Echoes of Honor (Honor Harrington Series, Book 8)

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Summary: Honor shines, Weber disorganized
Review: If you are new to the Honor Harrington novels, this really isn'tthe place to start. There's allot of subplots, and for readers familiarwith what has gone before, its deeply fascinating. Length, as far as I'm concerned, makes for a long lovely immersion in some of my favourite escape. But the small bits, individual stories tend to overwhelm and distract. Perhaps fewer subplots, and longer chapters on the important bits, like The Harrington's new baby (who was surely born by the time... well, you know!) or Mike Reynaud's dinner with Admiral White Haven... and their toast to those fallen and the savage glee on how the peeps were... well, but the book and find out! Still and all, a good read, with some truly stirring scenes. As I closed the cover, I pondered gathering some of my Marines and paying a call on Mr. Weber, so as to provide him motivation to continue the story, and to provide security that would allow him to proceed undisturbed.

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Summary: Almost as good as the best
Review: The universe of Honor Harrington has become one of the most enjoyable I have ever visited. If you have not read any of the Honor series, then you may find it hard to believe that 592 pages was too short. Believe me, it is true!

Start at the beginning of this series, and I dare you not to read all eight and then go looking for the collateral stories. This newest addition was good. I continue to enjoy the exploration of character and the weaving of plots that span a galaxy. The storyline across this series continues to vary from personal to global (galactic?). For example: Field of Dishonor, so personal, and so centered around the manipulations on Manticore itself. Comparably, very little was included in Echoes of Honor of the Manticoran homeworld issues, these being relegated to reflections by the Admiral.

Sitting back, I am heartened to see so many story lines continuing to generate opportunities for plot and character focus.

It is hellish to wait for each, but wait I will.

Thank you David Weber.

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Summary: 400 pages too long!
Review: I have really enjoyed the previous Honor Harrington books and I think Webber is a talented writer, but I think he has written too many books too fast. Echoes of Honor has way too much redundancy in the text and the major characters have become card board cut outs. I'm glad that the peeps are starting to get humanized, but there is just too much cruft and pontification in the book.
I suspect that Webber has fallen in love with Honor and really doesn't want to show any 'real' flaws in her, and that has robbed the series of continued character development. Also the series shows the universe as being divided between "honorable people who know better" and complete blathering hate filled idiots. A little bit of grey would be nice.

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Summary: Weber on target with newest Harrington adventure.
Review: Weber has delivered the "last half" of the previous book! Having waited a LONG time to learn just how things were going to resolve themselves, I found this book to meet all my expectations. Not as much about Honor this time around, though there are the anticipated space engagements in which Honor excells -- these are less important to the development of the story than in past volumes. Most of the action and the most engaging portions of the book are sans Honor. These include the machinations within the Peep heirarchy, some successes by the "bad guys," insights into the effect Honor has had on Grayson and elsewhere, and the development of the realization of the significance for all the players IF Honor is able to escape Hades and return to the Alliance. Once again, I am left waiting impatiently for the next volume -- but at least this time, it feels like the story can successfully pause at the final page of "Echoes."

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Summary: are you all on CRACK?!?!
Review: david weber appears to have the iq of a small squid, if his writing is any demonstration of his intelligence. these novels are so self-indulging that i can help but wonder if he has the cover art pictures of 'honor' all over his room with 'honor + david = love 4 ever' written all over them. blah. read a real book.

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Summary: Not what I expected...
Review: I actually read this before "In Enemy hands", and was shocked at the opening. DEAD? But the book had only just started! Honor Harrington is harder to kill than that, however.
This book wasn't what I expected, but I don't mean that in a bad way. Although people pick "Ashes of Victory" as a turning point for the Honor Harrington books, this is the first novel where it begins to focus on the lives of those who fight alongside her, or, in this case, in her absence. The universe of Honor Harrington ceases to revolve around one very impressive character, and takes on a life of its own. The glimpse into Havenite politics is fascinating, as is Honor's own family.
If you've never read Honor Harrington before, I wouldn't advise you to start with this one. Try "On Basilisk Station", because it is the first novel in the series, and its a series well worth reading. If you're familiar with HH, you'll get everything you've come to expect from this: great battles, internal struggles, dirty politics, and above all, wonderful characters.

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Summary: Bowed, but unbroken...
Review: Beaten, maimed, half-starved, yet our Honor assembles what remains of her crew and fights on. I have nothing but respect for this book. Mr. Weber writes with razor sharp clarity (something we don't see very often)and gentle wit. Honor's funeral was stirring for the participants, but for this reader it just made me want to cry.

Thank goodness she makes it back...with a company in tow.

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Summary: Weber does it again
Review: Well, David Weber has done it again. His Honor Harrington series is, in my opinion, the best science fiction available to true fans. It's wonderful. Echoes of Honor outdoes even In Enemy Hands and Flag in Exile, my two personal favorites. It's a must-read!

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Summary: outstanding!
Review: This is one of those books that is so good, five stars just isn't enough. Along with On Basilisk Station and The Honour of the Queen, this is my favorite book by David Weber. The vibrant characters and intriguing plot drew me in and kept me to the very end. A book I have and will continue to read again and again.

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Summary: The other half of "In Enemy Hands"
Review: So - finally, I get to find out the other half of the story! I see there are a number of people who gripe about Honor, and how David Weber tends to write unbelievable characters. Well, his characters are definitely larger than life, but what makes them so is their depth of commitment to their respective causes. As for the story itself, given the preconditions established at the beginning (from the end of "In Enemy Hands"), it is possible - long odds, but possible. And long odds seem to be Honor's specialty, to the Peeps' dismay and ruination. Go, Honor!

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