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Peril and strife strike on a double front for Honor Harrington and company. After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington and the Star Kingdom she serves battle back against a new, technologically powerful, and utterly nefarious enemy. And as if that weren''t task enough, Honor must also face down a centuries-old nemesis in the crumbling, but still mighty, Solarian League!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a fairly satisfactory HH Series book. I did not give it a 5-star rate mainly because the story is obviously cut in the middle and therefore the book is "short" for my taste. Otherwise a well-written plot which is told coherently and convincingly. I wasn't particularly put off by the longish "look I know you want the battle but you gotta read this stuff first" parts that set the scene for the main event in the book. The fates of the Solarian characters were a bit too obvious for the readers of the whole series now, but I still like the new characters and the emerging political actors. The book's plot holds together nicely with the overall Honor Harrington Series and its general direction. The really good news is that the writer has scored well in terms of a successful bridging of the Havenite conflict and the Solarian one, which means there's a lot of room to keep writing in that direction. All in all I thought it was a good book. You can't be a HH Series reader and skip this one.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I think that this is another 'political' - like "Field of Dishonor" - to bridge between more-active stories.
I suspect that Weber is also still mentally 'changing gear'. He commented in an earlier book that he was now trying to achieve his ultimate aim within Honor Harrington's lifespan, instead of leaving the finale to her children; this is to be done by taking up an idea that came from an 'Honorverse' collaborator. As started in "Mission of Honor" he now groups chapters by month (like the 'Safehold' novels); this means that the various threads of the story each advance a little bit at a time in parallel. The mental disconnect this can cause to the reader is best dealt with by reading the whole book (all 450-odd pages) at one sitting. I will admit that I did skip one apparent action sequence during my first reading, because the month-dating showed that it was just a simulation exercise. Once you have the whole picture, you can afford to go back and re-read the bits you want, in whatever order you want, to cement the story in your mind.
It surprised me, when I looked back, that the writing of this series now spans 19 years. It still seems to have some way to go, and this book is as essential and gripping as any, but sufficiently complex to daunt some readers.
I suspect that Weber is also still mentally 'changing gear'. He commented in an earlier book that he was now trying to achieve his ultimate aim within Honor Harrington's lifespan, instead of leaving the finale to her children; this is to be done by taking up an idea that came from an 'Honorverse' collaborator. As started in "Mission of Honor" he now groups chapters by month (like the 'Safehold' novels); this means that the various threads of the story each advance a little bit at a time in parallel. The mental disconnect this can cause to the reader is best dealt with by reading the whole book (all 450-odd pages) at one sitting. I will admit that I did skip one apparent action sequence during my first reading, because the month-dating showed that it was just a simulation exercise. Once you have the whole picture, you can afford to go back and re-read the bits you want, in whatever order you want, to cement the story in your mind.
It surprised me, when I looked back, that the writing of this series now spans 19 years. It still seems to have some way to go, and this book is as essential and gripping as any, but sufficiently complex to daunt some readers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read all the other books in this series and was looking forward to this one and even ordered it before it was published...
Did it deliver? I was a little concerned with the first couple of chapters which revealed details of actions which were obvious from the last book, but that seems to be the case in most series, however the book picked up and was very enjoyable.
Not as fast paced solid action as some of the early books in the series, but this one is much more complex, I would say you really need to have read the entire series to get the most out of it.
I think David has got the right mix of action v political story in this one, hence the 5*.
The story arches have finally come back together and I'm already looking forward to the next book.
Did it deliver? I was a little concerned with the first couple of chapters which revealed details of actions which were obvious from the last book, but that seems to be the case in most series, however the book picked up and was very enjoyable.
Not as fast paced solid action as some of the early books in the series, but this one is much more complex, I would say you really need to have read the entire series to get the most out of it.
I think David has got the right mix of action v political story in this one, hence the 5*.
The story arches have finally come back together and I'm already looking forward to the next book.
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Part of honorverse evolution
The book fits very well with the expanding honorverse. In order to maintain the characters within the narrative there will inevitabably be some repitation and some reliance on... Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. WILLIAMS
Rising Thunder
Dissapointed , was looking for more.I think he writing to many different books, and it`s affecting his quality. Shame, let`s hope future ones get better.
Published 1 month ago by jimbob
The Thunder will continue
A lot of Harrington Fans prefer wall to wall fights and this book, although having one heck of a set piece battle, is mostly about motivations and politics. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Avid Fantasy Reader
If only Lewis Carroll had written space opera...
'"Begin at the beginning," the King said gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop."'
Not, unfortunately, a line from this novel, but from "Alice's... Read more
Not, unfortunately, a line from this novel, but from "Alice's... Read more
Published 2 months ago by O. G. M. Morgan
Hugely disappointing
Like a fondly remembered relative sliding into oblivion.
Weber has written some truly enjoyable books; not just the early Honorverse, but also books like In Death Ground/The... Read more
Weber has written some truly enjoyable books; not just the early Honorverse, but also books like In Death Ground/The... Read more
Published 2 months ago by DRH
Difficult at times, but worth it...
This book is, perhaps, the last of the books that David Weber says will retell the story from a different perspective. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nicholas Tindall
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