Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon, Cynthia Holloway

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Kylara Vatta, risk-taking, rule-breaking, can-do heroine of Trading in Danger, is back in business–the kind that’s anything but usual–in the new military science fiction adventure by ace action storyteller Elizabeth Moon. The exciting military career she hoped for never got off the... read more

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Kylara: Youngest daughter of the CFO of Vatta Transport; kicked out of Slotter Key military academy for helping a classmate; captain of the Glynnis Jones, renamed the Gary Tobai.
Stella Maria Celeste Vatta Constantin: Known in the Vatta family as "the one who gave the family codes to her lover"; has grown into the Vatta family's secret courier.
Rafe Stoner Madestan aka Rafe Dunbarger: Son of a prominent ISC official; clandestine agent for ISC; has numerous underworld connections.
Gracie Vatta aka Aunt Gracie: Known for her terrible fruitcake; reputation as the family gossip; dislikes Kylara.
Staff Sergeant Gordon Martin: Retired Slotter Key military; now working for Kylara as cargomaster and security expert. Experience in ship and area security as well as hand-to-hand combat.
Jim Hakusar: Belinta native who stowed away on the Gary Tobai. Twenty-three, poorly educated, but skilled with small arms.
Toby Vatta: Fourteen, sole survivor of an attack on a Vatta ship; skilled with drive engines and mechanically inclined; in the middle of a growth spurt.
InterStellar Communications aka ISC: Company with monopoly on interstellar communication, via relays called ansibles; feared and disliked by many; supported by Vatta Transport.
Mackensee Military Assistance Corporation aka Mackensee: Mercenary company with previous dealings with Kylara; known for well-trained soldiers and scrupulous adherance to the law.
Gerald Vatta: Kylara's father, CFO of Vatta Transport; uncle to Stella Vatta; senior member of the Vatta family.
Osman Vatta: Distant uncle of Kylara, operating a merchant vessel outside normal shipping lanes; dubious morals.
Master Sergeant McRobert: Slotter Key military academy instructor; friend of Kylara and back-channel courier for sensitive information.
Rascal: Jack Russell Terrier puppy rescued by Jim Hakusar and subsequently cared for by Toby Vatta.
Quincy: Chief engineer of the Gary Tobai; assigned by Gerald Vatta to make sure Kylara had veteran crew; female.
Lee: Pilot of the Gary Tobai; enjoys adventure.