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Publication
Baen (1997), Mass Market Paperback, 544 pages
Description
For Captain Honor Harrington, it's sometimes hard to know who the enemy really is. Despite political foes, professional jealousies, and the scandal that drove her into exile, she's been offered a chance to reclaim her career as an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy. But there's a catch. She must assume command of a "squadron" of jury-rigged armed merchantmen with crew drawn from the dregs of her service and somehow stop the pirates who have taken advantage of the Havenite War to plunder the Star Kingdom's commerce.That would be hard enough, but some of the "pirates" aren't exactly what they seem . . . and neither are some of her "friends." For Honor has been carefully chosen for her mission - by two implacable and powerful enemies. The way they see it, either she stops the raiders or the raiders kill her . . . and either way, they win.… (more)
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LibraryThing member being_b
These books are great comfort reading (Mary Sue kicks ass in space and everyone loves her and her psychic cat!), and quick, too-- as long as you skim all the infodumps and any paragraph that starts with "as you know..."
LibraryThing member daniel.links
This isn't the place to start reading the Honor Harrington series. If you liked the others, you'll like this one too, although, for what it is worth, I would describe it as a typical rather than outstanding contribution to the series.
LibraryThing member Kade
If you liked On Basilisk Station, you'll like Honor Among Enemies. Honor Harrington is back, she's not well-liked in political circles, she's sent to the ass-end of space in a shoddy merchant raider with a crew of retards, fuck-ups, assholes, criminals, and newbies, and is surrounded by pirates and
About the only hang-up I have with the book is that David Weber chose not to have this book lead directly into "In Enemy Hands". Instead the sacrifice she was making for those who escaped is ruined as they return to save her and her crew from the drifting wreck that is her ship by the end of the book. It would have been much better for her to have been saved by a Haven ship and lead directly into "In Enemy Hands".
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Haven merchant raiders. And she breaks her foot off in each and every one of her crew's behinds to get them to do their job. The same can-do determination that saw her through Basilisk Station is on display here. Definitely one of the better Honor Harrington books, with new places visited, and new factions introduced, the Andermani Empire and the Silesian Confederacy. About the only hang-up I have with the book is that David Weber chose not to have this book lead directly into "In Enemy Hands". Instead the sacrifice she was making for those who escaped is ruined as they return to save her and her crew from the drifting wreck that is her ship by the end of the book. It would have been much better for her to have been saved by a Haven ship and lead directly into "In Enemy Hands".
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LibraryThing member BobVTReader
Damn good book, interesting story. The series is roughly base on Forester's Horatio Hornblower series. The author made a reference to this series in this tale. Cute!
LibraryThing member scottcholstad
While this isn't my favorite Honor Harrington book, I really can't think of any reason not to give it five stars, so that's what I'm doing. In this book, Honor is still an admiral in the Grayson Navy, but Manticore comes crawling back to her, begging her to rejoin their navy as a mere captain to
Q ships are converted merchant freighters with no armaments to speak of, but in this case, with lots of weaponry. They are to act as targets for pirates and when they are attacked, to destroy the pirates. But obviously, they have to do so immediately, as they can't sustain damage. Honor is gratified to learn that her captains and execs are of good quality and she knows some of them, but the crews are a combination of cast offs and new recruits fresh out of the academy. Not good.
Klaus Hauptman figures in this book. He asks that she be chosen for this assignment because she's a great combat commander AND if she gets killed, that's great for him too, as he hates her. So when she saves his sorry butt late in the book, it's pretty ironic.
A nice piece of writing in this book has to do with Haven. In the past, the Havenites have always been evil, for the most part. In this book, we see some evil Havenites, but we see some good ones too. It makes for a more realistic and humane look at this group of people. One Havenite cruiser is in the same area as Honor's ship and it's going after pirates too, and the captain rescues some Manticorans, even though he knows he probably should have destroyed them.
Speaking of pirates, there are some pretty evil ones in this book. Led by a maniac. With nukes. And of course, Honor outwits him. Couldn't have it any other way. And also, the body count is high in this book. Honor's crews always suffer high casualties. Makes ya wonder why so many people want to serve under her.
One nice touch was a new kid fresh out of the academy. He shows some promise in Engineering and is promoted, but there's a crew of about five nasty bullies, led by one utterly insane nutjob. He loves to hurt people. He wants to murder people. And he wants to desert the navy, knowing it's an execution squad he would be facing if he were caught. Well, he catches this kid alone and beats the shit out of him. Someone spots them and runs him off, but neither of them will say anything other than the kid fell down. Right. Everybody knew who did it, but there's no proof. Later, one of the kid's friends, a female of the same rank, has her space suit (?) sabotaged, and nearly dies, but again there's no proof. Meanwhile, this kid has been working out with the Marines on board the ship, learning how to fight. He goes and tracks down the bully. He goads him into taking a swing at him and then beats the shit out of him and it's a pretty sweet scene to read. Honor gives the bully 90 days in the brig, followed by a court martial. She gives the kid one day of sitting in his room and docks him one week's pay. He's stunned. He thought he'd lose his stripes and maybe be court martialed himself. She knew what was going on. She approved. Nice.
