Cold Welcome (Vatta's Peace Book 1)

Cold Welcome (Vatta's Peace Book 1)

<b>Nebula Award–winning author Elizabeth Moon makes a triumphant return to science fiction with a thrilling series featuring Kylara Vatta, the daring hero of her acclaimed Vatta’s War sequence.</b><br /><br /> After nearly a decade away, Nebula Award–winning author Elizabeth Moon makes a triumphant return to science fiction with this installment in a thrilling new series featuring the daring hero of her acclaimed Vatta’s War sequence.<br /><br /> Summoned to the home planet of her family’s business empire, space-fleet commander Kylara Vatta is told to expect a hero’s welcome. But instead she is thrown into danger unlike any other she has faced and finds herself isolated, unable to communicate with the outside world, commanding a motley group of unfamiliar troops, and struggling day by day to survive in a deadly environment with sabotaged gear. Only her undeniable talent for command can give her ragtag band a fighting chance.<br /><br /> Yet even as Ky leads her team from one crisis to another, her family and friends refuse to give up hope, endeavoring to mount a rescue from halfway around the planet—a task that is complicated as Ky and her supporters find secrets others will kill to protect: a conspiracy infecting both government and military that threatens not only her own group’s survival but her entire home planet.<br /><br /> <b>Praise for Elizabeth Moon</b><br /><br /> <b>Trading in Danger<br /></b><br /> “A mix of space opera, military science fiction and human drama, this is an exciting and often touching novel.”<b>—<i>RT Book Reviews</i></b><br /><br /> <b>Marque and Reprisal<br /></b><br /> “Excellent plotting and characters support the utterly realistic action sequences: swift, jolting, confusing, and merciless. It’s a corker!”<b>—<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /><br /> <b>Engaging the Enemy<br /></b><br /> “Moon has created a richly imagined universe of different cultures, replete with intriguing characters and the sense of unlimited possibility that characterizes the most appealing science fiction.”<b>—<i>School Library Journal</i></b><br /><br /> <b>Command Decision<br /></b><br /> “One of scifi’s best military space series . . . confirms Moon’s place with Lois McMaster Bujold and David Weber in the top tier of turn-of-the-millennium military SF writers.”—Syfy<br /><br /> <b>Victory Conditions<br /></b><br /> “Rip-roaring action and intriguing science and tactics distinguish Nebula winner Moon’s fifth and final Vatta’s War installment. . . . A fine and fitting conclusion to Moon’s grand space opera tour de force.”<b>—<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>