Trading in Danger

Vatta's War, Book 1

By: Elizabeth Moon

Narrated by: Cynthia Holloway

Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

The first of the acclaimed Vatta's War books, the exciting military science fiction series that features a swashbuckling spaceship-captain heroine who mixes commerce with combat.

©2004 Elizabeth Moon (P)2008 Tantor

Like the series

I am enjoying reading this series. It was a bit slow starting but has picked up and I will get all the rest of the books. The narrator being female did not bother me in the least...it is Sci-Fi...using your imagination is supposed to be a given to start with, if you have one! :-)

Disappointing reader.

I really enjoyed reading this series so was looking forward to listening to it and hearing nuances I had not noticed before. However the reading is adolescent -- almost all words are emphasized and pronunciation is odd on many words.

Good book

I read the series several times and enjoy it. The only problem I have is the way the narrator says “he/she said”. After a few times it gets annoying. But other than that I enjoyed listening to the story.

Excellent story, narration so-so

I’ve read all these books multiple times and it was time to listen to them. Books are amazing! The narration was hard to get used to at first but then you hardly notice the odd style. Not to mention multiple mispronunciations that were distracting. Ultimately, it’s worth the $7.50 I paid since I already owned the kindle book.
Now I’m moving onto the second book! Very excited! Maybe the narrator fixed the weird stuff...

Slow

I found this book slow - maybe it improves since I only got through about 2 hours. Also, as many other reviewers state the narrator isn't wonderful. Her style is stilted. I felt I was being instructed rather than being read to.

Love the whole series

my only peev about this was that In the beginning I could not get the picture of Rocky from rocky and Bullwinkle out of my head Everytime ky spoke the voice just reminded me of it but as story went on her voice changed and I could enjoy it.

Rough Narration

I had read this book in paperback about 8-10 years ago. (One of my last purchases from my nearby Borders before it closed.) I had enjoyed the book and since I couldn't find my paper copy, I decided to pick up an audio version for a road trip.

Owww. Bad idea! The narration was so flat, that I couldn't find myself engaged at all! I actually found myself daydreaming and ignoring the audiobook playing in my earbuds. I've loved Elizabeth Moon's work, but this narration doesn't do the author or her characters justice.

Surprisingly Thrilling Space Adventure

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes because even though they don't read sci-fi I think the military aspect of the story would interest them.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Trading in Danger?

When Ky shot one of the mutineers and realized that she liked it. It was one of those moments where you notice that you have an awesome character in the making and it makes you look forward to future stories.

What does Cynthia Holloway bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She didn't do all the voices great but she definitely sounded like Ky to me.

Any additional comments?

Really, it's just a good book. There's a lot of detail in how a lot of the technology works. I'd like to see more of the societies and economies because they were mentioned in the book. An all around good sci-fi story.

Argh Mispronunciations

I like the Vatta stories and was happy to find them on Audible. I found myself continually cringing and almost angry at some of the narrators mispronunciations and misreadings of words. Why weren't they edited out?

If I hadn't already read and enjoyed the book I would have returned this.

a good series

was a great read/listen. have read the paksinarrion series by moon and am glad I listened to this one. a very good book