It was good to get Honor away from the religious nuts and politics of Grayson. That was starting to get old. But it was crappy not seeing her in the captain's chair of a dreadnaught. However, she worked wonders with those Q ships and it was a pretty good story, so five stars it is. Recommended.
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lead a four ship squadron of Q ships in the Silesian Confederacy area, where pirates are destroying merchant shipping and crews. It's an ugly invitation, but she wants back in the Manticoran Navy so badly, she accepts. Crazy.Q ships are converted merchant freighters with no armaments to speak of, but in this case, with lots of weaponry. They are to act as targets for pirates and when they are attacked, to destroy the pirates. But obviously, they have to do so immediately, as they can't sustain damage. Honor is gratified to learn that her captains and execs are of good quality and she knows some of them, but the crews are a combination of cast offs and new recruits fresh out of the academy. Not good.
Klaus Hauptman figures in this book. He asks that she be chosen for this assignment because she's a great combat commander AND if she gets killed, that's great for him too, as he hates her. So when she saves his sorry butt late in the book, it's pretty ironic.
A nice piece of writing in this book has to do with Haven. In the past, the Havenites have always been evil, for the most part. In this book, we see some evil Havenites, but we see some good ones too. It makes for a more realistic and humane look at this group of people. One Havenite cruiser is in the same area as Honor's ship and it's going after pirates too, and the captain rescues some Manticorans, even though he knows he probably should have destroyed them.
Speaking of pirates, there are some pretty evil ones in this book. Led by a maniac. With nukes. And of course, Honor outwits him. Couldn't have it any other way. And also, the body count is high in this book. Honor's crews always suffer high casualties. Makes ya wonder why so many people want to serve under her.
One nice touch was a new kid fresh out of the academy. He shows some promise in Engineering and is promoted, but there's a crew of about five nasty bullies, led by one utterly insane nutjob. He loves to hurt people. He wants to murder people. And he wants to desert the navy, knowing it's an execution squad he would be facing if he were caught. Well, he catches this kid alone and beats the shit out of him. Someone spots them and runs him off, but neither of them will say anything other than the kid fell down. Right. Everybody knew who did it, but there's no proof. Later, one of the kid's friends, a female of the same rank, has her space suit (?) sabotaged, and nearly dies, but again there's no proof. Meanwhile, this kid has been working out with the Marines on board the ship, learning how to fight. He goes and tracks down the bully. He goads him into taking a swing at him and then beats the shit out of him and it's a pretty sweet scene to read. Honor gives the bully 90 days in the brig, followed by a court martial. She gives the kid one day of sitting in his room and docks him one week's pay. He's stunned. He thought he'd lose his stripes and maybe be court martialed himself. She knew what was going on. She approved. Nice.
It was good to get Honor away from the religious nuts and politics of Grayson. That was starting to get old. But it was crappy not seeing her in the captain's chair of a dreadnaught. However, she worked wonders with those Q ships and it was a pretty good story, so five stars it is. Recommended.
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LibraryThing member Jean_Sexton
What an excellent book! Behind the scenes of Honor Harrington's return to the Royal Manticorian Navy are plots and plans. She has made some enemies and those enemies have made plans that they believe will benefit them in one way or another. So yes, there are battles to be fought brilliantly and
However, what made the book sing for me were the characters and growth. From a young engineer who is helped to grow a spine (and taught to be able to defend himself) to a merchant who finds out that he isn't always right, people grow and change. We also gain more insight into the decent people who are part of Haven, making the enemies less cardboard and more real.
If you like military science fiction, start at On Basilisk Station and keep going. You won't be disappointed.
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doggedly.However, what made the book sing for me were the characters and growth. From a young engineer who is helped to grow a spine (and taught to be able to defend himself) to a merchant who finds out that he isn't always right, people grow and change. We also gain more insight into the decent people who are part of Haven, making the enemies less cardboard and more real.
If you like military science fiction, start at On Basilisk Station and keep going. You won't be disappointed.
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LibraryThing member kmartin802
This episode sees Honor rejoining the Manticoran Navy but with a nearly impossible assignment. Her job is to take some refitted merchantmen and head off to Silesia to stop the pirates that are harassing Maniticoran shipping. This assignment was dreamed up for her by Klaus Hauptman who has had it in
But all isn't as it seems in Silesia. Some of the pirates are actually Peeps in disguise whose goal is to prey on Maniticoran shipping both for the products they will get and in the hopes of drawing Manticoran forces away from more valuable targets.
