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Mission Of Honor-ARC (2010)

by David Weber(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 1

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Fantasy

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Baen Books

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Honor Harrington

review 1: #12 in the Honor Harrington series. Resuming after a five year hiatus, the series follow the fortunes of Honor Harrington after the decisive military victory against the Republic of Haven that ended At All Costs (2005). Two attacks by Solarian admirals against Manticore naval elements are soundly defeated. Honor visits Haven to arrange a peace treaty and negotiations are going well until she is recalled. An unknown enemy has stealthily attacked the Manticore system orbital shipyards, completely destroying them and causing millions of deaths. In the wake of the devastation, Solarian propaganda whips up anti-Manticore sentiment as a 500 ship fleet is prepared to attack the Manticore home system. Haven President Pritchart comes up with a plan to end the multi-decade animosity... more between Haven and Manticore. A rousing good read, especially for those who have followed the war between Haven and Manticore since On Basilisk Station (1992).Honor Harrington series - The Star Kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven have been enemies for Honor Harrington's entire life, and she has paid a price for the victories she's achieved in that conflict. And now the unstoppable juggernaut of the mighty Solarian League is on a collision course with Manticore. The millions who have already died may have been only a foretaste of the "billions "of casualties just over the horizon, and Honor sees it coming. She's prepared to do anything, "risk "anything, to stop it, and she has a plan that may finally bring an end to the Havenite Wars and give even the Solarian League pause. But there are things not even Honor knows about. There are forces in play, hidden enemies in motion, all converging on the Star Kingdom of Manticore to crush the very life out of it, and Honor's worst nightmares fall short of the oncoming reality. But Manticore's enemies may not have thought of everything after all. Because if everything Honor Harrington loves is going down to destruction, it won't be going alone.
review 2: Mission of Honor (Honor Harrington Series #12) by David WeberThis piece is the crowning of a three book arc that leads into the next arc of stories in the never-ending story of Honor Harrington. David apparently had originally meant to kill off this main character somewhere along the line but she's a bit more stubborn than that and just like all Manticorans - they don't 'run scared' worth a damn.There is a lot to love about this book as long as you are okay with all the political and military procedural exposition. It looks like the focus is on a new set of bad guys so that all our hero's on both the Manticore and Haven fronts will get a break if they can just piece together a bit of peace between them.We have in this book a parallel to the Pearl Harbor in a lot of life lost to a sneak attack. There is on awesome piece where David Weber focuses on Hamish as he observes Honor for the first time ever he gets to see the Salamander. It leaves him both chilled and in awe but you have to read it. I'd worry about it being a spoiler but its the inside page blurb piece in my book.We get to see Michelle Henke in action again and she is almost a good at this stuff as Honor, but she admittedly doesn't have the cool detachment that is evident in the Salamander.So of the last three novels this one and the previous are real gems though the one before them is a bit of a speed-bump at the beginning. Overall the three make a nice set and can be considered some of David Weber's best or hardest to get through depending on what the reader is looking for. I love characters over the procedure and exposition but I have to admit that David has won me over to his way of thinking for these books.Yet another set the reader can love or hate or love to hate.Great SFF for fans of the Military Political intrigue and procedure.When the editors away the author will play-but I think he deserves the chance. J.L. Dobias less

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AJJ

Odd pacing in this book. The battle sequences are unusually short and occur halfway through the novel. The rest involves a lot of backroom discussions and politicking as we see a re-alignment of forces as they try to end the Manticore-Haven war we have been following for the last nearly 2 decades. Somehow the idea that it was all a plot by the Manpower Corporation seems unconvincing. The cast of characters is longer than before and the narrative continually jumps between all the participants, so the flow seems a bit disjointed. Basically it feels like the author is busy setting up the next novel as he pulls the narratives developed in the 2 side series back into the main plot.

crydiddy1

This book is so nerve-wracking that I had to put it down a few times! Be strong David, be strong! This is the twentieth book in the series. Can you imagine juggling characters, events, relationships, places and technological advances in 20 books and bringing it all towards a satisfying conclusion. There are still a few books to go, mind you, but what an achievement this series is. It is hard to imagine how one man could put all this together. Loved it.

Angie

I enjoyed this one probably more than any other books in the series thus far. A very good read.

jhann

A little overly complex but a good read. Rather too much techie detail.

frankie

Wow, David Weber really likes to keep readers hopping!

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