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Trading in Danger

Vatta's War, Book 1

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Trading in Danger

By: Elizabeth Moon
Narrated by: Cynthia Holloway
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 The first of the acclaimed Vatta's War books, the exciting military science fiction series that features a swashbuckling spaceship-captain heroine who mixes commerce with combat.©2004 Elizabeth Moon (P)2008 Tantor Adventure Hard Science Fiction Military Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction War
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I was first introduced to Elizabeth Moons' Vatta War series when I got hold of a copy of the second book in the series, purely by accident. I read it and loved it. So I decided to start reading again from the first book and I'm glad I did.

Its a brilliant story, and gives a nice believable insight into a life in space which lots of sci-fi fans love so much. The one thing I like about this story is that it doesn't try to stick with combat all the time. (I've read the second book and it does have more combat in it, but its paced and not overdone.) I must admit I do like the boring details, i.e. docking procedure, trading etc.

There has been some critisism on the narration style. Personally, I like it. Cynthia Holloway does have a heavy accent, and a reading style that can seem robotic, but its clear and easy to follow. She manages to convey the emotion and characters really well.

Definitley a good sci-fi story and I really do recommend it. !!!

A great space adventure !!

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I loved the nitty-gritty details of daily life as a new starship captain. So believable.

The narration was a constant irritant, though. What with the over-enunciation and stresses in the wrong place, it was constantly pulling me out of the story.

Good story, bad narration

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The performance is expressive and clear, but dotted with rather more odd pronunciations and misreadings thank is generally typical. If you can gloss over those, it's great.

Great book, generally good reading

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A very well written story with excellent narration. Very good understanding of spirit deal Coeur contacts tactics and one dammed thing after another. The characters are well developed and expended when needs must as though they were real. Very well done.

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I liked the concept. Moon’s typically high quality writing shines despite the poor narration, but there are a few moments where it gets too bogged down in details.

Frustrating narration

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