Engaging the Enemy

by Elizabeth Moon
Engaging the Enemy  
published March 28th 2006 by Del Rey
binding Hardcover
isbn 0345447565   (isbn13: 9780345447562)
pages 416
description For fans of fast-paced adventure and compelling characters, the military science fiction of Nebula Award—winning author Elizabeth Moon is the pe...more
date added
06-09-07



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James
07/06/08

bookshelves: action, character-studies, culture-and-politics, military, science-fiction, suspense-and-mystery
Read in July, 2008
recommends it for: Fans of science fiction, especially military SF
Longer, more involved and more intricate than the two preceding volumes, Trading in Danger and Marque and Reprisal, in the story of Kylara Vatta and her supporting cast of comrades, villains, and bit players. The military aspects of the story ring more true than in a lot of fiction, no doubt because the author, Elizabeth Moon, served in the Marine Corps. Her academic background in history helps with the grand politics and strategy that form the background and drive the story, too.
Excellent ch...more
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Guy
07/15/08

bookshelves: science-fiction-and-fantasy
Read in July, 2008
OK, now I'm a little annoyed at myself for starting the series. The books are getting worse as Moon tries to describe space battles without having any clue of the distances involved. The main character at one point worries about ship positioning errors of 1000 meters at a distance of light minutes because otherwise it might be accidentally hit by friendly fire from a beam weapon.

Hah.

And all the other weaknesses I've noted in reviews of the earlier books of the series are still present....more
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Cee
10/09/07

bookshelves: sci-fi
Yet another galloping adventure with space-faring trader cum privateer (kind of like a pirate employed by a government) Ky Vatta. There was a lot going on in this one - we shift between Ky and her cousin Stella aboard another ship, and Ky is busily trying to raise defences against pirates and irritating entire planets in the process. This creates a great deal of tension between her and Stella, which is resolved in a realistic way. There was a cool battle near the end, and Ky is becoming more ...more
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Nick
02/20/08

bookshelves: military-science-fiction
Read in February, 2008
The saga continues, and again the author highlights an interesting variety of cultures, in this case one in which rudeness is a serious crime. This might seem silly at first, but it also might be a valid response in a colony situation in which people had to get along in order to survive.
As the author continues to examine the various ways in which groups and societies react to conflict and threats, she keeps the reader entertained with a good action story. There is a thread of a mystery plot l...more
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Tracy
04/22/08

Read in April, 2008
This is the weakest of the series so far - I feel like anvils are dropping on my head and I just can't quite care as much about the future of the family. I am - tired of so much perfection. I definitely want to continue on, but I find it easy to wait for the price drop into paperback.
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Pehr
06/26/08

bookshelves: sf, space-opera
Read in June, 2008
It's getting better ... but it would've benefitted from some serious editing ... the first 3 books would probably have been better if they had been condensed to 2 ...

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jane
07/06/08

Read in June, 2008
Actually this is the one we started reading on our trip. I finished book #3 before we left. It was a good one to read out loud together.
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Jim
07/09/07

bookshelves: sci-fi
Read in July, 2006
My review of Elizabeth Moon's Engaging the Enemy is posted here:
http://www.freewebs.com/jkbowe...
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Craig
05/24/08

bookshelves: sciencefiction
Read in March, 2008
Fine military SF series.
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colleen
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11/23/07

bookshelves: science-fiction, scpl
Read in May, 2006
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DaNela
07/24/08

bookshelves: elizabeth-moon
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Lisa
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03/09/08

bookshelves: from-the-public-library
Read in March, 2008
 

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book data (includes all editions)

avg rating (all editions): 3.91 (130 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.67 (6 ratings)
number of reviews: 11






other editions

Engaging the Enemy (Mass Market Paperback)
Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War)