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A review by songwind
Honor Among Enemies by David Weber
3.0
Book 6 in the Honor Harrington series was as enjoyable as its predecessors. In typical David Weber fashion,multiple viewpoints and subplots (protagonist and antagonistic alike) are woven through the narrative. Weber continues to improve his ability to make his characters complex, and to toy with likable antagonists and unlikeable allies for the protagonists.
Politics plays a large role in the storyline of Honor Among Enemies, and seems to foreshadow a time when Honor will no longer be conning a starship. Weber seems to be grooming some old subordinates of Honor's to step into her place as she advances to flag officer status.
Despite the more complex characters, the star nations themselves continue to be rather one dimensional and predictable. On the one hand, that makes for a stable backdrop before which to set the action, but on the other hand it takes some of the punch out of the political maneuver portions of the story.
Politics plays a large role in the storyline of Honor Among Enemies, and seems to foreshadow a time when Honor will no longer be conning a starship. Weber seems to be grooming some old subordinates of Honor's to step into her place as she advances to flag officer status.
Despite the more complex characters, the star nations themselves continue to be rather one dimensional and predictable. On the one hand, that makes for a stable backdrop before which to set the action, but on the other hand it takes some of the punch out of the political maneuver portions of the story.