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A review by katmarhan
Flag in Exile by David Weber
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.