329 pages
English language
Published Sept. 17, 2010 by DAW Books.
When former Marine Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr finds out why space pirates needed salvage operator Craig Ryder, she calls in the Marines to get him back--and to stop the pirates from changing the balance of power in known space.
The new context of the first part of this book refreshed the series for me. Having Torin be outside a military structure was a reframing of her character that helped me feel invested in the story. This one delivered with stakes that fit perfectly.
I did enjoy this one as well, but I don't really feel that it had the same feeling as the others in the series, still very much worth a read :)
The usual super-sergeant dashing adventure, in space. Now she's not an active duty Marine, and has to rely on her own abilities. This is no real problem, since she also no longer has officers to cope with.
