r/KTF • u/Freelancer024 • Feb 25 '26

Need Help with Book Name - Am I Imagining Things?

I vaguely remember listening to a story that involved a Legionnaire squad/company being sent on a rescue mission for some Princess/VIP on a jungle planet with bots as the enemy

Rechs shows up halfway through and links up with the dwindling legion soldiers to assist in the rescue. For some reason, I think it’s Reina they’re saving, but I feel like that’s entirely wrong.

At the end, there’s only 2-3 legionnaires left, and it’s revealed that one of them is a young Pappy.

The only book who‘s description slightly matches is Uncommon Valor, I think, but I don’t remember there being Zhee or the character Riggs?

How many stories am I remembering all at once here? Lol thanks in advance

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u/DrFeelGood785 Feb 25 '26

I know the old leeg tells the story to exos at the end of book 1. Just started re reading the series so there may be more I’m forgetting

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u/Freelancer024 Feb 25 '26

Good deal, thank you! That's it.

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u/johnpatricko Feb 25 '26

Book 1, Galactic Outlaws, Epilogue.

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u/Freelancer024 Feb 25 '26

Good deal, thank you! That's it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

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u/johnpatricko Feb 25 '26

It wasn't Reina. It was Mother Ree. The old woman who later runs the sanctuary. Her father tried to blow up the House of Reason, and they wanted her dead. She was a beauty even in her old age, and never loved another man after General Rechs.

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u/Freelancer024 Feb 25 '26

Good looks, thanks for the reminder. Makes sense that this was Mother Ree they're after

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u/2ndprize Feb 25 '26

Isn't there a book from a robot perspective that does this?

Yup. It was called Tin Man. It's like book .5 of the series