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kathydavie's review
3.0
Four short stories in the Honorverse military science fiction series.
Series
Worlds of Honor, 3 (Anthology)
Chronological Placement within the Honorverse
"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" (Honor Harrington, 0.5)
"Changer of Worlds" (Honor Harrington, 6.5)
"From the Highlands" (Honor Harrington, 9.5)
"Nightfall" (Honor Harrington, 8.5??)
The Stories
"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" (also in Worlds of Weber) is Honor's snotty cruise on board War Maiden with Captain Bachfiisch where she first encounters Elvis Santino.
"Changer of Worlds" provides background on Nimitz and Samantha's visit to his Bright Water clan on Sphinx which sets in motion the emigration of the treecats. The action occurs after the kits are born and before they all head back to Grayson.
"From the Highlands" provides the background on young Helen Zilwicki's kidnapping in Chicago, the adoption of Berry and Lars, and Anton Zilwicki's taking up with Cathy, the Countess of Tor, and the Anti-Slavery League after providing both Cathy and Jeremy X with proof of Manticoran involvement in Manpower.
Victor Cachat hooks up with Kevin and Ginny Usher. And Admiral Parnell, late of the prison break engineered by Honor, is arriving in Sol to testify against the Peeps.
"Nightfall" is a non-essential story that summarizes what has been written elsewhere in which Esther McQueen attempts her coup, gets Rob Pierre killed, and the Octagon blown up with Saint-Just left in charge.
Series
Worlds of Honor, 3 (Anthology)
Chronological Placement within the Honorverse
"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" (Honor Harrington, 0.5)
"Changer of Worlds" (Honor Harrington, 6.5)
"From the Highlands" (Honor Harrington, 9.5)
"Nightfall" (Honor Harrington, 8.5??)
The Stories
"Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" (also in Worlds of Weber) is Honor's snotty cruise on board War Maiden with Captain Bachfiisch where she first encounters Elvis Santino.
"Changer of Worlds" provides background on Nimitz and Samantha's visit to his Bright Water clan on Sphinx which sets in motion the emigration of the treecats. The action occurs after the kits are born and before they all head back to Grayson.
"From the Highlands" provides the background on young Helen Zilwicki's kidnapping in Chicago, the adoption of Berry and Lars, and Anton Zilwicki's taking up with Cathy, the Countess of Tor, and the Anti-Slavery League after providing both Cathy and Jeremy X with proof of Manticoran involvement in Manpower.
Victor Cachat hooks up with Kevin and Ginny Usher. And Admiral Parnell, late of the prison break engineered by Honor, is arriving in Sol to testify against the Peeps.
"Nightfall" is a non-essential story that summarizes what has been written elsewhere in which Esther McQueen attempts her coup, gets Rob Pierre killed, and the Octagon blown up with Saint-Just left in charge.
rbixby's review
4.0
If you've been reading the main Honor Harrington series, these anthologies are a good way to fill in some of the background that is occasionally referenced in the main series. Eric Flint's From The Highlands was a great read as this novella sets up the genetic slavery story line covered in Crown of Slaves and others. Flint is a better writer than Weber stylistically, but Weber's two stories, Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington and Nightfall do well to bookend the collection as well as bookend significant events within the broader Honorverse history.
Highly recommended if you're a fan.
Highly recommended if you're a fan.
kejadlen's review
3.0
3.5/5 - I enjoyed this far more than the first two anthologies. It's really nifty to get the stories behind events that are just background in the other books, but it also seems just a bit too... neat. In any case, it's still good, and a must-read for Honorverse fans.
katmarhan's review against another edition
3.0
Short stories and novellas are not my favorite thing to read, but the 4 in this volume did add to the background of the Honorverse (the worlds of Honor Harrington) and so I found them to be interesting. My favorite was the one about Honor as a middy ("Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington") but the one with the most impact, because of where I am in the Honorverse series, was "From the Highlands". I also found "Nightfall" to be a pretty compelling read.
faethered's review against another edition
3.0
This gets a three-star rating only because of the third story, which was head and shoulders above the other two. The first two were pretty meh; the third was engaging and introduced some wonderful characters.
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