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Summary: For the Harrington series fan, this is a MUST READ!
Review: This book did an excellent job gathering loose ends together in preparation for the next stage of Honor's carreer, to say nothing of the war against the Peeps. Unfortunately, in order to do this Mr. Weber had to cover everyone, from Protector Benjamin, to Queen Elizabeth, to Honor's mother, to Saint-Just, etc, etc. Sometimes it seemed that Honor got added in as an afterthought. This is a great story if you're a die hard HH fan, but boring if this is the first HH book you've read.The book is far too light in the action department, and what action there is comes close to the end of the book. However, Mr. Weber's view into the working of government, both Peep and the Allies, is much more detailed than in previous books. Again, great for the series fan, but otherwise..... This book positions everything nicely for the war to blow up big time. I expect Mr. Weber's next book will live up to our full expectations, much like 'Flag in Exile' was a barn burner after 'Field of Dishonor'. Personally, I enjoy a lot of detail in my books, and I thoroughly enjoyed this read. Mr. Weber, please keep 'em coming!
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Summary: Growing Pains
Review: I posted an early review for this book right after it came out and I gave it five stars. I still think it gets five stars after rereading the book again.It needed to be written, and it was written well. Then I look at the reviews here on Amazon and see peope whining that there was not enough action and adventure. Grow up! Honor sure is. And the universe David Weber is writing in is growing up too. If you cannot handle a pause in the action, GO READ SOMETHING ELSE! Sorry if that sounds harsh, but the series needs the breather. And I wanted to know what is happening on the fronts other than the war front. Why certian things mentioned in other books happened, and what happens to characters we all know and love. Life goes on and I wanted to see some life, not war. Good job David. Keep up the good work.
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Summary: Look out Manticore and Peeps
Review: Please note, I went to college with David Weber, forewarned is forearmed. Honor is back from the dead, but without an arm and an eye she can't fight. She can, however, teach. She has the first native born Grayson female middy as a student, as well as the responsibility of restructuring The Crusher curriculum. Nimitz can't talk to his fellow cats(his telepathy speaker is broke), so Honor's Mom suggests sign language as a cure, and now even the sceptics must acknowledge thats cats are as smart as humans. The Peeps are still in charge on the frontlines of the war pushing the alliance back, but McQueen is in trouble over St. Just's paranoia about her. Manticore and the Graysons have some new secret weapons that they belive will win the war. OK, is that enough excitment for you? Although it isn't my favorite book in the series, it is well written; but, this book seems to be the start where editors start losing control of David. Repeated descriptions of the same thing start creaping in to his writing. To the good, we become more familiar with the royal families of Manticore and Grayson, and learn more about key figures in the Peeps navy. If you haven't read any of the Honor Harrinton series start with On Basilisk Station and read all 11 of the novels. The 4 short story books are also good, but they aren't needed to apreciate the novels. They do however expand the whole Honorverse.
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Summary: Newbies beware
Review: Some of the reviews on this book strike me as being from the easily entertained reader. I say this not to insult them but because there are a lot of people out there like them and this book is not for them. If you read a book simply to escape then this Ashes of Victory is not for you. In fact if you are considering buying this book and have not read any of the other Honor Harrington book I would try to dissuade you. I like this book better than some of Mr. Weber's middle books because some of them were just more of the same old shoot 'em up stories. (Not to say they weren't good because they were.) Ashes of Victory is good because of the background information it gives. No author can sustain a series of book if he/she concentrates only on one character. Eventually it becomes a repeat of what has gone before. I applaud Mr. Weber for not taking this road and continuing to bring us new and fresh stories. It seems to me that if Mr. Webers books continued along the same lines that the complaints would soon change from "this book doesn't have all the space battles we've come to expect" to "it's all the same thing she just shoots 'em up and its over."
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Summary: Let the lady have some rest!!!!
