Please try your request again later. I heard about the book from the review by Sarah @ brainfluff and immediately added it to the list. A very enjoyable read, if you wanting mega firefights with fancy out of this world technical jargon with spaceships or battle scenes with fancy weaponry then this not for you. But it had this insane initial price so I kept putting it off. It was a breeze to read. And despite her family's misgivings, there can be no doubt that a Vatta in the service will prove a valuable asset. When starting out as a day trader, your risk on a single trade should never exceed 1 percent of your trading account balance. There are a god awful lot of amateurs out there self-publishing some very marginal stuff these days. Narrated by: full cast, Nanette Savard, Jonathan Watkins, Christopher Graybill, Barbara Pinolini, Thomas Penny, Tim Getman, Andy Clemence, Lily Beacon, Michael Glenn, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford. Most of all, she has to overcome everyone’s assumption she is just an easy mark and a spoiled scion of her doting father. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2019. The universe is well thought out & the characters well done, but there isn't anything new about any of it. 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. Definitely sets up the next book to be an exciting read. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. I've already ordered the sequel. Listen to a sample Listen to a sample Description; Creators; Details; Reviews; 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. On the way, she takes the initiative on an additional shipping contract for agricultural equipment and finds herself strapp. By: Elizabeth Moon. Cold cases, detectives hot on a trail, unreliable narrators, and a dash of poison... 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. Graphic Audio specializes in turning books into full cast dramatizations, complete with music and sound effects. It sat there long enough for Sarah to review the second book in the series. This was my second read of the series, back-to-back all 5 volumes as the successor series (Vatta's Peace first volume Cold Welcome just came out and tempted me on a quick browse) - first read was ~2008 and was similarly back to back all 5 volumes, so I remembered a lot of stuff (also forgot a lot too) and the somewhat less usual structure of the books compared to the usual mil space opera series as there are a lot of commercial/trading details, side stories, switches of pov after the first volum, This was my second read of the series, back-to-back all 5 volumes as the successor series (Vatta's Peace first volume Cold Welcome just came out and tempted me on a quick browse) - first read was ~2008 and was similarly back to back all 5 volumes, so I remembered a lot of stuff (also forgot a lot too) and the somewhat less usual structure of the books compared to the usual mil space opera series as there are a lot of commercial/trading details, side stories, switches of pov after the first volume which mostly features Ky, while volumes 2-5 feature Stella, Grace, Toby, Rafe pretty much on par with the main heroine. 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