An Ancient Peace
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Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr had been the very model of a Confederation Marine. But when she learned the truth about the war the Confederation was fighting, she left the military for good. But Torin could not walk away from preserving and protecting everything the Confederation represented. Instead, she drew together an elite corps of friends and allies to take on covert missions that the Justice Department and the Corps could not, or would not, officially touch. Torin just hoped the one they were about to embark on would not be the death of them.
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Series
3 primary books#1 in Peacekeeper
Peacekeeper is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Tanya Huff.
Series
6 primary books#6 in Confederation of Valor
Confederation of Valor is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2000 with contributions by Tanya Huff.
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Torin Kerr, almost single-handedly, saved the entire Confederation from intergalactic war. An Ancient Peace asks the interesting question of how you move forward from that (both for the characters, and for the series in a metatextual sense).
For readers new to this series (it's labelled as part one of the Peacemaker series, but is really a continuation of the five part Confederation series by the same author), An Ancient Peace might be the most fun you'll have with a book this year. For entrenched fans of the series, it's more of what you already loved, with just enough of a new direction to keep things interesting.
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The hunt for an alien biscuit warmer. Seriously, some H'san got buried with a biscuit warmer and now Torin and co. are looking for a cache of ancient weapons. All because of a biscuit warmer. (That, let me tell you, they all have fun with.)
I don't think I can say enough good things about this book. I admit that I was a little worried because I loved the military part of the Confederation series and I wasn't sure taking Torin out of that setting would work as well for me. It did. The group that we follow is smaller and that lets them each shine even more. (I still love Ressk and I've got a whole new appreciation for Binti.) The plot itself was a LOT of fun. While Huff's books always have a good balance between drama and humor, this book seemed a bit more lighthearted than the ones of the Confederation. (Even if pretty much everyone is suffering from PTSD.) And there were a couple call-back jokes and, making me even happier, a bit of talk about deceased in their previous company.
