A Confederation of Valor - Tanya Huff Two books in one.

Valor's Choice. Torin has just finished with one battle when she and the remains of her platoon are thrown into another a diplomatic mission that is supposed to see no combat. The new lieutenant also happens to be a man she met and slept with the night before. That actually has nothing to do with the story. The platoon has to survive them being blown out of the sky and attacked by a bunch of young Silsviss. Very good story. Had me biting my nails with each turn of the page. ****1/2

The Better Part of Valor. Takes place about a week after the first book. Torin calls the general a bastard in so many words and then is separated from her platoon to check out a UFO that no one can figure out who it belongs to. Everything seems too perfect and then its not. The time on the UFO was way too long for me and even though it was action-packed, it started becoming redundant. ****

Good series, I've ordered and picked up the next book in the series from the library.