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Vatta's War #1, part 2 of 2
Trading in Danger, Part 2
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 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 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....
Performed by Nanette Savard, Barbara Pinolini, Jonathan Watkins, Lily Beacon, James Lewis, Andy Clemence, Joe Brack, David Coyne, Tim Getman, Steven Carpenter, Tom Simpson, Colleen Delany, Christopher Graybill, Michael Glenn, Terence Aselford, Michael John Casey, Sunny Lasskey, Mort Shelby, Yasmin Tuazon, Eric Messner, Thomas Penny, Casie Platt, Dylan Lynch, James Konicek, Laura Quinn, Ken Jackson, Richard Rohan.
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 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....
Performed by Nanette Savard, Barbara Pinolini, Jonathan Watkins, Lily Beacon, James Lewis, Andy Clemence, Joe Brack, David Coyne, Tim Getman, Steven Carpenter, Tom Simpson, Colleen Delany, Christopher Graybill, Michael Glenn, Terence Aselford, Michael John Casey, Sunny Lasskey, Mort Shelby, Yasmin Tuazon, Eric Messner, Thomas Penny, Casie Platt, Dylan Lynch, James Konicek, Laura Quinn, Ken Jackson, Richard Rohan.
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First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Elizabeth Moon
140 books2,616 followersElizabeth Moon was born March 7, 1945, and grew up in McAllen, Texas, graduating from McAllen High School in 1963. She has a B.A. in History from Rice University (1968) and another in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin (1975) with graduate work in Biology at the University of Texas, San Antonio.
She served in the USMC from 1968 to 1971, first at MCB Quantico and then at HQMC. She married Richard Moon, a Rice classmate and Army officer, in 1969; they moved to the small central Texas town where they still live in 1979. They have one son, born in 1983.
She started writing stories and poems as a small child; attempted first book (an illustrated biography of the family dog) at age six. Started writing science fiction in high school, but considered writing merely a sideline. First got serious about writing (as in, submitting things and actually getting money...) in the 1980s. Made first fiction sale at age forty--"Bargains" to Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword & Sorceress III and "ABCs in Zero G" to Analog. Her first novel, Sheepfarmer's Daughter, sold in 1987 and came out in 1988; it won the Compton Crook Award in 1989. Remnant Population was a Hugo nominee in 1997, and The Speed of Dark was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and won the Nebula in 2004.
She served in the USMC from 1968 to 1971, first at MCB Quantico and then at HQMC. She married Richard Moon, a Rice classmate and Army officer, in 1969; they moved to the small central Texas town where they still live in 1979. They have one son, born in 1983.
She started writing stories and poems as a small child; attempted first book (an illustrated biography of the family dog) at age six. Started writing science fiction in high school, but considered writing merely a sideline. First got serious about writing (as in, submitting things and actually getting money...) in the 1980s. Made first fiction sale at age forty--"Bargains" to Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword & Sorceress III and "ABCs in Zero G" to Analog. Her first novel, Sheepfarmer's Daughter, sold in 1987 and came out in 1988; it won the Compton Crook Award in 1989. Remnant Population was a Hugo nominee in 1997, and The Speed of Dark was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and won the Nebula in 2004.
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May 29, 2017
4 stars.
The Vatta family reminds me of Clan Korval from Sharon Lee's Liaden series. It's all about trading and family. It's more of a YA story but I'm expecting that Ky will mature very rapidly as the series progresses.
The Graphic Audio version of Trading in Danger is split into 2 parts. So this review is for both Parts 1 & 2. The different voices and the sound effects made it very entertaining. I liked Ky's young but husky voice. Looking forward to listening to the next book in the series.
The Vatta family reminds me of Clan Korval from Sharon Lee's Liaden series. It's all about trading and family. It's more of a YA story but I'm expecting that Ky will mature very rapidly as the series progresses.
The Graphic Audio version of Trading in Danger is split into 2 parts. So this review is for both Parts 1 & 2. The different voices and the sound effects made it very entertaining. I liked Ky's young but husky voice. Looking forward to listening to the next book in the series.
February 13, 2024
I have read the book and like the straight audiobook better, but Part 2 of this dramatization was better than Trading in Danger, Part 1.
The voice acting for the main characters was reasonable as well as the narrator. Either the sound effects were less disruptive than in Part 1 or I became used to them. They weren't particularly helpful in any case.
I will probably skip listening to this dramatization again and stick with the straight audiobook.
The voice acting for the main characters was reasonable as well as the narrator. Either the sound effects were less disruptive than in Part 1 or I became used to them. They weren't particularly helpful in any case.
I will probably skip listening to this dramatization again and stick with the straight audiobook.
December 17, 2019
This was enjoyable.
Felt more grownup than the first book, which was the point.
The production values were really well done.
I definitely look forward to the next one in the series. I wasn't sure about it after the first one, but yup, I definitely want to continue now.
I wish I could give a more in depth review of the plot, but I'm too exhausted for other reasons.
Felt more grownup than the first book, which was the point.
The production values were really well done.
I definitely look forward to the next one in the series. I wasn't sure about it after the first one, but yup, I definitely want to continue now.
I wish I could give a more in depth review of the plot, but I'm too exhausted for other reasons.
November 12, 2019
Trading in danger is an another ordinary space adventure without any surprises, a typical space opera stuff. Ok-ish - and largely forgottable. I like Ky's character though.
September 8, 2016
Not a good narrator
July 29, 2023
Still love the story. This version is well done.
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