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Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War #3)

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For fans of fast-paced adventure and compelling characters, the military science fiction of Nebula Award—winning author Elizabeth Moon is the perfect choice.

The brilliantly unorthodox Kylara Vatta, black-sheep scion of Vatta Transport Ltd., one of the galaxy’s wealthiest merchant houses, is a heroine like no other, blessed with a killer instinct for business and for battl...more For fans of fast-paced adventure and compelling characters, the military science fiction of Nebula Award—winning author Elizabeth Moon is the perfect choice.

The brilliantly unorthodox Kylara Vatta, black-sheep scion of Vatta Transport Ltd., one of the galaxy’s wealthiest merchant houses, is a heroine like no other, blessed with a killer instinct for business and for battle. Now, in the aftermath of cold-blooded assassinations that have left her parents dead and the Vatta shipping empire shattered, Kylara faces her greatest challenge yet.

There is a time for grief and a time for revenge. This is decidedly the latter. Placing her cousin Stella in command of the trading vessel Gary Tobai, Ky embarks aboard the captured pirate ship Fair Kaleen on a twofold mission: to salvage the family business and to punish those responsible for the killings . . . before they strike again.

Since the network providing instantaneous communication between star systems has been sabotaged, news is hard to come by and available information impossible to trust. But as she travels from system to system, with Stella a step behind, Ky pieces together the clues and discovers a conspiracy of terrifying scope, breathtaking audacity, and utter ruthlessness.

The only hope the independent systems and merchants have against this powerful enemy is to band together. Unfortunately, because she commands a ship known to belong to a notorious pirate–her own relative Osman Vatta, whom she killed for his part in her parents’ deaths–Ky is met with suspicion, if not outright hostility. Rumors swirl about her intent, her very identity. Soon even Stella begins to question her cousin’s decisions and her authority to make them.

Meanwhile, the conspiracy Ky hunts is hunting her in turn, with agents insinuated into every space station, every planetary government, every arm of the military, and every merchant house–including her own. Before she can take the fight to the enemy, Kylara must survive a deadly minefield of deception and betrayal.

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Jan 09, 2011 James rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of science fiction, especially military SF

Shelves: action, character-studies, culture-and-politics, military, science-fiction, suspense-and-mystery

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.
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Feb 18, 2009 Chuck rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Okay, so I am on this major Elizabeth Moon debauch; I have read three of the novels in the last week, they are so engaging.

I don't want to reveal too much, esp. since I already read the last book in the series (which, like a doofus, I read first), but the first three novels in the series trace Kylara "Ky" Vatta from a disgraced, washed out Academy cadet to her job taking a ship to the scrapyard, her decision not to scrap the ship but to buy it and become a trader, to the attack that wipes out mo...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Lorena rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

I devoured Book Three.

If the first two books were about loss of family, this one begins to question what is family, exactly? Is family who raised you? Or who, genetically, you are related to? If those two things are different, which one is more important, defines you more?

At the end of Book Two, Ky kills a relative, who at that time we (the readers) believe is the ultimate bad guy in the series. She takes his ship, gaining weapons and a ship with which to rebuild the Vatta empire. And she final...more

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May 01, 2012 Beth Cato rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, vatta-s-war, science

In the third book of the Vatta's War series, Ky Vatta is up to her neck in intrigue. Now in possession of a pirate's warship, docking in space ports has become even more complicated. Communications are still down throughout many systems; while Ky is keenly aware that much of her family has been massacred, she'd not sure who is left, or when she'll be able to return to her homeworld. Meanwhile, her cousin takes charge of Ky's slower, older ship and deals with the aftermath of Ky's turbulent port...more

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Jan 30, 2012 David rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My brother thinks this series is written for young adults, but I disagree. Young adult literature, especially that written by women for young women tends to always have a romantic angle and to date there is no love interest for Ky introduced in this third novel of a quintet. Instead we have some really cool space opera, some clever planet side adventures, some cross culture obstacles, and the gradual progression of the establishment of a privateer alliance to fight the pirates. Not your typical...more

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Aug 28, 2011 Mardel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is my favorite out of the Vatta's War series so far. Ky has obtained a ship from an exiled piratical relative, and she is continuing her plan to gather reinforcements to fight the pirates that seem to have caused so much death and tragedy to so many systems.

Stella's personality continues to emerge. Toby is revealed as a tech whiz, and Rafe continues to be an interesting almost friend - a friend you can't quite trust yet.

