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Trading in Danger

Couverture du livre « Trading in Danger » de Elizabeth Moon aux éditions Orbit
Résumé:

Kylara Vatta is the only daughter in a family full of sons, and her fatheryes'>#8217;s only child to buck tradition by choosing a military career instead of joining the family business. For Ky, ityes'>#8217;s no contest: Even running the prestigious Vatta Transport Ltd. shipping concern... Voir plus

Kylara Vatta is the only daughter in a family full of sons, and her fatheryes'>#8217;s only child to buck tradition by choosing a military career instead of joining the family business. For Ky, ityes'>#8217;s no contest: Even running the prestigious Vatta Transport Ltd. shipping concern canyes'>#8217;t hold a candle to shipping out as an officer aboard an interstellar cruiser. Ityes'>#8217;s adventure, not commerce, that stirs her soul. And despite her familyyes'>#8217;s misgivings, there can be no doubt that a Vatta in the service will prove a valuable asset. But with a single error in judgment, it all comes crumbling down.Expelled from the Academy in disgraceyes'>#8211;and returning home to her humiliated family, a storm of highprofile media coverage, and the gaping void of her own futureyes'>#8211;Ky is ready to face the inevitable onslaught of anger, disappointment, even pity. But soon after opportunityyes'>#8217;s door slams shut, Ky finds herself with a ticket to rideyes'>#8211; and a shot at redemptionyes'>#8211;as captain of a Vatta Transport ship.Ityes'>#8217;s a simple assignment: escorting one of the Vatta fleetyes'>#8217;s oldest ships on its final voyage . . . to the scrapyard. But keeping it simple has never been Kyyes'>#8217;s style. And even though her father has provided a crew of seasoned veterans to babysit the fledgling captain on her maiden milk run, they canyes'>#8217;t stop Ky from turning the routine mission into a risky ventureyes'>#211;in the name of turning a profit for Vatta Transport, of course.By snapping up a lucrative delivery contract defaulted on by a rival company, and using part of the proceeds to upgrade her condemned vehicle, Ky aims to prove sheyes'>#8217;s got more going for her than just her familyyes'>#8217;s famous name. But business will soon have to take a backseat to bravery, when Kyyes'>#8217;s change of plans sails her and the crew straight into the middle of a colonial war. For all her commercial savvy, ityes'>#8217;s her military training and bornsoldieryes'>#8217;s instincts that Ky will need to call on in the face of deadly combat, dangerous mercenaries, and violent mutiny. . . .From the Hardcover edition.

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