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Episode number 1 : Cold Welcome
[Dramatized Adaptation]

Release Date: Mar 30, 2026
Approximate Running Time: 14 Hours
ISBN #: 9 7 9 8 8 9 0 5 5 7 9 7 1
Content Rating: Ages 13+
Genre: Science Fiction
Nebula Award–winning 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.

Summoned to the home planet of her family’s business empire, space-fleet commander Kylara Vatta is told to expect a hero’s welcome. 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. Only her undeniable talent for command can give her ragtag band a fighting chance.

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.

Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

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Narrated by Dawn Ursula. Featuring Nanette Savard as Kylara Vatta, Christopher Scheeren as Rafe Dunbarger, Lily Beacon as Grace Vatta, Mort Shelby as MacRobert, Colleen Delany as Stella Vatta, James Lewis as Master Sergeant Marek, Julie Hoverson as Commander Jen Bentik, Jonathan Lee Taylor as Teague, Rob McFadyen as Sergeant Cosper, Duyen Washington as Staff Sergeant Kurin, Nhea Durousseau as Staff Sergeant Gossin, Terence Aselford as the Commandant, Troy Allan as Tech Betange, Jacob Yeh as Sergeant Chok, Nazia Chaudhry as Corporal Inyatta, Julie-Ann Elliott as Master Sergeant Pitt, Elizabeth Jernigan as Helen, Jonathon Church as Staff Sergeant Vispersen, Renee Dorian as Tech Droshinski, Ozzie Jacobs as Ginny Vatta, Todd Scofield as Captain Pordre, Tyler Hyrchuk as Corporal Riyahn, Emlyn McFarland as Specialist Gurton, Sandi Stock as Tech Lundin, Yasmin Tuazon as Penny Dunbarger, Julian Dailey as Private Ennisay, Torian Brackett as Pero Vatta, Anthony Palmini as Corporal Yamini, Daniel Llaca as Corporal Lakhani, Peter DeGiglio as Sergeant McLenard, Katie Boothe as Specialist Kamat, Ryan Haugen as Tech Hazarika, and Yesenia Iglesias as Corporal Barash. With additional performances by David Arden Engel, Gerald Hill Amanda Forstrom, Michael John Casey, Robb Moreira, Steven Carpenter, Christopher Williams, KenYatta Rogers, Keith Richards, Michael Glenn, Jameson Hunt, Brian Kim McCormick, Cody Roberts, Karen Novack, Matthew Aldwin McGee, Ian DePriest, Cameron McNary, Christopher McLinden, Elias Khalil, Wayne LeGette, Andrew Quilpa, Drew Kopas, Jeri J. Marshall, Nora Achrati, Areanna Luckett, Christopher Walker, Bradley Foster Smith, Debi Tinsley, Eric Messner, David Cui Cui, James J. Johnson, Matthew Bassett, David Zitney, and Jeff Baker
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