Marque and Reprisal
Prometheus Award: Best Novel nominee (2005).
Marque and Reprisal is also known as Moving Target.
Marque and Reprisal begins with a murderous attack on the Vatta family and enterprise, leaving Ky bereft of family support and financial clout for the first time in her life. She must figure out who did it, why, and how to first survive, then rebuild Vatta... and if that means taking on an enemy that vastly outnumbers her, then sobeit.
Elizabeth Moon
Elizabeth Moon is an American fantasy and science fiction author. She was born born 1945. She grew up on the Texas-Mexico border. She has degrees in history and biology, and she programmed computers while in the Marine Corps.
She began writing stories in childhood, but didn't make a fiction sale until she was forty. She has several books in print, including The Speed of Dark. She and her husband live in Central Texas; their son, in his early twenties, is autistic.
She loves the outdoors, rides horses, sings in a choir, and would rather do anything than clean house.
Vatta's War
Vatta's War consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Vatta's War Universe
