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scriberjack's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book more than the last two. There were more big moments throughout the book (instead of just jammed together at the end) and there was still a big ending. I wish we had gotten to see more of Honor teaching and the treecats, and Honor was amazing, as usual. Yet... It's like the other reviewers have said. These books are getting so much bigger, yet not really delivering bigger stories.
After nine books, this series is not wowing me anymore. I will someday return to the world of Honor, the purist in me knows it, but for now, even though it saddens me to say it, I think it's time to put this one off to the side to make room for another series that I can back burn between new books, something that can still surprise me because the Honorverse is no longer doing it.
After nine books, this series is not wowing me anymore. I will someday return to the world of Honor, the purist in me knows it, but for now, even though it saddens me to say it, I think it's time to put this one off to the side to make room for another series that I can back burn between new books, something that can still surprise me because the Honorverse is no longer doing it.
katmarhan's review against another edition
4.0
Wow! The landscape of the Honorverse really changed in this book, and much of it surprised me. I'm not sure where the story is headed now, but this was one of the more satisfying books in the series.
voiddragon117's review against another edition
3.0
Honor is back in the Star Kingdom but faces a lengthy recovery due to her ordeal in the Cerberus System. Meanwhile, the rest of the galaxy waits with bated breath as the war between the Star Kingdom and Peoples Republic heats up.
Overall a good book but I wish there were more Honor in it. I felt like we spent too much time with side characters and not enough with Honor. I get that she was recovering and teaching, so I understand why we didn't spend this time with her. This is another good addition in the series but personal exceptions were not met causing me to rate it a bit lower.
Overall a good book but I wish there were more Honor in it. I felt like we spent too much time with side characters and not enough with Honor. I get that she was recovering and teaching, so I understand why we didn't spend this time with her. This is another good addition in the series but personal exceptions were not met causing me to rate it a bit lower.
lizabethstucker's review against another edition
4.0
Honor Harrington 9. Picking up where Echoes of Honor left off, the ecstatic reunion that begins Ashes proves short-lived as Honor once again lives up to her nickname of "The Salamander," always ending up where the fire's hottest. In the longest book of this naval space-opera series, David Weber plunges his beloved heroine (now an admiral!) into a thick tangle of political plots, as she takes on a more mature, behind-the-scenes role than in previous books. But don't fret: there's still some good action as HH prevents an assassination attempt and Manticore and its allies test-drive their new weaponry. And quite a few characters get what's coming to them too, including a few who drop like picked-off Peeps. (synopsis courtesy of Paul Hughes from Amazon.com)
I must admit that I hesitated to buy this book when I saw how large it was. And I also admit that I don't read much "hard science fiction" nowadays. With that out of the way, please let me disagree with the others listed here by stating that I was engulfed in the Harrington universe immediately. I care for more than just Honor, although she first drew me in. I enjoyed the looks at everyone else's lives. Weber is strongest in his characterization and makes you care for the people he writes about. All of them, not just one or two! I look forward to the next episode about the Peeps and the Manties!
I must admit that I hesitated to buy this book when I saw how large it was. And I also admit that I don't read much "hard science fiction" nowadays. With that out of the way, please let me disagree with the others listed here by stating that I was engulfed in the Harrington universe immediately. I care for more than just Honor, although she first drew me in. I enjoyed the looks at everyone else's lives. Weber is strongest in his characterization and makes you care for the people he writes about. All of them, not just one or two! I look forward to the next episode about the Peeps and the Manties!
imitira's review against another edition
4.0
Another book in the author's epic quest to dig himself out of having created a god-like heroine who laughs at any challenge that physics permits to be thrown at her. More of the political realm opens up, and yet more focus on secondary characters, many of whom, fortunately, are killed off before we have to memorize too much about them.
laurla's review against another edition
672 pages. and a painfully slow read because he puts SO much detail into the spaceships and their battles. but i really enjoy the story so i keep reading the series.
"nuts didnt need religion to make them nuts. but it did seem to give them a certain added sense of commitment to whatever goals their nutdom decided to embrace."
"thats the reason so many of them think of you as heroic. not because they expect you to be so stupid or so arrogant that you think you're invulnerable or because fear never enters your thoughts. but because you've demonstrated that you know youre not invulnerable. and they're smart enough to realize you are scared... and you do your job anyway."
"he really had no choice but to yet again examine the backsides of the lion's teeth by poking his head down its throat."
"nuts didnt need religion to make them nuts. but it did seem to give them a certain added sense of commitment to whatever goals their nutdom decided to embrace."
"thats the reason so many of them think of you as heroic. not because they expect you to be so stupid or so arrogant that you think you're invulnerable or because fear never enters your thoughts. but because you've demonstrated that you know youre not invulnerable. and they're smart enough to realize you are scared... and you do your job anyway."
"he really had no choice but to yet again examine the backsides of the lion's teeth by poking his head down its throat."
tome15's review against another edition
4.0
Note: You should read the Honor Harrington series in order. Start with On Basilisk Station. If you are this far along in the series, you know what you are in for. This is one of the most influential series in science fiction. Like Asimov’s robot stories, the Honor series is one everybody steals from, and with good reason. With each new novel, I am always amazed at how much mileage Weber gets out of the C.S. Forester model. I was pleased to discover that this story does wrap up some long-hanging lose ends and concludes with fewer cliff-hanger elements than some of the others. Enjoy. I did.
vkorval's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5