Victory Conditions - Vatta's War, Vol.5

Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth 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. Klappentext Elizabeth Moon's thrilling Vatta's War series, featuring the no-holds-barred space-faring heroine Kylara Vatta, has secured her reputation as a master of first-rate military science fiction. Now Commander Vatta is back-locked and loaded and ready to win the fight against the marauding forces of ruthless space pirate Gammis Turek. For Ky, it's not just about liberating the star systems subjugated by Turek and defending the rest of the galaxy's freedom. There's also a score to be settled and payback to be meted out for the obliteration of the Vatta Transport dynasty . . . and the slaughter of Ky's family. But the enemy have their own escalation efforts under way-including the placement of covert agents among the allies with whom Ky and the surviving Vattas are collaborating in the war effort. And when a spy ring linked to a wealthy businessman is exposed, a cracked pirate code reveals a galaxywide conspiracy fueling the proliferation of Turek's warship fleet. Matching the invaders' swelling firepower will mean marshaling an armada of battle-ready ships for Ky to lead into combat. But a violent skirmish leaves Ky reeling-and presumed dead by her enemies. Now, as Turek readies an all-out attack on the Nexus system-a key conquest that could seal the rest of the galaxy's doom-Ky must rally to the challenge, draw upon every last reserve of her strategic skills, and reach deep if she is to tear from the ashes of tragedy her most decisive victory.CHAPTER ONE Ky Vatta glanced around the table at the captains crowded into her office. It still felt a little unreal, but here they were, all waiting for her to say something: Argelos and Pettygrew, there from the beginning; Yamini, who had been Argelos’ military adviser and who now captained the stealth observer they’d captured from the pirates; Ransome and Baskerville, the two surviving captains of Ransome’s Rangers; Major Douglas of Mackensee Military Assistance Corporation, assigned as MMAC’s liaison to her. His assistant, Master Sergeant Cally Pitt, seemed quite at ease standing in a corner. “Our main problem, as I see it, is that we’re always reacting to Turek,” Ky said. “We don’t know much about him, what his goals are—besides killing people and getting power—and we can’t understand any of the transmissions we’ve overheard. We’ve got to find a way to get better intel.” “Mackensee might share data with you,” Major Douglas said. “If you don’t mind me butting in.” He smiled at Ky. “I don’t mind,” Ky said. “Before we go into jump, would you like to ask them about that?” “You particularly want information about their language, any history anyone can dig up, is that right?” “Oh, I wouldn’t mind knowing where they are right now, where they’re going next, and in what force,” Ky said, grinning. “If we knew that, we’d be hauling mass,” Douglas said. “All of us. But I can ask if any of our linguists know the language. You gave them copies of the transmissions, right?” “I did, yes,” Ky said. “And another thing . . . I know I need a staff structure. We talked about that before, but with over forty ships to command, I need something now, before we get to Cascadia.” “Think any of those privat...

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Moon
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.01.2009
• EAN: 9780345491626
• ISBN: 978-0-345-49162-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 173 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Vatta's War; Vatta's War
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy