Into the Fire
Vatta's Peace: Book 2
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Publisher Description
When Admiral Kylara Vatta and a ship full of strangers were marooned on an inhospitable arctic island, they uncovered secrets that someone on Ky's planet was ready to kill to keep hidden. Now, the existence of the mysterious arctic base has been revealed, but the organisation behind it still lurks in the shadows, doing all it can to silence her.
It is up to the intrepid Ky to force the perpetrators into the light, and uncover decades' worth of secrets - some of which lie at the very heart of her family's greatest tragedy.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Nebula-winner Moon extends her long-running Vatta's War military SF series (after Cold Welcome) with a middling installment set on Slotter Key, the Vatta family's home planet and center of their commercial empire. Former Admiral Ky Vatta, having escaped a dastardly assassination attempt in deep space, has found herself nearly penniless and blamed for major crimes, with her former crew members either dead or far away. She and her fianc , Rafe, seek evidence to clear her name, but soon they are embroiled with an insurrection. Grace's youthful actions have brought on conflicts with other powerful families, who are plotting vengeful sedition against the government. Holding the line are her redoubtable aunt Grace, Slotter Key's powerful rector of defense, and cousin Stella, CEO of the Vatta family's vast holdings. This story's domestic tensions and volleys against military and civilian bureaucracy don't achieve the heights of Moon's typical space operatics, though about halfway through, the action heats up. Moon's powerful female characters send the unmistakable message that whatever men try to do, these women can do much, much better.
