![]() (The Confederation, which is pretty much controlled by the Elder Races, who have “evolved” past violence, has recently invited several more-aggressive races - Humans, diTaykan, and Krai - to join as members of a fighting force much needed in an ongoing war against the Others.) The commander of this Marine “honor guard” is a brand-new second lieutenant, a diTayken who just happens to have been a party to Torin’s all-night fling on the last night of her liberty. The centerpiece of both stories is Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr, a Confederation Marine, who is first ordered to put together an honor guard for a diplomatic mission to the newly discovered and very aggressive Silsviss. ![]() They demonstrate that Huff, whom I first encountered as a writer of sharp, witty urban fantasy, is equally at home in the realm of military SF. ![]() A Confederation of Valor is the omnibus edition of Tanya Huff’s first two novels in the Confederation series, Valor’s Choice and The Better Part of Valor. ![]()
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