Marine Corps, 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. Twenty-six of her books are in print, and she won the Nebula Award with her science fiction novel Speed of Dark (also shortlisted for the Clarke Award), and she was a finalist for the Hugo in 1997.