Command Decision
by Elizabeth Moon
Published by DelRey Books-Ballantine Imprint
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Reviewed by Bob Pike CSP, CPAE-Speakers Hall of Fame
Rafe Dunbarger is a man of many identities, a master of disguise, an assassin when need be--and the son of the CEO of ISC, the most powerful corporation throughout the human universe. He left his home planet and was dismissed as a psychotic misfit--but was he?
Ky Vatta is one of the surviving members of the Vatta Transport family. Most were killed, in part due to the treachery of her pirate Uncle Osman. She killed him, reclaimed the spaceship he had stolen from the family and because of her connection with Rafe, discovers a technology pirated from ISC--a ship-based communication system that allows for almost instantaneous communication between ships.
The pirates have disabled much of ISC's monopoly communication technology, leaving many planets and systems blind to their attacks. Rafe returns to his home planet only to discover that his family has been kidnapped and that the company has been slow to effect repairs that will restore vital communications.
Meanwhile, Ky's cousin, Sheila, is trying to restore the Vatta family empire, support her ward , Toby, as he tries to replicate and improve the pirated technology, and aid Ky in cobbling together what she calls the "Space Defense Force."
Moon continues the Vatta's War series and creates characters that you care about, scenarios that keep you turning the pages as quickly as possible and last minute plot twists that keep your pulse climbing.
Armchair Interviews says: This is a page-turner you won't want to miss.
Author's Web site: http://www.ElizabethMoon.com