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On Basilisk Station
by David Weber
Are you a new fan of military sci-fi, looking to dive deeper into the genre? Well, have I got the book for you!
Did you like Starship Troopers but wished Rico's amazing character growth was non-existent? Do you like Halo but wished the Master Chief, instead of visiting vast, incredible set-pieces and saving humanity in thrilling battles, spent most of his time working for customs, searching cargo for shipments of illegal pelts, and arguing about politics at boardroom tables? Look no further than On Basilisk Station!
Meet Honor Harrington. She's the perfect captain. That's not a figure of speech, she's literally perfect. Who needs character growth when she's smarter, cleverer, braver, and more "not beautiful but still striking" than anyone else?! She's always factually correct in every situation, always morally correct too! When she differs from other characters in even the smallest ways she's always proven correct in the end.
Honor's biggest flaw is that she's so perfect that she's constantly making everyone jealous of her. We're told at the beginning of the book, yes told, not shown, that she made some higher up so jealous she was sent to some backwater station (that happens to also be incredibly important??) We're then told (yes told) that this makes her crew act like a bunch of meanies to her. But don't worry! They'll spend the rest of the book apologizing to her once they realize how amazing she is!
Prepare for a whole slew of characters who, while Honor is constantly being described, are as non-descript as possible. The only thing differentiating them is whether they either admire Honor for how amazing she is or hate her (for how amazing she is). Despite her small stature, villains like the heads of cartels, who should be clever and great at manipulation, quake in their boots like buffoons when she confronts them.
Now, if that doesn't sound like the perfect read may I suggest something more exciting like watching paint dry?
Did you like Starship Troopers but wished Rico's amazing character growth was non-existent? Do you like Halo but wished the Master Chief, instead of visiting vast, incredible set-pieces and saving humanity in thrilling battles, spent most of his time working for customs, searching cargo for shipments of illegal pelts, and arguing about politics at boardroom tables? Look no further than On Basilisk Station!
Meet Honor Harrington. She's the perfect captain. That's not a figure of speech, she's literally perfect. Who needs character growth when she's smarter, cleverer, braver, and more "not beautiful but still striking" than anyone else?! She's always factually correct in every situation, always morally correct too! When she differs from other characters in even the smallest ways she's always proven correct in the end.
Honor's biggest flaw is that she's so perfect that she's constantly making everyone jealous of her. We're told at the beginning of the book, yes told, not shown, that she made some higher up so jealous she was sent to some backwater station (that happens to also be incredibly important??) We're then told (yes told) that this makes her crew act like a bunch of meanies to her. But don't worry! They'll spend the rest of the book apologizing to her once they realize how amazing she is!
Prepare for a whole slew of characters who, while Honor is constantly being described, are as non-descript as possible. The only thing differentiating them is whether they either admire Honor for how amazing she is or hate her (for how amazing she is). Despite her small stature, villains like the heads of cartels, who should be clever and great at manipulation, quake in their boots like buffoons when she confronts them.
Now, if that doesn't sound like the perfect read may I suggest something more exciting like watching paint dry?