The best part is the alternating pov between Ky and Grace - the aunt th...more

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Oct 02, 2010 Johnny rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

I still think this series is for YA. This time, the psychological crisis doesn’t have as much to do with losing one’s parents in death as in losing one’s parents in terms of genetics, discovering that one has been adopted and that one’s progenitor is not anyone to be admired in terms of genetic inheritance. In a delightful way, Engaging the Enemy explores the real meaning of family. Of course, I’m more hooked than ever because the personalities of the characters are becoming more complex. Charac...more

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Jul 25, 2011 James rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Another brilliant installation in a great series that I am sad to say ends at book five.

I mentioned in my review for the previous book that I thought that it was more of a build-up episode to this one and the final books; this one was full steam ahead. However, while it was definitively an improvement on the previous book I still felt as if it was lacking that final push - like Moon was saving all the really hard kicking ass stuff for the finale. Which, if this is her mediocre stuff, I can more...more Another brilliant installation in a great series that I am sad to say ends at book five.

I mentioned in my review for the previous book that I thought that it was more of a build-up episode to this one and the final books; this one was full steam ahead. However, while it was definitively an improvement on the previous book I still felt as if it was lacking that final push - like Moon was saving all the really hard kicking ass stuff for the finale. Which, if this is her mediocre stuff, I can more than live with and I eagerly anticipate reading the finale.

The characters are brilliant and continue to please me; being brought to life in such a vivid way that I put the book down in disgust at the thoughts and actions of Stella regarding Ky at one stage. It was also brilliant to see Ky develop within herself, with her refusal to follow her instincts regarding the privateer commander a nice misstep for her, giving her the confidence to really go on and improve mentally. I think Rafe said it within the previous book, but if this is her when she hasn't fully bloomed as a leader, and military commander then her enemies better start running for the hill now, 'cause she sure knows how to kick ass and she is only going to get better.

The plot I have come to realise really fits in with the series as a whole; the first two thirds letting the story develop like a building irresistible force that concludes with the action - this allows us to see the world around the characters and really get a grip on what drives them individually and then get all the action at the end to satisfy that certain itch. This really works for a long running series, and as such you should be prepared for it and not expect the sequencing of a stand alone. If you do, you will be disappointed. I had to remind myself that this is a series, and the story is spread over five books.

Remember this and this book will be all the more satisfying.

The writing is brilliant as usual - just what we have come to expect from Moon and her creations. She shows emotion, detailed worlds and actions packed scenes with the deftness of a literary genius. Although, it is sad to say that she will never be acknowledged as such with Sci-Fi seemingly shunned by the literary world. Shame.

Read this, you will enjoy if you are a Sci-Fi fan.

Have fun reading. (less)

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Jul 18, 2010 Erika rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Kylara Vatta has finally made it to Lastaway, safely delivered her original cargo, and is on her way to her next trading port when she suddenly finds herself in charge of much more than the command of Fair Kaleen and her crew. There is little doubt someone or someones are out to get Vatta Transport, Ltd, but now other trading companies are under attack as well. Ky’s novice Captain skills are put to the test again as she tries to avoid trouble and postpone her grief. Corleigh has been hit hard an...more

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Jul 08, 2010 Angela James rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, science-fiction, space-opera

This has been my least favorite of the series so far. I disliked that Stella was set up, as a character, to be so unlikeable and seemingly unreasonable and anti-Ky. In other words, what could have been another strong female character in this book to provide a foil to Ky's character is instead set up as her opposition and somewhat of an antagonist. It's almost as if the author didn't want to provide Ky with any strong primary character competition, which is a shame, because it results in her seem...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Cheryl in CC NV rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Honestly, I'm confused by how much I like this series. Let me reiterate - I don't like intrigue, adventure, stories that are so long you need a whole series to tell them, military situations... but Moon just has a knack for charming me by explaining the intrigue and the battles instead of being elliptical, and of including so much more than just adventure.

I love all the new worlds and their different cultures. I love getting to know Rafe, Grace Lane and Stella a bit better and meeting the other...more

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Apr 22, 2010 William Bentrim rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: every scifi fan

Engaging the Enemy By Elizabeth Moon

Kylara Vatta acquires some allies and starts her climb to revenge. She discovers unknown depths to relatives that were strangers. She finds in herself characteristics she isn’t sure she likes. She is on a mission of vengeance and nothing will stand in her way.

The series keeps on rolling. Kylara discovers some personal characteristics she isn’t necessarily happy with. Auntie Grace goes to show that age and experience can trump many adversities. Slowly allies c...more

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Aug 18, 2009 Jason rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I picked up the first two books in the Vatta’s War series out of curiosity, and because I thought they probably weren’t very good. I wanted to see what modern military science fiction was like. They turned out better than I expected, enough so that I’ve been curious about the rest of the series. I began Engaging the Enemy with the hopes that it would be faster and more exciting than the previous two books.

