Distant Solace

In humanity's darkest hour a lucky few are saved from extinction by the Legion-a multispecies military force determined to bend the chaotic stars into a unified galactic order. But sanctuary comes at a price. The survivors are augmented meticulously trained and drafted into a vicious perpetual war fought in a distant galaxy against a rebellious rival power. When universe is a violent and indiscriminate killer can humans as a species survive in such cruel and savage conditions? Can humanity's nobler ideals endure undaunted while we are beset by fear war and death? Will humanity ever again know peace?