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The Better Part of
Valor
By
Tanya Huff
 Tanya Huff
THE
BETTER PART OF VALOR
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Copyright © 2002 by Tanya Huff.


Cover art by Paul Youll.


DAW Book Collectors No. 1217.
DAW Books are distributed by Penguin Putnam Inc.


First Printing, March 2002


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 The worst of times bring out the best of people.
This is for the rescue workers who died going up the stairs.
 Chapter One

"AND the moral of the story: never call a two star general a bastard
to his face."
Stretching out his regenerated leg, Captain Rose leaned away from
his desk and drummed his fingers against the inert plastic trim. "I'm a
little surprised you didn't already know that."
"You and me both, sir." Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr stared down at
the general's orders on her slate. "You and me both."
"Still, I suppose you could consider it a compliment that General
Morris wants you on this reconnaissance mission."
"Yes, sir, but somehow when I think of 'an unidentified alien vessel
drifting dead in space’ the word that tends to stick is dead. And I've
barely recovered from the last time the general took a personal