This second instalment picks up the narrative pretty much at the end of the previous book, and I for one enjoyed it as much. Once more Moon describes this world from its bureaucracy and rules to power plays and battle scenes. A lot of fun! Yes, a couple of ‘developments’ were a little on the heavy side of coincidence, but I don’t mind. I love Ky Vatta and can’t wait to see what she does next :O)

This is a very enjoyable book -- assuming you know what you're hungry for. For example, if you want a great continuation of a competence-porn space opera dealing with unexpected reversals (such as the loss of her family's trading empire), assassination attempts, money problems, and the need to do everything possible to fight a war with few resources out in space, then I'd say this would be exactly what the doctor would have ordered.I mean, it has everything a young woman, a trading captain, woul...

Ahoy there me mateys! This here be a combined review of the second and third books of the Vatta's War series. While I try to post no spoilers, if ye haven’t read the first book and ye keep reading this log then ye have been forewarned and continue at yer own peril . . .Well book one could have been a standalone but I am extremely glad it wasn't! The second book quickly brings about a major, surprising change for the main character, Ky Vatta, and her family. It was mind-boggling but brilliant. It...

I really enjoyed Trading in Danger, so returning to this series was a delight -- I didn't at all remember what had happened in the previous book, and it doesn't spend a lot of detail filling you in, but you can still get a pretty good indication of the repercussions and fallout from Kylara Vatta's last adventure.And boy, but this book is explosive. Mysterious enemies start targeting and systematically dismantling the Vatta trading empire, and so Ky is left at loose ends with her clunker of a shi...

I was annoyed for a lot of the book about how perfect Ky was. She's a 22 year-old kid on her first real tour, didn't even finish the academy, but she's somehow way ahead of all of the experienced people because they're just traders and she's bloodthirsty. Ack, annoying. But she made some mistakes near the end that reduced my irritation. On the other hand, Rafe is a problem. That they just happen upon the one guy in the universe with that tech, history and skill set is too absurd; the author shou...

Loved this one as much as the first There are additional family members introduced in this book and a good deal of time spent with them in the narrative. They are as interesting as Ky so I wasn't disappointed. I started to wonder if the series may not always be about Ky...(view spoiler)[I was surprised that Ky did something so stupid in this story and against good advice from all sides.Her enjoyment of killing seems to be increasing -- thankfully they are people that really deserve it. Maybe she...

Oh good grief... Look, that rating is for the edition I "listened" to. I got the audio version from the library here.Anyone who's read many of my reviews or been in a "fantasy" group where I'm a member will probably know that Elizabeth Moon's Paksenarrion books are some of my "all time favorite" reads. I like most everything I've read by Ms. Moon. For all I know this is a very good novel...So, why oh why did they get one of the poorest readers I've ever heard to read the audio versions of the bo...

2022-02: 4 stars.Nothing new to add, except for the observation that everyone seems so shocked at some of Ky's analyses and decisions. Did they all forget that she has military training?2017-06: 4 stars.Was a fast, light read, lots of action, and lots of discussions on how to provision their ship, how they'd make $, what could they trade, in amidst the fear and constant danger of attack by some unknown entity targeting the Vattas for destruction.Nothing deep, just a fun, fast read.

I've got to tell you, I'm really enjoying this series. It's pretty serious, all planning and conspiring and technical stuff. A boatload of death. No sexy times. Not even a love interest (unless I've completely missed something) But, I likey. My only real complaint is Ky's cousin. Who is a selfish bitch. MORE.

I couldn’t resist, guys. I liked Trading in Danger so much that I couldn’t wait any longer, so I got Marque and Reprisal when last I went to the library, and here I am reading it, almost two months to the day since I read the first book. Like I said on Twitter, Elizabeth Moon writes books that are like crack—except better, because it turns out that crack is actually very bad for you. The first book introduced us to Ky Vatta and provided an intense, compelling space opera. Marque and Reprisal...

I don't think I'm going to continue this series. I like books that are about characters, and I just don't really care about anyone in this book. It's not awful, I just think the characters are a bit wooden. For example Ky is told that her family has been attacked and many people died. She doesn't even really seemed concerned. Then when she knows for sure that her parents, brother, uncle and cousins are dead she never even cries or seems to grieve. So... I think this series is OK, but not good en...

Nice SiFi book and series. I think this would be a great series for a younger reader or someone new and just starting to read SiFi. Well written and plotted it does not go deep into the tech and science of the story. Recommended

The second book of Vatta's War finally gets to the 'war'. Things take a very violent turn at the start, and everything follows on for that.We get a little bit of the opposing viewpoint near the beginning, but nothing after that, so it's still too early to know what exactly the plan is. However, there's a feel that they might be a bit incompetent for how competent they're acting.Part of the setup is InterStellar Communications has an enforced monopoly on... communications. You can travel from sys...

Moon's weaknesses as a writer are starting to dominate in this series. While I still read this book cover to cover more or less in a single sitting, that is definitely much more a reflection of my love for space opera than the quality of the work. The palette of "real" characters (as opposed to transparent props) has expanded a little, but the new faces don't have serious pyschological depth. Perhaps even more serious, deus ex machina is reaching ridiculous proportions: in a civilization spannin...

I'm really enjoying this series. Strongly reminiscent of the Barrayar novels by Lois McMaster Bujold, but somehow more enjoyable. I am straight on to the next one after finishing this, with literally a minute between them ,

A good (OK?) second book to the series. Major crisis & well fought by our heroine, Kylara. I was a little disappointed by the sudden surge in technology. Without spoiling the story, a crucial resource is suddenly not nearly as scarce as we'd been led to think - or the rest of the universe. It stretched my suspension of belief to the breaking point. It was an almost magical fix, something that marks less than great fiction. It was still a good story, but it lost a lot of points with me for that.K...

“Marque and Reprisal (Vatta’s War #2)” continues the military scifi adventure story of Ky Vatta, her family, the McKinsey Military Assistance Corporation (I just love that name!), the corporate InterStellar Communications Corporation (ISC), and pirates - yes….pirates in space! As a reminder, this series is not lesfic, but that just shows that no series is perfect. As with Book #1, “Marque and Reprisal” manages to highlight very believable people as individuals, even while adventure and conspirac...

Vatta wants to be an intrepid member of the Space Force, but family obligation require that she settles for life as a mundane spaceship captain. Then an opposing force almost wipes out her entire family,and she has to go to war, ready or not.Not bad, although the final reveal didn't do much for me.

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