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Valor’s Trial is the fourth novel from Tanya Huff’s Confederation series. I read book five, The Truth of Valor, first and had to go back and read the entire series. Now that I’m done with the current books, I can only hope that Ms. Huff continues to publish more.

Valor’s Trial is a slower book than its predecessors with less initial complexity and thus fewer twists and turns. It has enough depth to its story of prisoners of war that it neatly deals with tropes (such as the bully who’s taken over one group of beaten-down marines) by layering on additional groups of prisoners with entirely different dynamics. It also adds depth by forcing Torin to deal with the bully’s surviving underlings, which isn’t a black-and-white situation.

One thing that has seriously impressed me throughout the series is the author’s treatment of aliens in her world-building. Aliens have stereotypes but come in a wide variety of individuals. Alien syntax differences vary amongst members of the same species, nicely taking into account the fact that different people learn a new language to differing levels of proficiency. Syntax errors also tend to worsen under stress–a truly nice detail! Humans have varying accents too, something that most authors lose when concentrating on how different aliens sound. Some of the aliens even have dialects and accents of their own that vary from that of other members of their species.

Huff’s Confederation novels have served to remind me of how much I enjoy good military SF. Her particular take on it is heroic and funny but also dark and poignant. It’s probably spoiled me for most of the rest of the genre, and I could easily read another ten books in the series! Valor’s Trial delves further into some of the ongoing plots of the series while providing its own fascinating story. The early part of the book starts a bit slowly, but things definitely get interesting. I don’t want to say too much about how things pick up in order to avoid spoilers. Suffice it to say, there’s plenty of adventure, excitement, and wild plot reveals to keep things hopping!


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Valor Trial A Confederation Novel The Confederation Novels Tanya Huff Books Reviews

This is the third book (and fourth story) about Tanya Huff's marine heroine sergeant Torrin Kerr. Every story sets up a conflict situation and the action goes on and on in a way that makes for breathless reading. This is the good part. Above the battle are strange alien forces manipulating human affairs; Sgt. Kerr is able to figure this out to some extent and communicate with the alien beings, but in a way that beggars belief. There are also too many coincidences and unexplained events in the last couple of chapters.

Lightweight military science fiction -- a good read but not to be taken too seriously.
Good military sci-fi is remarkably hard to come by, once you get past the "universe threatened by bugs" stage of your reading. Ms. Huff has created a set of characters that are intelligent, complex and willing to think outside the box; a good representation of actual military professionals, in other words. While this volume stands well on its own, you'll get a lot more out of it if you go back and read the series. The heroine, Torin Kerr, is a bit larger than life but her responses and attitudes are dead-on for an NCO who understands that NCOs really run the military, that the politicians don't always tell the military what's going on and that top brass doesn't always think with its top knob. In this action, she's trapped in an alien prison and must think, as well as fight, her way out, leading not only her own marines but a group of the enemy soldiers as well. Torin's process in coming to understand the enemy military personnel is probably a little simplistic, and Ms. Huff's dependency on the deus ex machina of a sensient alien substance a bit far fetched, but this is overall an excellent read that leaves you considering what you would do in these circumstances as well as what Torin will be up to in the next novel.
I could read stories about Torin... the female lead, all day long. She is smart, tough, and has a wicked sense of humor. Her sense of honor is with those she serves and not pleasing some stupid brass (officer) idiot. Tanya's secenarios are amazing, page-turning, entertaining, and demonstrate what real leadership can be. If you haven't read the other books in the series, you have really missed out. The way Torin gave an injured young soldier pride and purpose after having had to make terrible choices is inspiring. This series is a 10 star rating, in my opinion.
The fourth installment of Tanya Huff's terrific "Confederation" series. First person narrative series of the life of a dedicated female Marine non-com during an interstellar war. Well written space opera featuring a strong female lead (think Ripley from "Alien"), a great cast of extra-terrestrial characters, non-stop action, politics and heroism. What's not to like?
After reading the first three Confederation novels, I was waiting with baited breath for this one and I was not disappointed. This novel has characters, humour, action, suspense and imagination. Unlike a few books I've read recently, like Jack Campbell's "The Lost Fleet" series, this one is of decent length and you can get lost in it for hours in order to find out how it all turns out.

The story is pretty much what it says on the back of the jacket. Gunnery Sergeant Kerr is MIA, declared dead, except that she isnt. She ends up in an underground prison camp. Being a sergeant in the Marine corp, she promptly plans to escape and in the process makes discoveries that could shake the Confederation to the core and end the war with the Others.

The Good

- great humour with plenty of digs at all species involved, including the humans.

- Torin is well written in a consistent manner.

- plenty of suspense and action

- good thick book which never has a dull moment.

The Not So Good

- towards the end I could see an obvious similarity with a scene from The Chronicles of Riddick. Please dont let this be a sign Huff is running out of ideas.

The Bad

- none at all!

Cant wait for the next one.
Valor’s Trial is the fourth novel from Tanya Huff’s Confederation series. I read book five, The Truth of Valor, first and had to go back and read the entire series. Now that I’m done with the current books, I can only hope that Ms. Huff continues to publish more.

Valor’s Trial is a slower book than its predecessors with less initial complexity and thus fewer twists and turns. It has enough depth to its story of prisoners of war that it neatly deals with tropes (such as the bully who’s taken over one group of beaten-down marines) by layering on additional groups of prisoners with entirely different dynamics. It also adds depth by forcing Torin to deal with the bully’s surviving underlings, which isn’t a black-and-white situation.

One thing that has seriously impressed me throughout the series is the author’s treatment of aliens in her world-building. Aliens have stereotypes but come in a wide variety of individuals. Alien syntax differences vary amongst members of the same species, nicely taking into account the fact that different people learn a new language to differing levels of proficiency. Syntax errors also tend to worsen under stress–a truly nice detail! Humans have varying accents too, something that most authors lose when concentrating on how different aliens sound. Some of the aliens even have dialects and accents of their own that vary from that of other members of their species.

Huff’s Confederation novels have served to remind me of how much I enjoy good military SF. Her particular take on it is heroic and funny but also dark and poignant. It’s probably spoiled me for most of the rest of the genre, and I could easily read another ten books in the series! Valor’s Trial delves further into some of the ongoing plots of the series while providing its own fascinating story. The early part of the book starts a bit slowly, but things definitely get interesting. I don’t want to say too much about how things pick up in order to avoid spoilers. Suffice it to say, there’s plenty of adventure, excitement, and wild plot reveals to keep things hopping!