{"product_id":"cold-welcome-vattas-peace-1101887338-used","title":"Cold Welcome (Vatta's Peace)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1101887338\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moon, Elizabeth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduct DescriptionNebula 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 Vattas War sequence.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 Vattas War sequence.Summoned to the home planet of her familys business empire, space-fleet commander Kylara Vatta is told to expect a heros 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.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 groups survival but her entire home planet.ReviewPraise for Elizabeth MoonTrading in DangerA mix of space opera, military science fiction and human drama, this is an exciting and often touching novel.-RT Book ReviewsMarque and ReprisalExcellent plotting and characters support the utterly realistic action sequences: swift, jolting, confusing, and merciless. Its a corker!-Kirkus ReviewsEngaging the EnemyMoon 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.-School Library JournalCommand DecisionOne of scifis best military space series . . . confirms Moons place with Lois McMaster Bujold and David Weber in the top tier of turn-of-the-millennium military SF writers.-SyfyVictory ConditionsRip-roaring action and intriguing science and tactics distinguish Nebula winner Moons fifth and final Vattas War installment. . . . A fine and fitting conclusion to Moons grand space opera tour de force.-Publishers WeeklyAbout the AuthorElizabeth Moon grew up on the Texas border, served three years of active duty in the USMC (1968-71), and now lives with her husband, also a veteran, near Austin, Texas. She has published more than twenty-five novels, including Nebula Award winner The Speed of Dark, Hugo finalist Remnant Population, and the enduring epic fantasy series The Chronicles of Paksenarrion. She has published more than fifty short-fiction pieces in anthologies and magazines and in four of her own short-fiction collections, most recently Moon Flights and Deeds of Honor. When not writing, Moon enjoys photographing native plants and wildlife, knitting socks, and cooking.Excerpt.  Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.Chapter OneSlotter Key NearspaceDay 1Ky Vatta stared down at her home planet as her pinnace took her from Vanguard II, her flagship, to the lower-orbit space station where she would take a shuttle down to the surface. Once there, she would have to assume the role of Grand Admiral Vatta, homecoming hero of the recent war. But here, between the place she had made for herself-as founder and commander of Space Defense Force-and the welcome that awaited her, she had a short time to deal with her own feelings.She did not want to be here. She did not want to be anywhere near Slotter Key. She felt nothing warm or sentimental about her home planet, the city she knew so well, or the lost home in which she had grown up. She did not want the good memories to rise, because with them would come the immediacy and certainty of loss.No, she wanted to be very far away, on a completely differen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67979110252832,"sku":"USED1101887338","price":9.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/91NXTnLYLeL_8b8bfb1e-0b3d-4a89-95bb-109a635110b7.jpg?v=1792985933","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/cold-welcome-vattas-peace-1101887338-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}