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Summary: Any passage picked at random could be a contender . . .
Review: ... in the Bulwer-Lytton contest. At 150-250 pages with good editing and a little plot tweaking it would have been a far better read. In outline form the political plot is depressing, but with one glaring exception, believable. The exception is in a scandal that surfaces and is developed for several hundred pages. The proper response to that scandal would instantly come to the mind of anyone who has paid attention to US politics during the last ten years - yet we wait, wait, and wait some more for the obvious to happen.
Due to the incredible bulk of excess verbage this book compares poorly against his earlier works. It reminded me of the monstrosities Heinlein wrote late in life as his brain cancer progressed.
I hope Mr. Weber is well, or at worst suffering from the gout of commercial success. It is also to be hoped the nature of any illness is neither contractual nor legal. In any case, I would advise both Mr. Weber and Baen that the long term value of this franchise will not be enhanced by neglecting quality control. Check it out from the library if, like me, you must follow the saga through interstellar upheaval, political scandal, and incredibly bloated writing. There are other books more worthy of your money and shelf space.
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Summary: haven't read yet but.......
Review: Although I haven't had the oppritunnity to read this latest D. Weber book. I hope he doesn't end the series... Not only has it been an outstanding series but, it provides me with time away of to a far distant land where my girlfriend will not interfere with. Hehe . With Honor Harington's sibling, who knows where in the galaxy he end it .
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Summary: When the Rest of the Story Appears in the Next Couple Books
Review: .
. . . the total rating earned might add up to 5 or 6 stars. I complained about the endless fighting in Weber's last two books; now it's endless obsessing about diplomacy and politics among mostly 2-dimensional characters. Incomplete bits of story tossed in. Honor mostly on the sidelines. Shameless watering down of one story to justify (I'm guessing now) two more books. And the shameless watering down evidently did not save him any work, because he still came up with 800 pages. Man, what a job to finish reading. It's like he wants to stretch the story out because he's afraid he won't have another story left in him for the next book. Which I sincerely doubt would happen. He needs to get back to telling taut, exciting, fast paced, action and character driven tales!
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Summary: Another riveting story from one of todays better SF authors
Review: This book is a good value in more ways than one. The book itself is an excellent read: well worth the price, and the included CD-ROM has all the foregoing volumes in the series in several different e-book formats. New readers might want to load them on their PCs or PDAs and read those first so they get the story in order.
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Summary: what happened to Honor
Review: I was very disappointed with this effort. Way too much "character development" not NEARLY enough action.
Honor seemed to be almost an after-thought. Will not be buying any more in this series unless Mr. Weber gets back to Honor and action.
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Summary: Yes and No...
Review: Well, I do tend to agree with several of the reviewers that the "internal monologues" are a bit too prevelant in this, "War of Honor"... and that there is a bit too much "strategy review" going on... This is true of the entire series and one thing I wish Weber would find another way to introduce what is necessary about these "background thoughts". But, in spite of all that, I disagree with those who claim that Weber has run out of gas... The plot in this story moves along quite well (not at tautly as, for example, "In Enemy Hands"). But, I see much of this as being the set up for the next adventure for Admiral Dame Honor Harrington and Steadholder Harrington.
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Summary: Not enough Honor
Review: I am a tremendous fan of the Honor Harrington series and David Weber's writing in general, but War of Honor is another book in a series where I think Mr. Weber has lost focus. He's set up a fascinating universe with a dynamic political and military struggle, and he's created a variety of interesting and unique characters--but he's been having trouble turning them all into a good story.
I feel War of Honor tries to cover too much ground. Mr. Weber needs to focus on his main character more, using the other characters and the situations of the universe as background. The Honor of the Queen and Short Victorious War do this extraordinarily well.
I would have no objection to Mr. Weber publishing a book about the political, economic, and social struggles of the Manticoran Alliance, the Republic of Haven, and the other major players in the Honor Harrington Universe, but he really needs to get back to the fact that it is the Honor Harrington universe and that's where the interesting stories lie.
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Summary: Very disappointed
Review: As much as I have loved the Honor Harrington series, I was hoping this novel would bring closure to a worn out series. Much to my horror, the story in War of Honor not only refuses to end, but is thrown backwards! The unrealistic stupidity of the politicians and the over-the top intelligence of the treecats really spoiled it for me. The animals should have been running the government while the politicians perched on someone's shoulder, looking threatening. And lastly, this novels ends up with all invloved pretty much in a position they occupied a couple books ago! How many more books will be suffered through before this tale is finally brought to a conclusion? Please Mr Weber, bring this once beloved series to an end.
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Summary: Okay, but a cut below the rest of the beloved series
Review: The blurb on the inside front accurately describes what this book is about--Honor Harrington's chunk of the galaxy is headed towards war, even though nobody really wants one. Think about "The Guns of August" and you have the idea. The book describes how selfishness, ineptitude, overconfidence, and betrayal make this happen. I love the series, and I enjoyed this book, but it is weaker than most of the predecessors. Some may be disappointed that the great majority of the book deals with politics and diplomacy rather than space battles.
Honor Harrington is certainly part of the book, but the recent series trend of spending more and more time focusing on other characters is continued here. Overall, the basic plot is okay, though the main betrayal in the book strikes me as a scam more suited to high school student government, rather than the State Department of a sophisticated interstellar government.
I agree with two comments of other reviewers--The book is longer than it needs to be. A couple of times while reading it, I actually found myself looking at how much I had to go in the book, and thinking "When will we get to the really good stuff?" Much of it is genuinely interesting, but we spend too long just watching the slide towards war. I also strongly agree with the reviewer who said that the book reminded him of the middle volume of a trilogy. That's a perfect description! A slightly heavier editorial hand might have improved things by trimming some of the scenes out of the book.
The book covers a lot of changes in Honor's universe, and if you are a fan of the series, it is a must-buy. I'm confident Weber can pick up the tempo in future books, and you'll be lost if you miss this one. But you might consider waiting for the paperback and saving a few bucks.
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Summary: A Master Storyteller and Idol to Thousands
Review: Weber is a giant among current genre authors and a personal hero of mine. In Honor Harrington, he has created a strong female role model for all of us in the gay and lesbian community. Even though this book wasn't up to the standard of some of his previous masterpieces, I'm giving it four stars -- because the way I see it, it brings us one step closer to that day when Honor is going to finally come out of the closet.
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