Chris Bunch 
Last Legion [EPUB ebook] 
Book One of the Last Legion Series

The human Confederation empire stretches across the endless night between the stars, slowly rotting from within even as it faces threats from without. And at its farthest reaches stand the forgotten men and women of the Last Legion – all that stands between the empire and chaos.As violence between factions escalates and the Legion strives to keep the peace, a planet on the edge of nowhere will set the stage for the empire’s final stand . . .