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Having defeated the family renegade and pirate, Osman, Ky Vatta attempts to regist...more

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Oct 28, 2009 Jeffrey rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: hardcore space opera fans only

Shelves: science-fiction, read-in-2009

A book that ends with 20 pages of really good, but begins with 380 pages of meh. This book resolves as an in-between, where some minor threads are tied up but little in terms of overall progress can be measured.

I would note though, that Elizabeth Moon has improved her characterization from novel to novel. Discouragingly, by the end of Engaging the Enemy she has dispensed with many of her more colorful characters from Marque and Reprisal and will proceed with a blander, more militaristic lot.

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Feb 06, 2012 Carolyn F. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi

Most of Ky's family is killed and she's trying to find the living family stragglers before they are assassinated. Her cousin Stella and distant cousin Toby meet up with her and she finds out one of family members was working with the pirates that killed her family and maybe one of the ship captains. She realizes the pirates are organizing and she's trying to pull together a force of privateers to help stop them. Of course almost everyone thinks she's too young and too inexperienced. Also Stella...more

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Apr 02, 2013 Kat Hooper rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook

Originally posted at FanLit. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/

“I do not intend survival. I intend victory.”

Engaging the Enemy is the third book in Elizabeth Moon’s VATTA’S WAR saga. Young captain Kylara Vatta, her beautiful cousin Stella Vatta, and their elderly Aunt Grace continue their quest for revenge on the people who destroyed the Vatta shipping empire and most of the Vatta family. They are just beginning to realize the extent of the vast conspiracy which brought the Vattas down — it invol...more Originally posted at FanLit. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/

“I do not intend survival. I intend victory.”

Engaging the Enemy is the third book in Elizabeth Moon’s VATTA’S WAR saga. Young captain Kylara Vatta, her beautiful cousin Stella Vatta, and their elderly Aunt Grace continue their quest for revenge on the people who destroyed the Vatta shipping empire and most of the Vatta family. They are just beginning to realize the extent of the vast conspiracy which brought the Vattas down — it involves space pirates, a disgruntled renegade cousin, a traitorous ship captain, and the government of their home planet, Slotter Key.

While Ky and Stella are out in space dodging assassination attempts and looking for allies, they have to deal with mercenaries, ship captains from different cultures, and more than one planet’s ridiculous system of government. Finally Moon begins to show us the cultural distinctions between the different planets we visit. Some of this is pretty amusing and reminds me a little of Jack Vance’s ability to highlight silly human behaviors by emphasizing a particular inane behavior in one of his created cultures. Elizabeth Moon does something similar here. Mostly she’s making fun of bureaucracy and it adds a nice bit of levity to her story.

Ky is getting stronger and growing into her role as the commander of an interplanetary military force. She’s still worried about her discovery that she enjoys killing bad guys and we, along with her cousin Stella, are starting to worry a little, too. There are some moral dilemmas for Ky — on more than one occasion she has to decide whether it’s ethical to kill or torture one person for the greater good. Ky doesn’t think about this for very long before making her decisions — does that make her morally inferior or superior?

Aunt Gracie is probably Elizabeth Moon’s best character in this series. Because the enemies have brought down the ansibles that allow for interplanetary communications, she’s out of touch with Ky and Stella. Here we see her scheming in the background, targeting the president of Slotter Key. Her story takes less space than Ky’s but it’s always exciting. Elderly Aunt Grace may not be involved in space battles, but she kicks butt nonetheless.

Stella, on the other hand, is weak in this installment. She has so much potential to be a great strong character, but so far Moon doesn’t seem to be sure what Stella’s purpose is. In the previous books she seemed to be a hero in her own right, but this time Moon seems to be using her to make Ky look better in contrast. Too bad. Why can’t Stella be awesome, too? I hope she’ll be back on track in the next book.

Most of the plot of Engaging the Enemy focuses on Ky meeting and strategizing with potential allies, equipping her ships, hiring crew, worrying about her relationship to her home planet, and trying to decide what her role is in the struggle for revenge. Too much of this is tedious and repetitive. I’ve mentioned in a review of an earlier book in this series that I enjoy the focus on trading and transportation logistics, so I feel a little forgiving about this, but many readers will think it’s just plain boring. There’s not much action from Ky’s storyline until the very end of the book when there’s a trial, a surprising revelation about the Vatta family, and a major military engagement.

