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Riverdale, NY : Baen Books : Distributed by Simon & Schuster, 2010.
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The Star Kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven have been enemies for Honor Harrington's entire life, but Honor has a plan that may finally bring an end to the Havenite Wars and give even the Solarian League pause. But there are forces in play that Honor knows nothing about .... and that could crush the very life out of the Star Kingdom.
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LibraryThing member rosethorne1
I actually have the ebook ARC of this (though I also paid for the ebook PUBLISHED edition that comes out in July as well). I was SOOO excited that David Weber continued with the main Honor plot line. I have harder time enjoying the books where his other characters in the same universe are the
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primary focus. Though the cliffhnager at the end was PURE Weber, it left me chomping at the bit for the next installation...and this book doesn't even come out for another 5 MONTHS! *sigh* if only authors like this could write as fast as I read Show Less
LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Yeah, that's good. The twisty tangle that's been building up over the last - 4? 6? - books starts to become untangled - by the one thing the Mesans wouldn't expect. It's just not part of their culture or mindset for people who have been long-term enemies to trust one another enough to talk - just
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talk, straightforwardly. Heh heh. They have no idea what a hexapuma's den they've stuck their hands into.... So when is the next book coming out? It doesn't _exactly_end in a cliffhanger, but there will be some very _interesting_ events happening shortly. As in the meeting of the irresistible force and the immovable object, interesting... Show Less
LibraryThing member kevbayer
Not bad. Big turning point in the Honorverse.
I've said it before: Weber is the Tom Clancy of Military Science Fiction. Long, deep, intricate stories weaving the points-of-view of many many different characters. Personally, I get lost and start skimming. I know that's horrible, but I do. The
IF you can make it through the depths of the politics and long-winded discussions, there's a great story within that only makes me the more excited for the next book!
I've said it before: Weber is the Tom Clancy of Military Science Fiction. Long, deep, intricate stories weaving the points-of-view of many many different characters. Personally, I get lost and start skimming. I know that's horrible, but I do. The
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earlier Honorverse novels didn't suffer from this as much. The story is still there within these tomes, and a great story it is: moving, emotional, fast-moving stories spread within the many different stories going on. Long discussions of the politics going on in the different star systems, long discussions of plans that might or might not take place, and then BLAM! Action, excitement, plot advancement, death, destruction, etc. IF you can make it through the depths of the politics and long-winded discussions, there's a great story within that only makes me the more excited for the next book!
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LibraryThing member JackDTeague
The payoff I've been waiting maybe four or five books for finally arrives.
LibraryThing member kmartin802
The basic story here is that the Mesan Alignment is just about ready to come out of the dark and be recognized as a Star Empire of their own. They just have to continue to foment the distrust between Manticore and the Republic of Haven and destroy the Solarian League's military. However, Honor is
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sent to broker a peace with Haven, Manticore provides the Solarian League with military losses, the Mesans make a sneak attack on Manticore and destroy a lot of their military infrastructure, and Cachat and Zilwicki show up with a defector from Mesa who sheds light on the Mesan's plans. Our heroes have their work cut out for them but we have hope that good will triumph over evil. Show Less
LibraryThing member readinggeek451
The long war with Haven may finally be coming to a close, but war is looming with the vast Solarian League, and the nefarious Mesan Alignment is finally ready to bring its operations out into the open--starting with a massive attack on Manticore. Honor Alexander-Hamilton is playing an unaccustomed
This new plotline has been brewing for a while; hopefully it won't take another dozen volumes to come to a conclusion.
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role of diplomat and plays no part in the battles, all of which are appallingly one-sided--although not always in the direction the participants expect.This new plotline has been brewing for a while; hopefully it won't take another dozen volumes to come to a conclusion.
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LibraryThing member PortiaLong
Military political space opera. Not my favorite flavor of SF. Keeping track of all the names/factions etc. was beyond me. A lot of the dialogue occurs in meetings and I'm not a fan of meetings when I have to go to them, let alone when I have to read about them. OTOH I have not read any of the Honor
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Harrington novels which may have provided the appropriate backgroung. Show Less
LibraryThing member thombr
12 books into the series and I'm still enjoying it...more please.
