Kylara Vatta

by Elizabeth Moon
Eligible Publication: Cold Welcome (Vatta's Peace #1) (excerpt), Del Rey/Ballantine and Orbit, April 2017
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.
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.
Vatta's War
1 Trading in Danger, Del Rey/Ballantine and Orbit, 2003
2 Marque and Reprisal, Del Rey/Ballantine and Orbit, 2004
(UK: Moving Target)
3 Engaging the Enemy, Del Rey/Ballantine and Orbit, 2006
4 Command Decision, Del Rey/Ballantine and Orbit, 2007
5 Victory Conditions, Del Rey/Ballantine and Orbit, 2008
Category:Best Series