Despite the deceptive title of the book, there isn’t a lot of action in Engaging the Enemy. However, the story advances and there are welcome revelations and some good character development. I’m rating Engaging the Enemy a little lower than the previous installments just because there’s less action, some of the plot elements feel like they’re there just to add drama, and there’s too much boring red tape. Still, somehow Elizabeth Moon keeps me reading and there’s no way I’m giving up on the Vatta family now. Go Vatta!(less)

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Mar 03, 2013 Tufty McTavish rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Less action in this part of the story, but a bit more background and reveals. I am especially liking how the character groups actually change and move apart, and in different directions at appropriate intervals. This brings in fresh stories, perspectives and styles, unlike, say, the Lost Fleet series which had a more static cast I think, if only limited because of its plot thrust - a fleet of ships lost deep behind enemy lines trying to get home.

Engaging The Enemy tackles a couple of different p...more

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Mar 31, 2009 Leslie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have really enjoyed this series. The characters are multi-dimensional, struggle with very human questions and feelings, often walk a fine ethical or moral line, and grow/change through the arc of the book. I have been quite engaged by the story and look forward to reading the rest in the series. I did on occasion wish have that response of "oh goddess, again ... how many times do we have to repeat this information, this angst, this moral issue." But it was easily forgiven ... I mean, how many...more

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Jul 09, 2012 David rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've probably reached the point of diminishing returns in continuing to review the books in this series, so I'll say only that if you liked the previous books, you'll like this one as well, if not more. With each installment in the Vatta's War series, the tale becomes a little grander in scale. If Moon keeps true to her pace, the series will deserve the label of "epic" in the traditional definition--not "bro-speak," where a decent cup of coffee is "Totally epic, bro!" but rather "a long film, bo...more

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Apr 09, 2010 Sbuchler rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, read-in-2010

Genre: Military Science Fiction/Space Opera

This was an extremely addictive read. It continues the story of Ky Vatta, her cousin Stella, and her aunt Grace in their three-pronged attack on their attackers. It’s still not clear that we know everyone who was working against them. However, Ky focuses on trying to counter the military threat that organized space pirates presents. Stella continues to worry about the family’s business concerns while Grace attempts to address the government collusion th...more

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Nov 07, 2009 Mike rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone

Well-written space opera. That sums this book up nicely. I started the series with the first book and enjoyed it well enough to continue with the author as she expanded the story. It uses a somewhat ho-hum technological universe as the backdrop, but employs a few clever twists even with that. Solid writing, decent plotting and action. Not the most thought-provoking book ever written, but it does not try to be. Read it for the pleasure of having a few minutes or hours off in a tale of action and...more

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Jul 09, 2007 James rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sff-2000s, sff-series-kylara-vatta

Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Moon continues her interstellar “Vatta’s War” saga with Engaging the Enemy, the third book in the series. Those who have read the previous books in the series will welcome the return of Captain Kylara Vatta, the young, self-doubting, yet determined heroine who seems prone to difficulties and disaster even when she makes the right decisions. It is precisely this quirk in Ky’s luck that endears her to science fiction fans everywhere. During her earlier exploit...more Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Moon continues her interstellar “Vatta’s War” saga with Engaging the Enemy, the third book in the series. Those who have read the previous books in the series will welcome the return of Captain Kylara Vatta, the young, self-doubting, yet determined heroine who seems prone to difficulties and disaster even when she makes the right decisions. It is precisely this quirk in Ky’s luck that endears her to science fiction fans everywhere. During her earlier exploits, we learned a little about Ky, her family, and her family business, Vatta Transport. We watched as she faced the dangers wrought by the destruction of ISC communications assets, dealings with pirates and mercenaries, assassination attempts, hand-to-hand combat, and the vengeful spite of the family’s black sheep, Osman Vatta. Put your helmets on and buckle up, because that was only the beginning.

In Engaging the Enemy, Moon treats her fans with a much closer look at Ky’s Aunt Grace, a remarkable woman with a great deal more about her than her outward appearance would suggest. Aunt Grace struggles to preserve the lives and livelihood of the Vatta family on Slotter Key, Vatta Transport’s corporate home world. The cunning Vatta matriarch finds she has both enemies and allies as she battles on cut off from communications with all off-world assets and working with tremendously reduced Vatta resources. Meanwhile, Kylara, now captaining the Fair Kaleen — a well-armed pirate vessel she captured from Osman — as her privateer flagship, begins her earnest quest to avenge the near-total annihilation of the Vatta family and to restore the family business. Trailing behind her in the Gary Tobai is Stella, Ky’s cousin and ally in the undeclared Vatta’s War. While catching up to Kylara as she hops from one star system to another, Stella finds reason to doubt Kylara’s motivations and intent, but nothing can prepare either of them for the shocking truth they discover during the trial of Captain Furman, one of Vatta’s most senior merchant captains.

