Confederation (In Her Name, Book 5)

In the second book of the In Her Name: Redemption trilogy, Reza Gard has been banished from the Kreelan Empire and is once again a stranger in a strange land as he returns to the human Confederation. Befriended by a marooned Confederation naval officer leading a desperate fight against the Kreelans on a distant colony world, she reunites Reza with Nicole Carré. With their help, he fulfills his childhood dream of becoming a Confederation Marine.
Reza will need all the help he can get, for dark forces are at work at the heart of the Confederation, and Reza becomes a pawn in a lethal power struggle that leads him back to the planet Erlang. There, a heartbreaking reunion awaits him, along with the discovery of an ages-old power that the Kreelan Empire will stop at nothing to control. If you're new to the In Her Name series, here is the author's recommended reading order:The Last War Trilogy- First Contact- Legend Of The Sword- Dead SoulThe Redemption Trilogy- Empire- Confederation- Final BattleThe First Empress Trilogy- From Chaos Born- Forged In Flame- Mistress Of The Ages