Engaging the Enemy

About “Engaging the Enemy”

For fans of fast-paced adventure and compelling characters, Elizabeth Moon's military science fiction features Kylara Vatta, an unorthodox heroine and black-sheep scion of Vatta Transport Ltd. After her parents are killed and the family business is destroyed, Kylara takes command of the captured pirate ship Fair Kaleen. She sends her cousin Stella to command the trading vessel Gary Tobai and embarks on a mission to salvage the family business and avenge the assassinations. With communication networks sabotaged, she gathers clues across systems and uncovers a dangerous conspiracy. Independent systems and merchants must unite to fight the enemy, but Kylara faces suspicion due to her ship's association with her late relative Osman Vatta. As she navigates deception and betrayal, she must survive to take the fight to the enemy.