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Marguerite Gavin
American narrator
Ancient Peace, An
Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr is a decorated war hero trying to adjust to a galaxy finally at peace. She's pulled back into the action when someone starts raiding caches of powerful, ancient weapons capable of immense destruction. Leading a team of fellow ex-marines, Torin must race to uncover the conspiracy before the stolen technology can be used to shatter the fragile interspecies alliance.
While this title functions as the start of the Peacekeeper series, it is a direct continuation of the Confederation series and assumes familiarity with the history and established relationships of the main characters. New readers will find the context and character dynamics much clearer if they begin with the earlier books in the Confederation sequence.
This novel serves as a narrative bridge that follows the conclusion of the Confederation series, shifting the focus from official military service to the covert, freelance operations of the same core team. It explores the lingering political tensions between the Elder and Younger races that were established in the preceding volumes.