LibraryThing member bgknighton
Honor gets a mission that she finds hard to believe. Make a peace treatey with Haven. But ther are the usual obstacles. You find out some things you need to know to make the past and the future make sense. I think Pritchard deserves her own treecat. The only thing that keeps it from being a "5" is
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the wordiness. I know you need to know the details of why people do what they do, but... Show Less
LibraryThing member Tilinka
This review refers to the eARC version of the book available via webscription.net
Mmkay, first it's an Honor Harrington book. It would be hard to enjoy this one if you aren't already engaged in the series. (I highly recommend the books if you haven't read them, the first few are available through
A fairly large chunk was dedicated to setting up the coming major conflict. We've seen it coming through the Saganami and Torch books (and the last Honor Harrington novel), so it's pretty obvious were things are going. There is less sum-up in this one than we had in Storm from the Shadows and Torch of Freedom, which is nice. The events in those two books are definitely in the background in this one, but I believe you can go through it without having read them. Just realize that many of the new characters and the major events in Talbott and Mesa referenced are gone through in much more delightful detail in those books.
I suffered some eye-glazing through the explanations of the new bits of tech that are being introduced now. Those bits don't suffer for being skimmed through quickly. (Much as I enjoy the level of detail, sometimes it's too much even for me.)
A lot of the minor annoyances in this book are made up for thanks to what was perhaps my most anticipated scene since Oscar St. Just got his comeuppance. There was cheering when I read through the last chapter. (Unfortunately, it was the last chapter.)
I had expected to see more of Honor's family. I understand why there wasn't much of them - the book is massive already, but I was mildly disappointed over how little of them we saw and how quickly those sections passed.
Overall reaction: YAY!
It looks like we'll be getting a lot of knock-down drag-out boomity-punch in the next one. ^^
Mmkay, first it's an Honor Harrington book. It would be hard to enjoy this one if you aren't already engaged in the series. (I highly recommend the books if you haven't read them, the first few are available through
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the baen.com free library).A fairly large chunk was dedicated to setting up the coming major conflict. We've seen it coming through the Saganami and Torch books (and the last Honor Harrington novel), so it's pretty obvious were things are going. There is less sum-up in this one than we had in Storm from the Shadows and Torch of Freedom, which is nice. The events in those two books are definitely in the background in this one, but I believe you can go through it without having read them. Just realize that many of the new characters and the major events in Talbott and Mesa referenced are gone through in much more delightful detail in those books.
I suffered some eye-glazing through the explanations of the new bits of tech that are being introduced now. Those bits don't suffer for being skimmed through quickly. (Much as I enjoy the level of detail, sometimes it's too much even for me.)
A lot of the minor annoyances in this book are made up for thanks to what was perhaps my most anticipated scene since Oscar St. Just got his comeuppance. There was cheering when I read through the last chapter. (Unfortunately, it was the last chapter.)
I had expected to see more of Honor's family. I understand why there wasn't much of them - the book is massive already, but I was mildly disappointed over how little of them we saw and how quickly those sections passed.
Overall reaction: YAY!
It looks like we'll be getting a lot of knock-down drag-out boomity-punch in the next one. ^^
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LibraryThing member scottcholstad
Fantastic book! I don't know what all these one and two star reviews for a 4.17 rated novel are talking about. This was easily the best Honor Harrington book I've read to date. So much happens in this book. I guess the thing most people complain about is there's not enough action, but I disagree.
