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  <title><![CDATA[Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)]]></title>
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  <default-description>&lt;I&gt;Marque and Reprisal&lt;/I&gt; is Nebula Award winner Elizabeth Moon's second novel about Kylara Vatta, starship captain in her family's interstellar shipping business. Fresh from war, Ky is trying to resume a normal trading schedule when an unknown enemy attacks her prestigous family. Though her family is large, Ky may be its only surviving member. But she cannot confirm this, for sabotage has cut off communications between star systems. And Ky has other problems. She's been turned into a privateer against her will. Her family's mysterious foe knows where she is, and is trying to kill her. And she has a bloody secret of her own.&lt;p&gt;  Packed with action and intrigue, &lt;I&gt;Marque and Reprisal&lt;/I&gt; and its prequel,  &lt;I&gt;Trading in Danger&lt;/I&gt;, are as strong and interesting as Elizabeth Moon's popular Serrano Legacy series, which also successfully combines hard SF, military SF, and adventure SF with interstellar and familial politics. The Kylara Vatta novels will please fans of the Serrano Legacy, Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan saga, David Weber's Honor Harrington series, and Robert A. Heinlein's juvenile novels. &lt;I&gt;--Cynthia Ward&lt;/I&gt;</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2004</original-publication-year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Elizabeth Moon]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good (OK?) second book to the series.  Major crisis &amp; 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 st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51663865">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23582460">
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    <name><![CDATA[Guy]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jun 03 00:07:34 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 04 16:50:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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. <br/><br/>The palette of &quot;real&quot; charact...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23582460">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[	I saw “Trading in Danger” and “Marque and Reprisal” at bookstores a few years ago and was very curious about them. Were they good science fiction, or examples of published books that I was better than? The first book had been good, though not great, and I gave the second one a whirl.<br/>	...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23509108">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62589388">
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  <date_added>Wed Jul 08 00:04:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 08 00:08:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Most of the book is obviously setting up the politics of the series as a whole; that bit was actually pretty good.  The action sequence, while well-written, is a fairly contrived situation.<br/><br/>The contagious interstellar telepathy thing seemed totally irrelevant to the actual story, and tota...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62589388">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73677694">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jeffrey]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 06 16:59:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 09 19:22:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fluffy, summer reading quality, space opera novel that improves on the first volume, but is still predictable and continues <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3529.Elizabeth_Berg" title="Elizabeth Berg">Elizabeth Moon</a>'s tendency to make space feel small. <br/><br/>While it does bring more personality and character with the addition of several new supporting cast members, t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73677694">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72754357">
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    <name><![CDATA[Maria]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 28 06:24:39 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 28 06:26:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This sequel to &quot;Trading in Danger&quot; was excellent.  Alot of action takes place and the development of the main character, Ky Vatta, continued in steady pace.  Setbacks happened to the character and she dealt with them as best she could.  Other family members were introduced and a possible r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72754357">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39381296">
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    <name><![CDATA[sean]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Dec 05 11:57:08 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 08 13:14:37 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[OK for a guilty space-opera fix, if you're waiting for the next book in the Vorkosigan Saga or the Liaden Universe. But don't expect deep, believable characters. Furthermore, you'll have to swallow some pretty ridiculous plotting coincidences and some pretty mediocre secret agent stuff. ]]></body>
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    <review id="58406524">
    <user id="1041793">
    <name><![CDATA[Sandy]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 04 07:38:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 23 06:55:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sequel to Trading in Danger, this picks up immediately after.  Kylara has just returned the cargo she picked up to Belinta when things go horribly wrong again.  She proceeds to Lastway where she starts to work things out.  Her family is being attacked, as is the ISC.  This book ends on a cliffhanger...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58406524">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="35025841">
    <user id="862023">
    <name><![CDATA[Martina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Oct 10 20:32:58 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 10 20:38:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the 2nd 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/>Marque and Reprisal picks up immediately where Trading in Danger left off.  We know that an unknown adversary has la...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35025841">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40687635">
    <user id="1146941">
    <name><![CDATA[Bagfish]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 22 11:56:13 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 22 11:58:08 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Much better than &quot;Trading in Danger&quot; Moving Target start with a bang and continues in this vein throughout.  Excellent characterisation along with great action makes this some pretty good space opera]]></body>
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    <review id="70769132">
    <user id="161433">
    <name><![CDATA[Saleris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book with the title &quot;Moving Target&quot; in the UK. <br/>Vatta's war is a very good series. Couldn't wait to go from one volume to the other, and I'm hoping that there's more to come.]]></body>
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    <review id="15942366">
    <user id="724379">
    <name><![CDATA[Nick]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pasadena, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who enjoy the Honor Harrington novels by Weber]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book, the second in a series, is a well-written blend of military science fiction and social commentary. As the series progresses, different cultures are highlighted, many of which feature mildly exaggerated versions of contemporary cultures.<br/>Marque and Reprisal is about a large scale terr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15942366">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48487536">
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    <name><![CDATA[Punk]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[In case I feel like reading about space shipping.]]></body>
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    <review id="46792210">
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    <name><![CDATA[Chuck]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[See comments under Engaging the Enemy.]]></body>
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    <review id="24359965">
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    <name><![CDATA[James]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Volume 2 in the saga of Kylara Vatta, the Vatta family shipping empire, and their travails in a universe that in some ways resembles the wild and chaotic 17th century maritime world of Europe and America complete with wars, business empires, pirates, and privateers.  The development of the protagoni...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24359965">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6810987">
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    <name><![CDATA[Celia]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 25 22:11:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ky Vatta's &quot;oh my god!  I get thrills from killing people&quot; is beginning to irritate me a bit.  Accept yourself already woman!  But I suppose a mildly tormented lead character is more exciting than a self-accepting one.  This was fun, and I actually enjoyed it more than the first in the ser...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6810987">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While I thought the first book was a lot like <em> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61906.The_Warrior_s_Apprentice_Vorkosigan_" title="The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan) by Lois McMaster Bujold">The Warrior's Apprentice</a> </em>, this second installment of the Vatta's War series is darker.  I liked it and I'm intrigued to see where the  story ends up.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16654048">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found this weaker than the first book in the series - too much convenience and the introduction of a number of characters that I didn't really care about.  Plus Moon-types abound and I would have liked something fresh and new.  Very readable and engaging but not something that stands-out.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting, but the characterization was still pretty flat, and there are still too many annoying hints of secrets without much real payoff. This series is not for me, I think. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My new favorite series ever!  LOVE the herione, LOVE the characters, LOVE the writing - what else can i say?  I wait impatiently for every new title in this series]]></body>
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