The Heart of Valor
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Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr jumps at the chance to go to Crucible, the Marine Corps training planet. It is 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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6 primary books#3 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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It's been said that a defining aspect of Canadian literature is the realization, on a certain level, that your environment is trying to kill you. This is true in Heart of Valor in a way it usually isn't meant - Torin Kerr's environment, a training planet called Crucible, has literally turned on her and her Marine recruits.
This book felt like it was trying to synthesize the first two in the series - it felt a lot like the first book, with Torin hopelessly outmanned and outgunned, with only her Marine training and stubbornness keeping her alive, while also advancing the plot surrounding Big Yellow introduced in book two. As such it was kind of the best of both worlds.
