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Summary: A Good Grayson Tale
Review: Step by step, Honor Harrington moves up in the world. In the last book, Field of Dischonor, Honor finally defeated her nemesis, Pavel Young (Earl North Hollow), once and for all. Also, Denver Summervale, the mass murderer from the first books, finally bites off more than he can chew.But, alas, though the Queen, Prime Minister, and Naval Brass support Honor privately, politics dictates sending her away to please the opposition in the House of Lords. So, without a command, she goes to Grayson to take an active role in running her steading. Naturally, there are still malcontents like the crazy cleric Marchant and the steadholders Mueller and Burdette who would just love to kill her off and turn back the clock. Then, to top it all off, the Havenites have decided to invade Grayson again. Fortunately, Admiral Matthews and Protector Mayhew decide to give control of their growing fleet to Honor, and the Peeps will never know what hit them... This is a great book, the culmination of all before. With north Hollow out of the way, Honor now takes on Grayson society and struggles to prove that she is not only a hero in war but in peace as well. Honor is good as always, but, like in the last novels, I enjoyed even more reading about her friends and colleagues. In the last book it was the Queen and White Haven as well as Henke, McKeon and crew (especially the security chief). Now the spotlight is also on Clinkscales and Major LaFollet as well as the engineers of the Sky Dome Project, Protector Mayhew and High Admiral Matthews, and Reverend Hanks. It is great when Harrington discovers that her flag captain will be none other than former Peep Captain Alfredo Yu (then also finds out her chief of staff is Mercedes Bingham). All of these characters shine. Mueller, Burdette, and Marchant are just as rotten as Pavel Young ever was, and danger after danger confronts Harrington from the war with Haven to the Sky Dome Project to wrangling with rival steadholders. Of course, Honor will come out on top: it is the journey there that is the most exciting. So read this book...
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Summary: My second favorite Honor Harrington book.
Review: Still greiving for Paul, Honor finds a new home on Grayson. And, once again, Honor takes on all-comers to do the right thing. Defending her adopted home of Grayson, she and Grayson's small Navy, hold their own against an invasion by the People's Republic.A great read. Make sure to check out the entire series. David Weber is a great story teller
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Summary: And some more about Graysons.
Review: The Graysonian politics and culture is the main draw of this book. Probably because I am getting very tired of space battles. On the other hand, the degree of melodrama, in some points, is truly frightening.
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Summary: perfectly titled...exciting and fun
Review: Weber manages to take Honor Harrington to a different environment with almost every book. Here we see her far from her native world as an administrator, feudal lady and yes--once again--naval officer. The description of Grayson culture continues to fill out attractively in _Exile_, and many characters from the People's Navy--Harrington's adversaries--begin to receive development. Once again, she shows us that coolness in crisis is as valuable a weapon in politics as it is in battle. What makes Harrington so attractive as a character is that she is strong but not impregnable, brave but not foolhardy, caring but not sappy, and capable yet fallible. Fans of good SF space opera and great character/universe development should hurry to begin with the first in the series (_On Basilisk Station_) and plan to read straight through.
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Summary: perfectly titled...exciting and fun
Review: Weber manages to take Honor Harrington to a different environment with almost every book. Here we see her far from her native world as an administrator, feudal lady and yes--once again--naval officer. The description of Grayson culture continues to fill out attractively in _Exile_, and many characters from the People's Navy--Harrington's adversaries--begin to receive development. Once again, she shows us that coolness in crisis is as valuable a weapon in politics as it is in battle. What makes Harrington so attractive as a character is that she is strong but not impregnable, brave but not foolhardy, caring but not sappy, and capable yet fallible. Fans of good SF space opera and great character/universe development should hurry to begin with the first in the series (_On Basilisk Station_) and plan to read straight through.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: Whatever happened to just the 0-5 star review part to get the books you own off your recommendations?
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Summary: Admiral Honor and religious fanaticism on Grayson!
Review: Wow! David Weber's fifth book is compelling, moving and riveting. Honor Harrington, on the beach at half-pay from the Royal Manticoran Navy, is offered a commission as an Admiral in the newly-rebuilt Grayson Navy. Not only that, but she has taken up her duties as Steadholder, and is developing a radical new (to the Graysons) technology that may make feeding their world a lot easier. Everything's coming up roses, right? Don't bet on it. The Peeps are getting better organized as new officers get more combat experience and learn from their mistakes. The RMN can't push them around anymore. The Peeps have decided to move on Yeltsin's Star (the primary for the world of Grayson), and take out what is probably Manticore's most capable ally. On Grayson, certain elements of Grayson society are determined to everything and anything necessary to prevent Honor Harrington from executing the duties of her office as Steadholder, all in the name of God's will. The double hammer of the Peep attacks and the sabotage and treason cooked up to frame her very nearly destroy Honor, but she rallies and finishes strongly in a climax that you will *not* soon forget.
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