The Heart of Valor (Tanya Huff)
Synopsis of "The Heart of Valor", third book of "Confederation" by Tanya Huff: Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr's goal is to keep both her superior officers and her troops alive as they face missions throughout the galaxy. But she's been sidelined with endless briefings and debriefings for a while, so she jumps at the chance to go to Crucible - the Marine Corps training planet - as temporary aide to Major Svensson. The major was reduced to little more than a brain and spinal cord in his last combat, and now he and his doctor are eager to field test his new body. It's supposed to be an easy assignment - after all, Crucible was set up to simulate battle situations so recruits could be trained safely. But Torin's barely on-planet when someone starts blasting the training scenarios to smithereens...
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Take a group of soldiers in Marine basic and drop them on a planet for 20 days for a live-fire military exercise. Now throw in a civilian doctor and.. http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/the-heart-of-valor
Early military science fiction was close to the equivalent of watching The Green Berets staring John Wayne or some such equally jingoistic piece of .. http://blogcritics.org/book-review-the-heart-of-valor/
This cover is pretty good for representing a little of what's going on in this novel. There is Torin, now a Gunny....oh, damn, what's that term? Gun.. http://mardel-rabidreader.blogspot.com.es/2011/08/heart-of-valor-by-tanya-huff-review.html
Friday, June 15, 2007
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