Review: Okay,so the Honor worship can get redundant and then what happens to the Bad Penny made me a little sad.However,life goes goes on even if that means Honor gets a desk job.Do you really think that after escaping from Hades,the Manticoran Navy would put her back in a ship(Especially if they want it to come back in one piece,but in all fairness its never her fault).I do have one suggestion for Weber,could you include more ground combat that is as in-depth as your space battles?
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Summary: Honor, Honor, Honor...
Review: Much of the book has to do with politics, the healing of Nimitz and Honor, and Honor having to deal with all the problems of coming back from the dead. She finds much embarrassing. Readers find much satisfaction! Readers will also be excited to see all that happens to the Peeps and the manipulative bas...uh, citizens who govern them. There are not as many battle scenes as in previous books, but let's face it, Honor is coming back as medical mess and healing takes awhile. But just because she is only involved in one actual space battle, does not mean you won't see the Manicorian and Grayson Navy kick some serious butt! All-in-all, another winner by David Weber!
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Summary: Good book (not counting the 350 pages of Honor worship)
Review: If you can get through the first 300 pages of people kissing up to Honor, people repeating how amazing Honor is, pages upon pages about Honor's treecat, and endless pages about Grayson and how hard working they are and how much they respect Honor and about their religion, this book is actually good. I know it doesn't sound that way from my review, but 3 quarters through the book the war with the peeps takes some very interesting twists. Alot of things are resolved in this book and as always, whenever Weber gets to the fighting, it is amazing. But I must say, I am getting a bit tired of Honor. It was okay when she was an underdog and had challenges to overcome, but now she is one of the richest people in the universe, having telepathic powers, and being one of the highest ranking officers in the Grayson and Manticore Navies. Also, does Weber have to tell me how pretty she is in almost every page? I get the impression that Honor is starting to think she is better than everyone, from arguing with the Queen to receiving praise from EVERYONE, it is getting old. But again, the battles with the peeps are top notch.
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Summary: Bravo!
Review: The latest installment of Honor Harrington has hit the shelves for all of us who are addicted! Much of the book has to do with politics, the healing of Nimitz and Honor, and Honor having to deal with all the problems of coming back from the dead. She finds much embarrassing. Readers find much satisfaction! Readers will also be excited to see all that happens to the Peeps and the manipulative bas...uh, citizens who govern them. There are not as many battle scenes as in previous books, but let's face it, Honor is coming back as medical mess and healing takes awhile. But just because she is only involved in one actual space battle, does not mean you won't see the Manicorian and Grayson Navy kick some serious ...! All-in-all, another winner by David Weber!
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Summary: Not bad, but not as good as the early books
Review: I like the Honor Harrington series a lot, but this book is starting to burn me out with the treecats and the new technology and the politics. I don't mind any of it in small doses, but when being cute and multistage missiles and petty arguments between petty people drive the plot, I start to lose interest. To be blunt, I liked Honor when she was just a captain or squadron commander. This simple fact put her in very interesting situations. However, I find that her extremely rapid rise to Fleet Admiral kind of spoiled the fun of deep space engagements (which I hate to say are becoming few and far between.) In most situations, the Fleet Admiral flies a desk at HQ while the down and dirty stuff (at least in a tactical command sense) is handled by the commanders, captains, commodores and rear Admirals. Also, while I'm at it. I wish the author would tone down the honorariums about Honor. I like the character without being reminded for the 1000000th time that she was once ugly and now considered beautiful or her black dead eyes. I get the message--she is a looker who can rip out my throat without remorse. Still a good book if you enjoy the series, though.
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Summary: Too Fragmented and Wandering
Review: Probably my least favorite of the Honor Harrington books. While Weber tries to expand on his universe, and make it focus an things other then Honor, it seems to jump from point to point with no focus. Also, it was flat-out boring in many parts. As far as I am concerned, the number of times Honor has saved the entire Manticore Monarchy is starting to get a bit ridiculous. However, the ending did save the book from a two-star review.
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