Rating: 
Summary: Below her usual, still above most everyone else
Review: Having read Moon's "Deed of Paksenarion" trilogy, "Remnant Population", "The Speed of Dark" and some of her short stories, this was - something of a disapointment. The main character is irritating, in some ways; the actions and thoughts of everyone around her are overly focused on her. This may be an author's way of emphasizing what an extrordinarry person she is not through her own words but through the thoughts of others; if this is so then it's overkill and boggs down what it's supposed to help. She's yet another adventuresome girl with military training from a rich family who has "destined for great adventure" written all over her, in size 72 bold font. This isn't so much a story in it's own right as it is a prelude to the story of this girl's life, off in space with her own ship to adventure. Still, it's Elizabeth Moon, and I'll read the next books and follow her adventures. It's bound to get better, and I've certainly read many worse.
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Summary: Another Elizabeth Moon Epic
Review: I have all of Elizabeth Moon's works, including one of my favourite Fantasy series "The Deed of Paksenarrion". You could call me a fan of Elizabeth Moon, but that doesn't mean I cannot be critical of her work. I love the way she sets up the story (series) with a balance of huge potential and human foibles for the main character. With steadfast support characters and opportunity for adventure the stage is set for a rollicking ride. However, I must say, as in the Serrano/Esmay series, EM gets bogged down in housekeeping. She tends to describe how the heroine gets from a to b in so much detail it becomes tedious reading with sporadic bouts of action. If she were able to streamline what I refer to as housekeeping, this book could contain more action and suspense, which it is somewhat lacking. Overall I very much enjoyed the read, I always love a space opera.
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Summary: Another Elizabeth Moon Epic
Review: I have all of Elizabeth Moon's works, including one of my favourite Fantasy series "The Deed of Paksenarrion". You could call me a fan of Elizabeth Moon, but that doesn't mean I cannot be critical of her work. I love the way she sets up the story (series) with a balance of huge potential and human foibles for the main character. With steadfast support characters and opportunity for adventure the stage is set for a rollicking ride. However, I must say, as in the Serrano/Esmay series, EM gets bogged down in housekeeping. She tends to describe how the heroine gets from a to b in so much detail it becomes tedious reading with sporadic bouts of action. If she were able to streamline what I refer to as housekeeping, this book could contain more action and suspense, which it is somewhat lacking. Overall I very much enjoyed the read, I always love a space opera.
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Summary: great writing, but disappointing
Review: i love moon's _deed of paksanarion_ series. i enjoy the herris serrano books--enough to overlook her sneering at bagpipes. i thought _remnant population_ was wonderful. this one, however, was a partial disappointment. the first few chapters with the family almost stopped me reading the rest of the book. we're hundreds of years in the future, but apparently have learned nothing. when her daughter's life is shattered by her being made the scapegoat in a political mess, does the mother, introduced as an engineer, offer comfort in any form? offer sympathy? get angry enough to tear strips off the men who ruined her daughter's career hopes? no. the mother's first impulse is to criticize her daughter for not wearing enough makeup. please. and a few pages further on, to criticize her figure. does the term emotional abuse come to mind? and, hundreds of years into to future, marriage is still seen as the most important thing a woman can aspire to, even when that woman has more than financial security. phooey. even today, there are parents who do better jobs. and, after the wonderful aunts in the herris serrano novels, we have instead a critical harpy who blames her niece for her troubles.
double phooey. some of these elements did exist in moon's previous works, but weren't quite as pronounced, or, as in _remnant population_, existed to be demolished by the heroine. but, as i mentioned, i did manage to get past the first few chapters. the plotting is admirable. the writing is excellent. unfortunately, to many secondary character remain pretty much interchangeable and there are too many echoes from previous books. there's a sense of moon just going through the motions with this book. there are pluses. coming from a family who fought in every major war (and some minor) from the boer war to korea, i admire many parts of the old-fashioned military character. moon presents, in her heroes and heroines, the best of what the military can be, and i admire her for that. her heroine in this book also has delightful streak of merchant canniness. will i read the next in this series? probably. even though moon obviously has never known anyone who can bake a good fruitcake.
Rating: 
Summary: Simple, Straightforward.
Review: I loved this book, couldn't put it down. Good old fashion story telling with just enough techno to keep it science fiction. The author kept the number of characters to a minimum and kept the action focused on the main character. As soon as I finished this book I began searching for other books by this author. Thank you Elizabeth, I had a very enjoyable weekend with your book.
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Summary: Warning - This Book is a page turner
Review: I made a mistake of starting this book on a work day. It is pushing noon, and 2 Starbucks later, not my normal brand of coffee, but I needed the kick., and I am finally awake. I only had 2 hours of sleep last night. The good news is that I did finish the book. This book does much more then lay a foundation for a new series. It is a very good read in its own right. Like many other of Ms. Moon's books, the protagonist starts at the beginnig of her military career. The context is different then for either Esmay's or Paks'. The context is very consistent with what I would expect for a young merchant ship officer with a significant chunk of military acadamy training. The hook used to move her from the military acadamy back to the family business is the only real weak piece of the yarn, but it does not distract from it. It is going to be dificult to wait for the sequel, scheduled for this fall.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: If I were still in college, this author would be on my DO NOT PICK UP UNTIL AFTER FINALS list. Like every other book she's written, this one begs to be read from cover to cover without putting it down.
At first, I thought this story was going to be similar to her previous (and excellent) series. But after 2 pages, I was hooked and no longer noticed any similarities. Now that I'm done reading the book, I'm ready to read it again while waiting for the sequel to come out in paperback.
There is no sex. No foul language. And no long discussions about religion or morality. It's an adventure and a coming-of-age story. Very enjoyable.
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Summary: Moon delivers as usual
Review: In this book, Moon creates another strong female lead with a military background. However, she takes her someplace a little different than Harris and Esmay. Having read all of her previous books, I was pleasantly surprised that the usual plot twists had unusual resolutions. The characterization is good, but the plot moves a little slowly for my taste. All in all, the high quality entertainment that I expect when I pick up a Moon book, but not such a spectacular story as to merit five stars.
Rating:
Summary: Pleasantly surprised
Review: Interesting main and supporting characters, decent amount of action, decent length, believable storyline, fairly realistic situations... two exceptions are (semi-spoilers): 1) the missing beacon part existing among Kylara's personnnel effects, 2) the Diamands showing up in Kylara's personnel effects.
I'm definately going to read the next book from this series - Marque and Reprisal.
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Summary: Aabsolutely outstanding
Review: Ky Vatta wakes up as a senior cadet in the honor squad yet a couple of hours later she is asked to hand in her resignation because she broke a rule causing major fallout. She returns home and is given command of the Glennys Jones, an old FTL ship that is to be sold for scrap after it finishes its lasting trading venture. When Ky reaches the planet Belinda, she discovers the government needs agricultural equipment that another trading ship failed to deliver. She decides to make an unscheduled stop at Sabine to obtain the equipment and with the profit she makes she hopes to buy the Glennys Jones and work for herself. She didn't count on being in the middle of a war or mercenaries dictating her actions or stopping a mutiny but Ky is determined to surmount all obstacles or die trying. This is the first installment in a brand new military science fiction series and it is absolutely outstanding. The heroine may be untested but she is a survivor and will do what is necessary to win. Readers will adore her and will want to read other books in this series. Elizabeth Moon is a talented storyteller who makes the audience believe that she is recording events that happened. Harriet Klausner
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