Moon continues to chronicle the events of Kylara Vatta’s life as a young, star-faring merchant-captain-turned-privateer in Engaging the Enemy. For veteran readers of the “Vatta’s War” series there are answers to be found in Moon’s latest space opera aria. Unfortunately, since this is but a single volume of the series, readers who are new to this continuing story will finish with far more questions than answers. The author’s writing style and skillfully placed redundancies allow this book to be enjoyed without reference to her earlier works, Trading in Danger and Marque and Reprisal. However, readers who have not read these earlier works are depriving themselves of valuable insights and background information, not to mention the pleasure of more of Elizabeth Moon’s entertaining writing. Whenever the physical action slows, the internal struggles and interaction of the various characters ensure there is no lull in the book’s overall pace. The author has placed great emphasis on character development — personality traits and motivations — and it is this particular aspect of Moon’s writing that ultimately keeps her audience enthralled.

Moon’s ability to pen a sweeping tale of science fiction has never been in doubt, but if ever it were, her “Vatta’s War” series would surely lay those doubts to rest. If you haven’t had your share of interstellar adventure this week, Engaging the Enemy is only a bookstore away.

Elizabeth Moon maintains a website at http://www.elizabethmoon.com/(less)

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Aug 16, 2011 Andreas rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The third book in the Vatta’s War series suffers from a bit of “middle-book-itis”. There is no decisive action, just a skirmish tacked on at the end. Ky’s cousin Stella is angry with her. Then they reconcile. The possible romance with roguish Rafe goes nowhere. A least by the end Ky is set up as a privateer.

It’s not a bad novel. It’s just a bit more dull than it’s predecessors. Trading in Danger could stand on its own. Engaging the Enemy cannot.

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Jul 12, 2012 Eugene rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Engaging the Enemy takes the ideas of the first two books in the series, and distills them into a much more impactful and interesting read. I must say that this is quite a page turner, even if not much is really happening. The women of Vatta Transport are front and center in this book, and they are well written and quite interesting. The majority of the crew is still mostly faceless, but I think that they are better handled than at the beginning of the series.

The negative for me is that this boo...more

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Mar 19, 2012 Erik Nelson rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If there's any real complaint I have about this series is that it's paint-by-numbers. Conflicts are resolved exactly as you'd imagine they would be. The book holds no surprises, and its characters are straightforward and predictable. The result is a series that's entertaining in its own way, but falls short of offering anything new. For a quick, light read, it scratches some of the right itches but doesn't offer lasting satisfaction.

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May 13, 2010 Lynnda Ell rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-will-keep

Elizabeth Moon ramps up the pressure on her heroine, Kylara Vatta in Engaging the Enemy." This book contains three parrallel plots and a couple of subplots that keep a reader holding her breath as the story develops.

This book almost has a real ending. At least it is an improvement over the first two books in the series. Maybe when the series end, I'll get to read a book complete in itself.

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Jul 20, 2009 Jim rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

A good space adventure with a likable heroine & some well developed characters. I'm a bit peeved because one character is STILL hiding & I think I know who it is. It's beginning to be more a point of wonderment & becoming ridiculous. Minor point though. The rest of the universe is well painted, the situation is believable & tense. It's an easy read, but not a dumb one. Better than just a candy book.

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Mar 19, 2012 Drsprite rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library

I had read it before as a library treebook but only recognized it from a distinctive setting halfway through the library ebook (I knew I'd read the earlier part of the series.) Decent middle of series sort of book, would buy used. The series has the author's hallmarks, such as older women (supporting characters in this case) who are tough as nails.

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Dec 28, 2010 Simeonberesford rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: space, opera, vatta, science, fiction

Third volume of this Space Opera Series about the Vatta Family's struggle to survive after they and their space shipping line are targeted by baddies.[return]In spite of the title this is a lot more about the struggle for control of the company than set piece battles, plot threads everywhere and very much part of a continuing story.

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Mar 25, 2012 John rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sf-fantasy

3rd in Vatta's War series. Here she lands in that extremely polite society, acquires another ship from a Vatta traitor, and has a battle that convinces her to take command. This is the first in the series where the plot didn't quite provide enough action to cover all the talking and soul searching---so, weaker than the two previous.

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Elizabeth Moon was born March 7, 1945, and grew up in McAllen, Texas, graduating from McAllen High School in 1963. She has a B.A. in History from Rice University (1968) and another in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin (1975) with graduate work in Biology at the University of Texas, San Antonio.

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