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Too much politics, people say. Well, you've got to see and understand the politics to understand how things transpire between Manticore, Haven, the Solarian League and other places. It's essential to the plot. Does Weber get carried away with conversation and meetings? Yep. But I'm used to that and that's what the skill of skimming is for. This is the book where war, real war, between battered Manticore and the huge, arrogant Solarian League begins. And the Manties kick the crap out of the Sollies, which just pisses the Sollies off even more. This is the book when we see Manpower/Mesa rise up and launch plans to create the Mesan Alignment, a group of worlds containing genetically created "supermen," to change the face and fate of humanity forever. This is where we learn they've been the ones manipulating Manticore and Haven all this time and are now manipulating the Solarian League to attack Manticore in an effort to destroy the Star Empire. And this is the book in which we see unreal technology employed by the Mesans to absolutely destroy Manticore and its allies. This is also the book when we finally see an end to the decades old war between Manticore and Haven, something we've all looked forward to for a long time. So we don't see enough of Honor. Big deal! A lot happens in this book. The series has expanded beyond Honor and besides, she still plays a major role. So there aren't the usual huge space battles between hundreds of ships of wall. Big deal! There are still battles and talk of more. And this book is setting us all up for what will come in the next book, when I'm sure all hell will break loose. I'm used to giving Honor books five stars, but I'd give this book 10 if I could. I really thought it was that good. Definitely recommended. Show Less
LibraryThing member JohnFair
This book sees a transition from the Haven wars of the earlier books in the series to both Manticore and Haven finding out who has been manipulating their development over the previous two hundred years or so. Unlike many of the purely David Weber books, there are no really dire fleet actions (both
There are a number of emotional scenes, particularly where Weber is descrbing the destruction of the fleet bases in the Manticore system and the effects on the planets they orbit. Already, though, some of the technological terminology is feeling a bit dated - there's quite a bit of e-mailing reporters but there doesn't seem to be any form of social media which felt quite strange even to someone like me who doesn't actually use it all that much :-). Despite being a reread, it did still feal quite fresh
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Manticore and Haven have just largely trashed each other's fleets in the previous book) and the poor old Sollies are treated as a bit of a pantomine villain.There are a number of emotional scenes, particularly where Weber is descrbing the destruction of the fleet bases in the Manticore system and the effects on the planets they orbit. Already, though, some of the technological terminology is feeling a bit dated - there's quite a bit of e-mailing reporters but there doesn't seem to be any form of social media which felt quite strange even to someone like me who doesn't actually use it all that much :-). Despite being a reread, it did still feal quite fresh
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LibraryThing member seekingflight
For me, one of the strengths of the earlier books in this series (the sheer scale of the canvas on which Weber is painting) becomes something of a weakness in these later books. I would rather have focused down on the stories of a few key characters in this story, and their emotional arcs.
There
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were glimmers of the old Weber in this installment, and some really enjoyable scenes, and I enjoyed this overall and will be eagerly awaiting and devouring the e-arc of the next volume (typos notwithstanding) as soon as is comes out. But I still feel as if these later books lack some of the things that I enjoyed so much in the earlier ones ... Show Less
LibraryThing member nhlsecord
I loved the earlier Harrington books, but in this one there is far too much explanation of war and politics; I gave up before I could find what could have been a really good story.
LibraryThing member Jean_Sexton
At this point, the series is well underway, so please, start at On Basilisk Station and catch up. You'll be lost if you don't as this does not stand alone well, although the author does a good job of refreshing the reader's memory.
Mission of Honor is far from being military science fiction at this
If you enjoy good science fiction with a military background, then the series is for you.
Mission of Honor is far from being military science fiction at this
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point. There are political machinations, spies, and wheels within wheels as well as heartbreaking battles. Weber has no more compunction than George R. R Martin in killing folks off if it is called for. The action and planning were enough to keep me turning pages when I should have been sleeping. And yes, I am getting the next book in the series.If you enjoy good science fiction with a military background, then the series is for you.
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LibraryThing member kmartin802
This episode has Honor on a diplomatic mission to Haven to try to forge a peace treaty with the Republic of Haven. She goes to Haven and brings the whole Eighth Fleet along with her to emphasize that Manticore is willing to use the fleet to destroy Haven if something better for both parties can't
While she is gone, the Mesan Alliance conducts a sneak attack on the Manticore home system which takes out much of the orbital infrastructure and drops pieces of it on the planet of Sphinx. One of the pieces wipes out a treecat clan and another hits a city where most of Honor's relatives live. There were huge civilian losses even beyond the kingdom's infrastructure and no one knows who did it or even how the attack was accomplished.
