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remocpi's review against another edition
4.0
Tras retirarse a Grayson, Honor no puede librarse de la guerra entre Haven y Manticore, y debe acudir como Almirante jefe de la armada de Grayson para evitar ser aplastada entre dos mundos.
katmarhan's review
4.0
Random thoughts...
The duel with Burdette in the presence of the Keys was one of my favorite scenes in the book--Honor demonstrating the difference between the art of fencing and the deadly business of dueling. Her fencing teacher may have been frustrated at her tendency to go for the mortal blos rather than "first touch", but it saved her life.
Mueller is a slimy bastard and I hope it's not too long before Honor is able to teach him a lesson as well.
I mourned the loss of Reverand Hanks and Adam Gerrick, as well as the other "minor" characters I'd come to know and like. Weber is more than willing to kill off characters. And the nameless,faceless masses who were killed in the space battle--I can tell I don't read many war novels. The carnage is mind-numbing. And while I know a commander can't let casualties stop him/her from making decisions, I do find it reassuring that Honor is at least a little haunted by all the deaths that result from her decisions.
More horrifying are the deaths that resulted from the fanaticism of Marchant, Burdette, and Mueller. Terrorism up close.
Looking forward to the next installment in the Honor Harrington series. She is becoming an even more complex person with even more baggage to both hinder and help her contined growth and maturity.
The duel with Burdette in the presence of the Keys was one of my favorite scenes in the book--Honor demonstrating the difference between the art of fencing and the deadly business of dueling. Her fencing teacher may have been frustrated at her tendency to go for the mortal blos rather than "first touch", but it saved her life.
Mueller is a slimy bastard and I hope it's not too long before Honor is able to teach him a lesson as well.
I mourned the loss of Reverand Hanks and Adam Gerrick, as well as the other "minor" characters I'd come to know and like. Weber is more than willing to kill off characters. And the nameless,faceless masses who were killed in the space battle--I can tell I don't read many war novels. The carnage is mind-numbing. And while I know a commander can't let casualties stop him/her from making decisions, I do find it reassuring that Honor is at least a little haunted by all the deaths that result from her decisions.
More horrifying are the deaths that resulted from the fanaticism of Marchant, Burdette, and Mueller. Terrorism up close.
Looking forward to the next installment in the Honor Harrington series. She is becoming an even more complex person with even more baggage to both hinder and help her contined growth and maturity.
towo's review against another edition
4.0
A bit too slow at times, and vaguely reminiscient as an intellectual base of David Weber's later Safehold series. A very interesting trend away from the typical structure of the previous novels.
voiddragon117's review against another edition
5.0
Forced into Exile by her political enemies Honor goes to Grayson to get her steadholder in order. However she finds no rest in Grayson as enemies there want her gone too.
A nice political thriller set entirely in Grayson. We get a closer look at Grayson society and political structures.
A nice political thriller set entirely in Grayson. We get a closer look at Grayson society and political structures.
vintonole's review against another edition
4.0
Another excellent addition to the Honor Harrington saga. Much more action then the previous book as well as an emotional roller coaster.
imitira's review against another edition
4.0
Much exploration of a new cultural milieu for and by our heroine, machinations, drama, bloody personal violence, and the usual generous dose of exploding spaceships. What's not to like?
tuftymctavish's review against another edition
3.0
For the vast bulk of this I felt like I was wading through a thick tome of text detailing the exact nuances of a fairly straightforward premise. Most of the Harrington books take a while to set their stage and then things kick off for the latter half of the story. In this case it felt more like the final third was the pay-off. And that was quite explosive in particular ways.
Indeed, it felt like there was a lot of excess weight hanging around the two main story threads that Harrington has to deal with this time. So if it weren't for a good, if short, space battle conclusion I'd probably have gone with a 2* rating.
Probably my least favourite of the series thus far.
Indeed, it felt like there was a lot of excess weight hanging around the two main story threads that Harrington has to deal with this time. So if it weren't for a good, if short, space battle conclusion I'd probably have gone with a 2* rating.
Probably my least favourite of the series thus far.
laurla's review against another edition
i like the story, but there's too much unnecessary detail.
helenid's review against another edition
2.0
When I'd read to 50% the story began improving tremendously and I enjoyed it from that point to about 87%. The ending was okay with info-dump sections, the beginning just lasted for so long.
I noticed that as Honor had killed Lord Pavell in the last novel she was given a new enemy Lord in this novel. Boring!
I don't think I can face the next part, too much plod for not enough adventure.
I noticed that as Honor had killed Lord Pavell in the last novel she was given a new enemy Lord in this novel. Boring!
I don't think I can face the next part, too much plod for not enough adventure.
birdmanseven's review against another edition
2.0
This series has always had it's faults, but to me it's getting to a point where the bad outweighs the good. My biggest complaint is the amount of time devoted to the backstories and viewpoints of minor, mostly irrelevant characters. It really bogs down the narrative and ruins the pace. A good editor could solve this problem pretty easily because so much of it really is superfluous information. (Plus it gets melodramatic very quickly.) Another big problem lies in the character of Honor. The first book was so good in part because she was such an underdog. You rooted for her and were even a little surprised that she was able to pull it of. By book five you just have to accept that there is nothing she can't do, there is no one who is better than her at anything, and that despite all of the evidence that she is without fault she will have an "aww shucks" attitude about it and will never believe that she is superhuman. Also, don't get me started on that cat. Anyway, sorry to say I think this is where I get off the train. Bummer.
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We discuss this series further in a special Sci-Fi episode of the All the Books Show.
https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-201-sci-fi-books