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"A suprise request for the main characters appearance on an exploration of an alien vessel sets the stage for a tense and potentialy deadly mission. Marine Sergeant Torin Kerr has been called into service by a General she insulted after she pulled his butt out of a very dangerous situation and stays puzzled as to why she was requested. Once again she finds herself in the thick of battle as well as having to obey the orders of incompetent officers. A very good read if you like military jargon and action. "
William Rawls, Resident Tanya Huff Scholar
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Daw, March 2002, 6.99, 416 pp.
ISBN 0756400627
In the distant future, Earth has joined the Confederation in return for becoming a fighting arm of the empire along with other sentient species. Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr is proud to be a marine fighting the Others, a race that covets confederation territory while refusing to negotiate with the delegates of the Confederation. In a life or death battle with the Others, she has come to the attention of General Morris.
The General assigns her a top-secret mission to investigate a spaceship that is neither Confederation nor Other in a far corner of the galaxy. When Kerr boards the alien ship, she learns the hard way that it is sentient and doesn't like anyone shooting it. Trapped on board the ship with a group of the Others, Torin must find a way to escape or die trying.
Fans of military science fiction will want to read THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, a thriller that is every bit as exciting as STAR WARS. Tanya Huff's latest work is so action packed and colorful it would make a great movie. Torin is a great heroine while the realistic species provide an authentic spin to this vigorous fantastic futuristic tale.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Tanya Huff Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 25% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 15%
Tone of book
- cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- lost in spaceship
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
- champion of justice
Age:
- 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Computer
- an entire race
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Setting
Terrain
- Space, need spacesuit
Spaceship setting:
- alien spaceship
- really, really giant spaceship/station
- one or two man fighter/scoutship
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- some scientific explanation
- a moderate amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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