The Solarian League looks at the attack on Manticore as an opportunity to hit them while they are gone. They can't believe that Manticore really has military technology that is so much better than the Leagues. And with the Mesan Alliance pushing in the background, the Solarian arrogance thinks that defeating Manticore will be easy.
This one has a lot of information about the Mesan Alignment and what they want to accomplish. It also spends a lot of time with the mandarins who really run the Solarian League. It was fascinating to watch all the various plot threads begin to come together. And to see how thoroughly the Mesan Alliance has manipulated things to bring about their desired future.
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be worked out. President Pritchart is very much in favor of peace but she has to convince her legislature to go along with it and some of them can't see anything beyond their immediate desires.While she is gone, the Mesan Alliance conducts a sneak attack on the Manticore home system which takes out much of the orbital infrastructure and drops pieces of it on the planet of Sphinx. One of the pieces wipes out a treecat clan and another hits a city where most of Honor's relatives live. There were huge civilian losses even beyond the kingdom's infrastructure and no one knows who did it or even how the attack was accomplished.
The Solarian League looks at the attack on Manticore as an opportunity to hit them while they are gone. They can't believe that Manticore really has military technology that is so much better than the Leagues. And with the Mesan Alliance pushing in the background, the Solarian arrogance thinks that defeating Manticore will be easy.
This one has a lot of information about the Mesan Alignment and what they want to accomplish. It also spends a lot of time with the mandarins who really run the Solarian League. It was fascinating to watch all the various plot threads begin to come together. And to see how thoroughly the Mesan Alliance has manipulated things to bring about their desired future.
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LibraryThing member kmartin802
This episode has Honor on a diplomatic mission to Haven to try to forge a peace treaty with the Republic of Haven. She goes to Haven and brings the whole Eighth Fleet along with her to emphasize that Manticore is willing to use the fleet to destroy Haven if something better for both parties can't
While she is gone, the Mesan Alliance conducts a sneak attack on the Manticore home system which takes out much of the orbital infrastructure and drops pieces of it on the planet of Sphinx. One of the pieces wipes out a treecat clan and another hits a city where most of Honor's relatives live. There were huge civilian losses even beyond the kingdom's infrastructure and no one knows who did it or even how the attack was accomplished.
The Solarian League looks at the attack on Manticore as an opportunity to hit them while they are gone. They can't believe that Manticore really has military technology that is so much better than the Leagues. And with the Mesan Alliance pushing in the background, the Solarian arrogance thinks that defeating Manticore will be easy.
This one has a lot of information about the Mesan Alignment and what they want to accomplish. It also spends a lot of time with the mandarins who really run the Solarian League. It was fascinating to watch all the various plot threads begin to come together. And to see how thoroughly the Mesan Alliance has manipulated things to bring about their desired future.
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be worked out. President Pritchart is very much in favor of peace but she has to convince her legislature to go along with it and some of them can't see anything beyond their immediate desires.While she is gone, the Mesan Alliance conducts a sneak attack on the Manticore home system which takes out much of the orbital infrastructure and drops pieces of it on the planet of Sphinx. One of the pieces wipes out a treecat clan and another hits a city where most of Honor's relatives live. There were huge civilian losses even beyond the kingdom's infrastructure and no one knows who did it or even how the attack was accomplished.
The Solarian League looks at the attack on Manticore as an opportunity to hit them while they are gone. They can't believe that Manticore really has military technology that is so much better than the Leagues. And with the Mesan Alliance pushing in the background, the Solarian arrogance thinks that defeating Manticore will be easy.
This one has a lot of information about the Mesan Alignment and what they want to accomplish. It also spends a lot of time with the mandarins who really run the Solarian League. It was fascinating to watch all the various plot threads begin to come together. And to see how thoroughly the Mesan Alliance has manipulated things to bring about their desired future.
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LibraryThing member GSB68
The best book of the last few in the series for its resolution of one of the series major plot lines and setting up the new threats in the future.
LibraryThing member smbass
It moves along, but it was fairly easy to guess where the plot was headed. I'm looking forward to the end of the series.
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Original publication date
2010-06-22
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9781439133613
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Honor Harrington, 12
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