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4.0
It's the big climax to the Havenite wars and it doesn't really disappoint. Even though it's rather slow moving at points (there's a lot of pointless conversations about stuff the readers already know) and the Weber infodump machine is in overdrive (honestly, we don't need you to show us the math every time somebody fires a missile) this is still one of the better books in the series. Why, given those negatives? Well, mostly because of the emotional payoff. You can call it cheaply manipulative if you want, but Weber does know how to go for the feels when he really wants to. So there are some major, life changing events in store for Honor in this book.
The other reason this book satisfies is because it's fairly decisive. (Looking ahead to newer books, that won't last). At the end of the book, the war may not be over, but there seems to be a pretty clear winner and loser. This is a pretty profound contrast to Ashes of Victory or War of Honor where each book ended with everything pretty much up in the air. And it's an even greater contrast to the newer books where every seeming victory ends up amounting to pretty much nothing (though there are some solid reasons for that, it's still less than completely satisfying).
The other reason this book satisfies is because it's fairly decisive. (Looking ahead to newer books, that won't last). At the end of the book, the war may not be over, but there seems to be a pretty clear winner and loser. This is a pretty profound contrast to Ashes of Victory or War of Honor where each book ended with everything pretty much up in the air. And it's an even greater contrast to the newer books where every seeming victory ends up amounting to pretty much nothing (though there are some solid reasons for that, it's still less than completely satisfying).
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