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  <title><![CDATA[Command Decision (Vatta's War, Book 4)]]></title>
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  <default-description>With the Vatta&amp;#8217;s War series, award-winning author Elizabeth Moon has claimed a place alongside such preeminent writers of military science fiction as David Weber and Lois McMaster Bujold. Now Moon is back&amp;#8211;and so is her butt-kicking, take-no-prisoners heroine, Kylara Vatta. Once the black-sheep scion of a prosperous merchant family, Kylara now leads a motley space force dedicated to the defeat of a rapacious pirate empire led by the mysterious Gammis Turek. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;After orchestrating a galaxy-wide failure of the communications network owned and maintained by the powerful ISC corporation, Turek and his marauders strike swiftly and without mercy. First they shatter Vatta Transport. Then they overrun entire star systems, growing stronger and bolder. No one is safe from the pirate fleet. But while they continue to move forward with their diabolical plan, they have made two critical mistakes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Their first mistake was killing Kylara Vatta&amp;#8217;s family.&lt;br&gt;Their second mistake was leaving her alive.&lt;br&gt;Now Kylara is going to make them pay.&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;But with a &amp;#8220;fleet&amp;#8221; consisting of only three ships&amp;#8211;including her flagship, the Vanguard, a souped-up merchant cruiser&amp;#8211;Kylara needs allies, and fast. Because even though she possesses the same coveted communication technology as the enemy, she has nowhere near their numbers or firepower.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, as Kylara&amp;#8217;s cousin Stella tries to bring together the shattered pieces of the family trading empire, new treachery is unfolding at ISC headquarters, where undercover agent Rafael Dunbarger, estranged son of the corporation&amp;#8217;s CEO, is trying to learn why the damaged network is not being repaired. What he discovers will send shock waves across the galaxy and crashing into Kylara&amp;#8217;s newly christened Space Defense Force at the worst possible moment.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2007</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Command Decision (Vatta's War, Book 4)</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth Moon]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I picked up the first of the Kylara Vatta series at B&amp;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.<br/><br/>I enjoyed this 5-book series much more than in previous Moon novels.  The...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21448881">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Mar 13 17:22:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 13 17:25:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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 &quot;Good Readers&quot; sphere who grow impatient with Ky's moral struggles about killing.  These are struggles that virtually every one who's ever served in the militar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49197210">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26497622">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Fans of science fiction, military fiction, and especially military SF]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 25 05:17:33 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another satisfying chapter in a very good series. This goes well beyond the space opera suggested by a glance at the covers and blurbs; the characters are well developed, the story world is complicated and well-thought-out, and the plotting both depends on the science and technology involved and is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26497622">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="35026377">
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Oct 10 20:48:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the 4th book in the Vatta's War series.  For series overview and list of recommended similar series, please see <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284658.Trading_in_Danger">my review on Trading in Danger, Vatta's War, Book 1</a>.<br/><br/>Command Decision picks up where book 3, Engaging the Enemy left off.  Ky now leads a small &amp; motley space force dedi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35026377">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64272249">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 20 15:29:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 21 10:35:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another good read.  The universe didn't get any more complex &amp; the story line continued quite logically, except for the 'hidden' person I mentioned in my last review.  I found the reasons for that &amp; the character's reasoning behind it to be weak.  It wasn't the person I suspected, either.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64272249">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60447443">
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm just inhaling these, some of the most entertaining sf I've read in a long time.  Fourth in the Ky Vatta series and the best one so far.  &quot;How to&quot; books, as in &quot;how to get kicked out of the space academy and make good anyway,&quot; &quot;how to fight space pirates,&quot; &quot;how ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60447443">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9425216">
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 22 06:57:32 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 22 06:57:32 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite thing about Elizabeth Moon's books is that she creates strong women characters that I don't always like. They are women with purpose and strength and they make a lot of hard decisions. I often admire them more than I actually like them. Some of them, like Kylara Vatta, I wouldn't want to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9425216">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77003827">
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 07 08:03:58 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 07 08:05:45 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The fourth installment of a series that continues to reward it's readers.  Not anything other than well-written, solid space opera/SF, but if that's what you like, then add this book and it's predecessors to your reading list.]]></body>
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    <review id="29586903">
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    <body><![CDATA[Another enjoyable Elizabeth Moon space opera.  The Ky Vatta saga has followed an attempt of organized pirates that are attempting to overthrow and control modern space society.  Ky Vatta, an ex-space military cadet, has been attempting to track down those responsible for destroying her family and so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29586903">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu May 21 16:20:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Avoid this drivel....]]></body>
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    <review id="76347664">
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    <body><![CDATA[Science Fiction]]></body>
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    <review id="16172153">
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    <name><![CDATA[Nick]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Feb 23 10:06:14 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Continuing the Vatta series, this book is a good military sf adventure, but like the others, has more depth to it than simple fighting. As the various levels of societal and business intrigue begin to unravel, the results have drastic impact on the seemingly simple task of hunting down pirates. This...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16172153">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16830293">
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Moon writes fun military sci fi, and this book was no exception.  This fourth book in the &quot;Vatta's War&quot; series kept me up past my bed time.  I was pleased that  this book felt more like <em>Engaging the Enemy</em> (the second book in the series, which also kept me up late) than like <em>Marque and Repr...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16830293">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="11353095">
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Feb 25 12:47:33 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm really enjoying the series (this is the 4th of 5), though much of this one felt a little like filler.  It was largely split between the Ky Vatta arc and the Rafe (ISC) arc, but I felt that only the Rafe arc had much tension to it.  I guess a lot of it felt like setting up pieces for the end-game...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11353095">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27288549">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Same comments as my review of the previous book in the series:  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96277">Engaging the Enemy</a>.  Memo to self: after reading the next and thankfully last book in the series (sigh), don't buy anything more by Elizabeth Moon.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another Kylara (sp?) Vatta book, this one explores more of her relationship with her growing task force and how they are going to battle the pirates who are bent on taking over everything.  A lot of good laughs and fun action is what I'd say this book is full of.  ]]></body>
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  <date_updated>Mon Oct 15 17:09:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ky runs around the galaxy drumming up support for her war against the pirates, and fights a bit.  Fairly enjoyable, but I'm getting a bit sick of the jolly boy's own battles, and of Ky's never-ending wonderfulness. I think I'll be skipping future books in the series.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 02 22:47:16 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jul 19 20:19:59 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 02 22:47:16 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's just a good read about fighting space pirates and trying to run a business while members of one's family are risking their lives and there's a sub-plot about kidnapped family and the semi-loyal member that is trying to get them back. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 28 13:58:59 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 18 14:06:00 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Slow start, but I plodded on and the book became a reasonable read towards the end. My main criticism is that it is very much an episode in a series and does not pack the punch it needs to stand on its own.]]></body>
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    <review id="13335679">
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    <name><![CDATA[BunWat ]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 23 18:15:41 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 23 18:17:28 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great pacing and voice, and I like the characters but clearly one in a series and doesn't stand that well alone.  Feel like I came in in the middle of the conversation.]]></body>
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