


After nearly a decade away, Nebula Award. Yet even as Ky leads her team from one crisis to another, her family and friends refuse to give up hope, endeavoring to mount a rescue from halfway around the planet-a task that is complicated as Ky and her supporters find secrets others will kill to protect: a conspiracy infecting both government and military that threatens not only her own group's survival but her entire home planet. Nebula Awardwinning author Elizabeth Moon makes a triumphant return to science fiction with a thrilling series featuring Kylara Vatta, the daring hero of her acclaimed Vatta’s War sequence. She lives near Austin, Texas, with her husband and their son. She has also earned degrees in history and biology, run for public office and been a columnist on her local newspaper. Only her undeniable talent for command can give her ragtag band a fighting chance. Elizabeth Moon served in the US Marine Corps, reaching the rank of 1st Lieutenant during active duty. But instead she is thrown into danger unlike any other she has faced and finds herself isolated, unable to communicate with the outside world, commanding a motley group of unfamiliar troops, and struggling day by day to survive in a deadly environment with sabotaged gear. Summoned to the home planet of her family's business empire, space-fleet commander Kylara Vatta is told to expect a hero's welcome. Cold Welcome begins a new military science fiction adventure centered on Ky Vatta, heroine of the earlier five-book Vattas War series. After nearly a decade away, Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Moon makes a triumphant return to science fiction with this installment in a thrilling new series featuring the daring hero of her acclaimed Vatta's War sequence.
