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moiram's review
4.0
Another great series from David Weber. Only downside is now I have to wait for the next one!
pjonsson's review against another edition
5.0
It has been a long time since I read something by David Weber. I really liked his Honor Harrington series. Well, at least until he developed a dire case of word diarrhea and every book turned into talk, talk and more talk. This book appears to be cowritten by David Weber and Richard Fox, the latter of which I have not read much from.
I do not know how much of the book is Weber and how much is Fox but if the book was written by Weber alone I would say: Yeah, Weber is back!
This is really a great book. It has everything I would expect from Weber, and I guess now from Fox as well. It has a rich and well done universe. The characters are great. The story is good with a good mix of story development, twists and action. On the subject of action, especially the fleet action, it is very well done.
As usual with Weber there’s a fair amount of politics. As a matter of fact there is a political underpinning that drives the story and of course, a whole bunch of political asshats. Normally I would not like that at all but Weber manages to pull it off. Maybe because our hero is really allowed to be a hero as well as allowed to come out on top and the political scumbags are unable to stop him.
Speaking of the hero. For me having a likable, competent and kickass hero is a must. Admiral Murphy doesn’t disappoint in this area. I especially like that he gets plenty of opportunities to show the lazy and/or criminal morons that thinks they can screw him over or just avoid getting caught the errors of their ways.
As the story moves along we get to see the views and reactions from the enemy as well and, in particular their reactions (surprises) when Murphy comes their way. Hmm, come to think about it, for the bad guys, Murphy’s name is pretty well choses when it comes to screwing up their plans. Murphy’s law and all that.
It has been a long time since I’ve read a book that I truly without hesitation or with any second thoughts place in the 5 out 5 stars category. I really hope that Weber and Fox writes a second book with Admiral Murphy.
I do not know how much of the book is Weber and how much is Fox but if the book was written by Weber alone I would say: Yeah, Weber is back!
This is really a great book. It has everything I would expect from Weber, and I guess now from Fox as well. It has a rich and well done universe. The characters are great. The story is good with a good mix of story development, twists and action. On the subject of action, especially the fleet action, it is very well done.
As usual with Weber there’s a fair amount of politics. As a matter of fact there is a political underpinning that drives the story and of course, a whole bunch of political asshats. Normally I would not like that at all but Weber manages to pull it off. Maybe because our hero is really allowed to be a hero as well as allowed to come out on top and the political scumbags are unable to stop him.
Speaking of the hero. For me having a likable, competent and kickass hero is a must. Admiral Murphy doesn’t disappoint in this area. I especially like that he gets plenty of opportunities to show the lazy and/or criminal morons that thinks they can screw him over or just avoid getting caught the errors of their ways.
As the story moves along we get to see the views and reactions from the enemy as well and, in particular their reactions (surprises) when Murphy comes their way. Hmm, come to think about it, for the bad guys, Murphy’s name is pretty well choses when it comes to screwing up their plans. Murphy’s law and all that.
It has been a long time since I’ve read a book that I truly without hesitation or with any second thoughts place in the 5 out 5 stars category. I really hope that Weber and Fox writes a second book with Admiral Murphy.
squirrelfish's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
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