A review by vidholf
Ashes of Victory by David Weber

2.0

If I weren't invested in the characters and the series, I'd give this 1 star. I'm not surprised it's not as good as the last 2-3 novels in the series, given how much of a high point those were, but this one has serious structural and pacing issues: too much time spent on Honor's recovery; much too much tech talk info dump and theory of war infodump; and missed opportunities to portray the interesting story elements more directly. it's worth skimming on your way through the series, and there are some good bits (even among the info dump), but this one's definitely a lull.