I have never been intimidated by a strong female (after all, I did marry one), and Torin Kerr could never be described as just “strong”. I must admit, it’s nice if some of them had four hands instead of two, when you need an extra hand. It’s when you learn who is beside you, good, bad, otherwise. Life in the military includes a lot of downtime. I enjoyed the pace, as it helped to develop the characters. Soldiers are soldiers, despite race (or planet of origin). It is not a stretch to see it at the galactic level. I saw a great cross section of America when I was in the military. How many times has an impotent intellectual oligarchy sought the assistance of their perceived inferiors when they finally realize they need protection. In a way, it is a metaphor of the multicultural milieu that is the military. Tanya Huff’s characterizations are classic. Having been an enlisted man who had to “guide” his junior officers, those inner sarcastic comments were EXACTLY what I was thinking at the time. I REALLY enjoyed the sarcasm of this book. This was my first introduction to Tanya Huff.
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