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A review by betsychadwell
A Call to Duty by Timothy Zahn, David Weber
3.0
[November 7, 2014]
This book reminded me very much of [b:Quarter Share|2334538|Quarter Share (Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, #1)|Nathan Lowell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1273808382s/2334538.jpg|2341114] by Nathan Lowell. They were both about a naive young man who joins the crew of a space ship with no experience and who quickly learns a lot about himself and his capabilities. Of course, Travis joins a war ship while Ishmail joins a trader, so the level of danger is very different. And their personalities are not very similar. But the general thrust of the plots seemed similar.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. I enjoyed both books and will likely read this one again, as I have Quarter Share.
I'm particularly glad to have a new Honorverse series starting.
[July 15, 2018]
I'm changing my rating after this second reading to three stars rather than four. I still enjoyed it, but it did seem to drag in places. They often describe events in such excruciating detail that I thought the plot would never advance. This is space opera. Things are supposed to happen pretty fast and exciting.
This book reminded me very much of [b:Quarter Share|2334538|Quarter Share (Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, #1)|Nathan Lowell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1273808382s/2334538.jpg|2341114] by Nathan Lowell. They were both about a naive young man who joins the crew of a space ship with no experience and who quickly learns a lot about himself and his capabilities. Of course, Travis joins a war ship while Ishmail joins a trader, so the level of danger is very different. And their personalities are not very similar. But the general thrust of the plots seemed similar.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. I enjoyed both books and will likely read this one again, as I have Quarter Share.
I'm particularly glad to have a new Honorverse series starting.
[July 15, 2018]
I'm changing my rating after this second reading to three stars rather than four. I still enjoyed it, but it did seem to drag in places. They often describe events in such excruciating detail that I thought the plot would never advance. This is space opera. Things are supposed to happen pretty fast and exciting.