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Title: Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War)
ISBN: 034544759X
Author:
Elizabeth Moon
Publicate Date: 2005-08-30
Publish: 2005-08-30
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Elizabeth Moon - Marque and Reprisal
The book was delivered on time and came in good condition. I enjoyed reading the first two books of this Series. Elizabeth Moon has developed a strong female lead for the main character. The story in engaging and entertaining.
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2: Big improvement from Trading in Danger
Second book of the Vatta Series. Ky Vatta, young captain of a trading ship, tries to find out who is trying to destroy her family.
If you plodded thru Trading in Danger, you will be pleasantly surprised by Marque and Reprisal. It is a big improvement. The overall plot was interesting and had several twists. The book feathers military strategy, combat, spies, and deception.
Moon introduces some much needed new characters. I particularly liked Stella. The dog was just dumb. As usual, Moon's sense of humor is on target in this book.
I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
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3: Still plodding along
This book continues on the not-great not-terrible coat tails of Trading in Danger. It's just good enough to keep me engaged, though I read it over the span of about three months as the book I keep in my bag for slow moments.
One of the things that's got me worried are the Mary Sues on the horizon in the form of Rafe and Toby. Toby is giving off that ever so foul Wesley Crusher odor with a dash of Boxy with his daggit. Oh, and the dog, whatever its name is, not cute.
I could have gone for a lot less of Ky's "I'm a KILLER--Rawr!" introspection. Yeah, we get it that she's a displaced marine-type and that she'd rather be out there kicking butt and letting the bodies drop where they fall, but there's no need to repeat it in nearly every chapter.
I'll continue reading this series mainly because it's not totally unbearable, and there's a lot of that on the market these days.
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4: Parody
A space opera that reads like a written cartoon. Overgifted good guys, undergifted villains. Clever good guys, stupid bad guys. Overequipped good guys' ships, underequipped villains' ships. And, eventually, surviving heroes and dead rascals. When in need of some miracle, just make a good guy (in disguise) appear to take the snag away. Everything transparent and predictible. Don't look for more.
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5: Good light reading
Picked up Trading in Danger from a bargain bin a while ago and quite enjoyed it. Saw this sequel (Marque and Reprisal) in the bookshop and picked it up for a bit of light reading. Was pleasantly surprised - far better than the first book in the series, not much by away of plot but lots of good action, well-written, all in all it delivers what it promises. Don't expect a David Weber & Honor Harrington saga, but on the other hand I did have a hard time putting it down.
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