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    <body><![CDATA[Another good ride just finished, as Elizabeth Moon wrapped up her Vatta’s War series with ‘Victory Conditions’ (Del Rey, $26, 398 pages). Beginning at the beginning (‘Trading in Danger’) is pretty much mandatory, as the characters and plot transform and deepen through the five-book process...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61820422">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this entire series over the past week, and, until the final volume, it was acceptably mediocre. Victory Conditions, however, is just terrible.<br/><br/>Space Opera inevitably descends into munchkin power gaming, and this is a prime example of how not to do it. Dei ex machina, painfully pred...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41740291">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was definitely a let down after the 4th.  The 'discovered' romance was weak and annoying.  The final space battle felt sluggish and lacked any sense of real danger or momentum.  There was just no epic quality.  <br/><br/>And this book really fell prey to some of Moon's strongest failings...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25348797">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A neatly written book in a neatly written series. I know other people have raved about the Vatta series but it is not my favorite Elizabeth Moon story. It's the work of a mature writer who executes well, but it doesn't have the passion of earlier books,(my favorites being the Deeds of Paksenarrion)....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18927364">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It's not worth summarizing the plot here, because let's face it, that's not why we read these books anyway.  If we did, we'd have to reread the whole series every time one of them came out, and who wants that?<br/><br/>No, we read these books because military SF is fun.  And Elizabeth Moon's milit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26844023">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Conclusion of the Vatta's War series, wraps everything up neatly. A little too much combat for my taste, but it is always fun to read an action-packed book full of intelligent, capable, strong women in various roles. My one complaint about this series, and pretty much most of her books, is the idea ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22917813">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was fun, but I liked the other books in this series better.  Moon should not take lessons from Neil Stephenson on how to end books.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Elizabeth Moon’s thrilling Vatta’s War series, featuring the no-holds-barred space-faring heroine Kylara Vatta, has secured her reputation as a master of first-rate military science fiction. Now Commander Vatta is back–locked and loaded and ready to win the fight against the marauding forces of ruthless space pirate Gammis Turek.<br/><br/>For Ky, it’s not just about liberating the star systems subjugated by Turek and defending the rest of the galaxy’s freedom. There’s also a score to be settled and payback to be meted out for the obliteration of the Vatta Transport dynasty . . . and the slaughter of Ky’s family. But the enemy have their own escalation efforts under way–including the placement of covert agents among the allies with whom Ky and the surviving Vattas are collaborating in the war effort. And when a spy ring linked to a wealthy businessman is exposed, a cracked pirate code reveals a galaxywide conspiracy fueling the proliferation of Turek’s warship fleet. <br/>Matching the invaders’ swelling firepower will mean marshaling an armada of battle-ready ships for Ky to lead into combat. But a violent skirmish leaves Ky reeling–and presumed dead by her enemies. Now, as Turek readies an all-out attack on the Nexus system–a key conquest that could seal the rest of the galaxy’s doom–Ky must rally to the challenge, draw upon every last reserve of her strategic skills, and reach deep if she is to tear from the ashes of tragedy her most decisive victory.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good, though somewhat predictable, conclusion to a solid series.  As with the rest, a good mix of action, characterization, some plot twists, and a very well imagined and depicted fictional universe.  Without giving away the ending, it was a relief that the main characters stayed in character, alt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26497738">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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