The Manticorans also deal with a legitimate pirate who is running a group of ships and who has taken over a planet. His crews are busy raping and pillaging at his command and one of their victims is a ship owned by Hauptman and captained by someone close to him. That story weaves its way through the book and gives Hauptman his reason for being in the system for some of the major plot points of the story.
I enjoyed the variety of viewpoints in this one as we learn that not all Peeps are bad people. I also liked getting a look at some of the other people who are serving in the Manticoran Navy in the person of Aubrey Wanderman who is a new recruit in gravitics and who has some problems with a major bully on the ship.
I also liked meeting a new treecat named Samantha as her person is assigned to the crew on Honor's ship. I liked watching Nimitz and Samantha fall in love.
This was another excellent episode in a great series.
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for her since Basilisk. After all, his merchant ships are losing money and the Navy is supposed to protect them. If Honor fails, Hauptman wins in his subversive battle against Honor.But all isn't as it seems in Silesia. Some of the pirates are actually Peeps in disguise whose goal is to prey on Maniticoran shipping both for the products they will get and in the hopes of drawing Manticoran forces away from more valuable targets.
The Manticorans also deal with a legitimate pirate who is running a group of ships and who has taken over a planet. His crews are busy raping and pillaging at his command and one of their victims is a ship owned by Hauptman and captained by someone close to him. That story weaves its way through the book and gives Hauptman his reason for being in the system for some of the major plot points of the story.
I enjoyed the variety of viewpoints in this one as we learn that not all Peeps are bad people. I also liked getting a look at some of the other people who are serving in the Manticoran Navy in the person of Aubrey Wanderman who is a new recruit in gravitics and who has some problems with a major bully on the ship.
I also liked meeting a new treecat named Samantha as her person is assigned to the crew on Honor's ship. I liked watching Nimitz and Samantha fall in love.
This was another excellent episode in a great series.
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LibraryThing member kmartin802
This episode sees Honor rejoining the Manticoran Navy but with a nearly impossible assignment. Her job is to take some refitted merchantmen and head off to Silesia to stop the pirates that are harassing Maniticoran shipping. This assignment was dreamed up for her by Klaus Hauptman who has had it in
But all isn't as it seems in Silesia. Some of the pirates are actually Peeps in disguise whose goal is to prey on Maniticoran shipping both for the products they will get and in the hopes of drawing Manticoran forces away from more valuable targets.
The Manticorans also deal with a legitimate pirate who is running a group of ships and who has taken over a planet. His crews are busy raping and pillaging at his command and one of their victims is a ship owned by Hauptman and captained by someone close to him. That story weaves its way through the book and gives Hauptman his reason for being in the system for some of the major plot points of the story.
I enjoyed the variety of viewpoints in this one as we learn that not all Peeps are bad people. I also liked getting a look at some of the other people who are serving in the Manticoran Navy in the person of Aubrey Wanderman who is a new recruit in gravitics and who has some problems with a major bully on the ship.
I also liked meeting a new treecat named Samantha as her person is assigned to the crew on Honor's ship. I liked watching Nimitz and Samantha fall in love.
This was another excellent episode in a great series.
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for her since Basilisk. After all, his merchant ships are losing money and the Navy is supposed to protect them. If Honor fails, Hauptman wins in his subversive battle against Honor.But all isn't as it seems in Silesia. Some of the pirates are actually Peeps in disguise whose goal is to prey on Maniticoran shipping both for the products they will get and in the hopes of drawing Manticoran forces away from more valuable targets.
The Manticorans also deal with a legitimate pirate who is running a group of ships and who has taken over a planet. His crews are busy raping and pillaging at his command and one of their victims is a ship owned by Hauptman and captained by someone close to him. That story weaves its way through the book and gives Hauptman his reason for being in the system for some of the major plot points of the story.
I enjoyed the variety of viewpoints in this one as we learn that not all Peeps are bad people. I also liked getting a look at some of the other people who are serving in the Manticoran Navy in the person of Aubrey Wanderman who is a new recruit in gravitics and who has some problems with a major bully on the ship.
I also liked meeting a new treecat named Samantha as her person is assigned to the crew on Honor's ship. I liked watching Nimitz and Samantha fall in love.
This was another excellent episode in a great series.
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LibraryThing member lyrrael
Remains my second favorite Honor Harrington book. :D
Language
Original publication date
1996
Physical description
544 p.; 6.78 inches
ISBN
0671877836 / 9780671877835
Local notes
Honor Harrington, 06
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