These books are very solid. They have everything you might want to read if you're looking forward to Space Opera, growing a fleet, some tactics, strategic enhancements, opportunism, and competence porn.This far into the series, her fleet is small but it has some excellent advantages that go beyond smarts. No war can be rightly fought and won without some good old-fashioned luck.No complaints. Very enjoyable. Especially in comparison to more modern Space Opera, this one focuses more on grit than

When I picked up the first of the Kylara Vatta series at B&N, the clerk told me that he thought this series was vastly inferior to Moon's previous work. Needing an 'escapist' read, I ignored him and was glad I did.I enjoyed this 5-book series much more than in previous Moon novels. They are a bit unrealistic/genius types, but it's a fun space opery read, following multiple characters/strands separately and then deftly weaving the stories back together.

I finally got hold of this book, and, thus, have finished reading the Vatta's War book. I must TAKE EXCEPTION with others in the "Good Readers" sphere who grow impatient with Ky's moral struggles about killing. These are struggles that virtually every one who's ever served in the military find very real, and continually worrying about them keeps them human, and moral. Impatience with this aspect of Ky's character comes from a lack of awareness of a certain, necessary part of the milatry mindset....

Reread..

Nice solid SiFi series. well written and plotted. enjoyable read. Recommended

“Command Decision (Vatta’s War #4)” continues the military scifi adventure story of Ky Vatta as she attempts to build a unified space force to stand against the pirates.Rafael "Rafe" Madestan gets much more of a lead role in this book, as he uncovers evil at the heart of InterStellar Communications Corporation (ISC) and works to save the company in the face of the loss of it’s communications monopoly. Ky continues trying to build a fleet, and works closer with the Mackensee Military Assistance C...

All the threads are coming together. The characters were spread apart & now they're interacting more which is great fun. While I love the setting, it's the characters that are the real draw & now they're really coming into their own. On to the final book!

Ahoy there me mateys! This here be a combined review of the fourth and fifth books of the Vatta’s War series. While I try to post no spoilers, if ye haven’t read books one through three and ye keep reading this log then ye have been forewarned and continue at yer own peril . . .Well book four started out in an odd fashion. Book three ended suggesting a certain direction and then that didn’t happen. I really wanted to visit a specific planet. Alas. I also know I said that book three felt like a p...

Oh wow, remember how I thought Engaging the Enemy was boring and plodding? Command Decision is the complete reverse of that. With this book, Elizabeth Moon revitalizes the Vatta’s War series. She advances the storyline considerably, for everyone involved. The result is a slick, faster-paced adventure that leaves the galaxy on the brink of hope—and war.As usual, spoilers for previous books but not this one.Command Decision opens not with Kylara Vatta but rather Rafe Dunbarger. Once Ky’s prote...

short review of the series (huge novel split into 5) under Trading in dangerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Originally posted at FanLit.http://www.fantasyliterature.com/revi...Command Decision is the fourth installment in Elizabeth Moon’s VATTA’S WAR series. Things are starting to look up for Kylara Vatta, her cousin Stella, and their Aunt Grace. Ky, who has proven herself a skilled military commander and is gaining respect, still has to deal with a lot of bureaucratic silliness, but she sees more action in this book. Stella has (thankfully) rebounded from her pity party and is now the capable CEO of

Alas, the library here in Albuquerque has removed the intervening volumes from the catalog, so I read the first installment, and now the fourth. I sometimes think the Albueruque library system tracks what I like, and gets rid of it; that sounds paranoid, and I really don't believe it, but time after time something that's been in good physical shape, and which isn't very old, and which I like, has vanished.But on to the book. Kylara Vatta has very nearly made the complete transformation from Slot...

Good story. Moon successfully expands the cast and scope of her space opera while keeping it intensely personal to her characters. Like all books of this type, best read in order.A good read.

2.5 starsThis does a good job at showing Ky's reacting to things without letting things overwhelm her. I liked the appearance of Ransome, and Ky having to deal with insinuations that her head has been turned by his handsome face - it's a common problem, and it's good to see Ky dealing with it.I did gain new respect for the Slotter Key president, when he said "Responsibility goes up; authority goes down. If I let her do it, it's on my head." It's a good lesson for political leaders.

Already getting the next book..Great military scifi... pirates, politics, explosions, assassinations, abductions... you know, all the good stuff jammed into a single book.

Yes! This is what I signed up for when I started this five book series!!

Rafe discovers his family is missing and when they are rescued, his father is incapable of leading ISC. Rafe must take over the company, eradicate inside sabateurs, and save the failing business. Toby creates a new ansible (and other tech-y things) which spells success for Vatta, but doom for ISC.Ky is on the outer rim of the galaxy, battling space pirates and gaining necessary combat experience. Moon maintains the energy and pace of earlier installments. Can't wait to dive into the next one!

I enjoyed the action in this book - we see a lot more of Raf and we see a lot of Ky's plans progress. It also had a lot less whining than book 3 - Stella has become someone I now like.

To read more reviews like this, check out my blog keikii eats books! Quote: “Oh, no danger there. No danger at all. My people are more efficient in pursuit of honor than anything else. I chose them for that.”Could anything so handsome, so decorative, so…so enthusiastic…possibly be useful? Ky wondered. Review: Command Decision takes up where Engaging the Enemy left us. Kylara is still running around creating her independent space defense force. Which means worrying about funds, going against pira...