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Summary: Can't wait for the next one in the series !
Review: I really enjoyed the book and hope he writes another one fairly quick for both this one and the Honor Harrington series. Great author.
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Summary: Best technology/gunpowder writer since H. Beam Piper.
Review: It really takes a good author to handle the mixing of a gunpowder theocracy and futuristic science, but here it has been handled with class amd comes off with a genuine 5-star rating. A new tale in this universe is definitely called for.
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Summary: Get your date right!
Review: Pity your editorial review says "the empire destroyed 45 years ago". Read any of this series and you will know it was destroyed 45 millenia (45,000 years) ago! Great book, great series, keep the series going!
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Summary: The third in a great series
Review: The saga that started with Mutineer's Moon continues and I found the book to be a page turner. Treason, war and revenge in one book but not on one world. Musket and pike war in the age of lasers and rockets.
Ok, David, where is the next in the series? I can't wait to get back to the lives of Colin, his family and his faithful spaceship.
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Summary: Satisfying (tentative) ending to a great trilogy of books.
Review: The two Dahak books that preceded this novel were very good works of fiction and this title is no exception. The first book was Mutineers' Moon; the second book was The Armageddon Inheritance. Heirs of Empire is the third book so far in this series. This book takes place ten years after the events that conclude The Armageddon Inheritance. The Achuutani have been repulsed and a small portion of them even become allies of sorts. Humanity is now residing on two worlds, Earth and the old Imperial capitol planet. Colin and his Empress wife have two children who are teenagers just approaching adulthood. Everyone thought that after the defeat of Anu and his mutineers that humanity would rally around the new Emperor, Colin, and build a brighter future and prepare for the final conflict with the Achuutani. If anything the trouble is worse then before. The threat this time is not as strong or as brazen but it is unknown. A threat unknown is deadly indeed. I really can't say a whole lot more with out giving too much of the plot away. I will say that the story is split and written from two points of view. One story relates events on Earth and the Imperial Capitol. The second story line follows Colins' children and their friends. The children are probably a bigger part of this book then Colin and the traditional cast of characters. A good book. Of the three books in this series thus far this was my least favorite. I am firmly convinced, after reading a great deal of Mr. Webers' work, that David Weber writes best when he is tight and careful with his word count. I think the longer books of his are a little sloppy. Don't misunderstand me. I am a big fan and love this book and only find fault with it when I compare it the first two books of this series. A worthy continuation to the saga.
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Summary: Satisfying (tentative) ending to a great trilogy of books.
Review: The two Dahak books that preceded this novel were very good works of fiction and this title is no exception. The first book was Mutineers' Moon; the second book was The Armageddon Inheritance. Heirs of Empire is the third book so far in this series. This book takes place ten years after the events that conclude The Armageddon Inheritance. The Achuutani have been repulsed and a small portion of them even become allies of sorts. Humanity is now residing on two worlds, Earth and the old Imperial capitol planet. Colin and his Empress wife have two children who are teenagers just approaching adulthood. Everyone thought that after the defeat of Anu and his mutineers that humanity would rally around the new Emperor, Colin, and build a brighter future and prepare for the final conflict with the Achuutani. If anything the trouble is worse then before. The threat this time is not as strong or as brazen but it is unknown. A threat unknown is deadly indeed. I really can't say a whole lot more with out giving too much of the plot away. I will say that the story is split and written from two points of view. One story relates events on Earth and the Imperial Capitol. The second story line follows Colins' children and their friends. The children are probably a bigger part of this book then Colin and the traditional cast of characters. A good book. Of the three books in this series thus far this was my least favorite. I am firmly convinced, after reading a great deal of Mr. Webers' work, that David Weber writes best when he is tight and careful with his word count. I think the longer books of his are a little sloppy. Don't misunderstand me. I am a big fan and love this book and only find fault with it when I compare it the first two books of this series. A worthy continuation to the saga.
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Summary: Another great story from David Weber!!!
Review: This book is awesome. You get a really good feel for the kid's characters, but I would like to read more about Harry. I expected her to play a bigger role in the story. Overall, I found the kid's adventure more interesting than Colin's - that's okay since it was the majority of the book. I can't wait until the next installment! Did the computer accept Sean's authority???
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Summary: Decent ending to the trilogy
Review: This book is by far the biggest of the 3 from the series, and comprises roughly twice as many pages than the 1st book from the series (Mutineer's Moon).
I'd have to say that it rates about the same as the first book, but isn't quite as good as the 2nd book from the series (Armageddon Inheritance)... I give it 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
While the so-called "level of writing maturity" has improved over the course of the series, I still get a sense at times of the book being written for younger audiences... indeed, in this book, a group of young offspring of the main cast of characters from the 2nd book find themselves separated from their parents (and remaining known inhabited homeworlds of the Empire) by the main evildoer in the book. They somehow manage to find themselves leading a group of rebels using technology they upgrade to about civil war era against a much larger force employing indigineous Napoleon-era technology.
I'll also say that the love interests of the "good guys side" get a little sappy at times... and how come none of the "bad guys" have any love interests?
Anyway, I'm surprised there hasn't been a followup to the series (the last book from the series was published in 1996), as there are some obvious loose ends that could have lead to at least one follow-on to the series (I guess the author wants to leave it at a "Trilogy").
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Summary: Excellent Sci Fi/fantasy adventure, weak ending
Review: This is a great book in a great series. I can see where other reviewers had some trouble with it. The first two books in the series, "Mutineer's Moon" and "The Armageddon Inheritance" are pure Science Fiction. This one reminds me of Star Trek. Capt. Kirk is flying through outer space in his futuristic space ship, when suddenly he beams down to a planet that's the Roman Empire, or the Wild West, or Nazi Germany. And guess what? His phaser doesn't work and the Enterprise had to leave orbit because of some nasty Klingons. He has to rely on his wits to survive. This book is just like that and I love it. The teenage children of the hero from the first two books, get marooned on a more primitive planet. It's sort of a cross between the American Civil War and the European Middle ages. They can't use their futuristic weapons, and have to rely on their wits to survive and go home. There's still the Science Fiction David Webber is known for, since the story keeps flashing back to Dad and an evil plot back on Earth to overthrow the Empire. But it's the story of the kids fighting their way across a world, that makes this story for me. I would have given this 5 stars except for the ending. I really don't know what the author was trying to do there, but I think he was trying to be creative. I've read quite a few of his many other books, so I know he knows how to end a book correctly. He just chose not to do it with this one. I think he was just trying to be different for the fun of it. I didn't like it. Don't do it again David.
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Summary: Excellent Sci Fi/fantasy adventure, weak ending
Review: This is a great book in a great series. I can see where other reviewers had some trouble with it. The first two books in the series, "Mutineer's Moon" and "The Armageddon Inheritance" are pure Science Fiction. This one reminds me of Star Trek. Capt. Kirk is flying through outer space in his futuristic space ship, when suddenly he beams down to a planet that's the Roman Empire, or the Wild West, or Nazi Germany. And guess what? His phaser doesn't work and the Enterprise had to leave orbit because of some nasty Klingons. He has to rely on his wits to survive. This book is just like that and I love it. The teenage children of the hero from the first two books, get marooned on a more primitive planet. It's sort of a cross between the American Civil War and the European Middle ages. They can't use their futuristic weapons, and have to rely on their wits to survive and go home. There's still the Science Fiction David Webber is known for, since the story keeps flashing back to Dad and an evil plot back on Earth to overthrow the Empire. But it's the story of the kids fighting their way across a world, that makes this story for me. I would have given this 5 stars except for the ending. I really don't know what the author was trying to do there, but I think he was trying to be creative. I've read quite a few of his many other books, so I know he knows how to end a book correctly. He just chose not to do it with this one. I think he was just trying to be different for the fun of it. I didn't like it. Don't do it again David.
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