The book is something of a slow starter, and if you're expecting lots of military SF type action you'd probably argue that it never really picks up either. But, it didn't seem to be a problem. David Weber seems to be making a play to move out of this series being exclusively military SF and into more of a 'thriller' type novel. He doesn't quite manage it – you don't ever doubt who the bad guy is; or that Honor will get her man – it's not trying to be a 'whodunit' either. In fact, it feels very m...

I have no clue why I abandoned this series before. Probably some other book snagged my attention and distracted me from finishing this amazing series. But now I'm back and hopefully will finish the series by the end of the year.I love this type of sci-fi as those familiar with my obsession with the Vorkosigan's Saga can attest. And Honor Harrington is a heroine that inspires you to reach higher, to be better. A role model for girls and boys alike. At first I struggled to remember what happened i...

Oh no. Something terrible has happened. I have lost my objectivity for this series. I am gleefully working my way through the 5th of these novels even as I write this and I know that I am reading them too quickly to really evaluate them. I can distantly recognize that this novel is more of the same as previous installments, with Honor growing more perfect and Mary-Sue-esque with every novel, and yet I cannot stop. I have the vague suspicion that I will soon grow tired of them and that when I re-...

Awful, this is where I am going to drop the series. It's as well written as always, in that it is a pretty easy read, a good, light page turner but...my god. The plot is awful. This book reads like a hurt/comfort fanfiction. It was honestly hard to finish this one with how awful the characterization was. It's not so much that Honor is miraculously amazing at things she has no business being amazing at (though that part is a bit irksome), it's how after every thing she does wrong there is a unive...

This is really Book #3, Part II. Pretty good, considering there weren't even any real battle scenes (not that that's the real reason to read these books). I find that I like the main character because she does what I would want to do if I found myself in her same situation. My only question about this series is how you end up with a 'British' government in the future with the values and worldview of the Napoleonic era -- is this an alternate universe where the House of Lords and the British aris...

One of the best books in the Honor Harrington series.

After reading this book I realized that The Short Victorious War was just a prelude to what Weber wanted to do here. While Harrington was barely a player in that novel, she is the center of this one. And while all the other novels of this series have indulged in a large amount of militaristic (as well as political) strategy , this focuses on the character development of Honor Harrington herself more than any other portion of the series I have read yet.It is a story of loss and dealing with that

The previous Honor Harrington books all followed the same format: 100 pages of setup, then 100 pages of beginning a mission, then 50 pages of tension and skirmishes, then 100 - 150 pages of space battle, followed by a bit of falling action. At some point I realized I was almost 200 pages in and the mission hadn't started yet. But then something important happened and I realized what this book was about.Pavel Young, Honor's antagonist within Manticore, gets courtmartialed for abandoning his post

Oh, this is fun. I knew what was coming, but it was still well done. These books are formulaic: Honor gets into the trick bag through no fault of her own, sticks to her guns despite pressure otherwise, & goes on to kick ass. She doesn't always come out fully on top & has picked up an impressive set of lumps, but she always triumphs. Cool.Weber still insists on info dumping background info. Characters suddenly muse to fill us in. 10 minutes is a LONG freaking time & really makes me appreciate the...

Field of Dishonor picks up the action right where The Short Victorious Ware left things. Manticore has won the first round against Haven. Harrington and her ship return to the home world for refitting - and to deliver Pavel Young to justice.In the last book he lost his nerve under fire. Now he has to face the consequences. Harrington's nemesis is to be tried for cowardice in the face of the enemy. At the same time Harrington is to be heaped with honors. Pavel seethes with fury at his destruction...

Well, it wasn't the same formula as the other Harrington books had fallen into. This time there's no galaxy-spanning military action or charge into the jaws of death--well, not intentionally--but it was still too obvious. Even Honor's angst was hard to believe. (We knew her love interest could not last too many more books.) But Honor still comes out on top. Talk about Teflon coated.Disappointing, but still a good read.

The fourth of the Honor Harrington series, this book has a completely different feel and is fought on a totally new battleground from the previous novels in the series. That being said, this is, in my humble opinion, the best book in the series so far. Honor grows a lot as a character, facing her anxiety of being a public figure, dealing with the grief of losing someone close to her, and battling a personal adversary on new grounds. It almost seems as if the last book was set up to be a lead in

So freaking good! The main complaint from others who review it poorly say that it is a departure from the main theme of the series. That's wrong, The Honor Harrington series is much more than massive space battles otherwise it wouldn't be nearly as popular. Those who love the series do so because an entire book can be bereft of naval combat and yet still grip you and make you feel for what's happening. This series is fantastic, and this book reinforced my love for it.

This is the fourth in the Honor Harrington series and it was the weakest (in my opinion) to this point. I have now finished this and the fifth. I stayed with the 4 star rating but it again makes me wish for a half star system or a 10 star system. I've rated it the same as the others, but I'd say where they were a 4 this is a 3.5.There was a lot more of what I call the "yawn factor" in this one. I skipped through a lot of Honor's "vacation" and the (seemingly) interminable flashback(s) of her, "e...

2018 re-read. So very well written, in every aspect.

Despite the lack of treecat action, possibly one of the better books in the series so far.While much of the plot became fairly obvious as soon as certain characters appeared, and my dislike of politics being about as strong as Honor's, I enjoyed this one. Normally, I'd say something along the lines of 'if you like military sci-fi, you'll like this,' but this is not a book for the military sci-fi fans. It's the first Honor Harrington book to be entirely personal. This is all about Honor and the s...

This one was where things came to a head and had to handled only as Honor could handle it, and as honor dictated. It wasn't about space or the future, it was just a great story about people and what they stand for and how they handle themselves. This story could have bet set in any time or place, but I just kept getting flashes of "Hamilton" the musical. The track Ten Duel Commandments was playing in my head and gave me a wonderful soundtrack to the denouement of this tale.

Given the title and the short description this is really not a surprise but I did not like this book in the Harrington series. I mostly read this one since I didn't want to skip a book in the series.The entire book revolves around political bullshit and vendettas. It's more or less all planet-bound. No ship action at all. The only positive part is that the bratty coward of a ship captain (those who read it knows who I mean) finally bites the dust at the end.I will not give it a one-star since th...

There is Mary Sue. There is Marty Sue. What type of Sue is it when the author is male and the character female?This isn't a bad book and it is somewhat intersting. It's just I wish everyone in the book would stop telling me how wonderful Honor is. And I'm sorry, the whole relationship thing didn't quite work for me.

This episode in Honor's life was less dull than I expected - "no space battles" ??? - I was very wary of long-winded political discussions, which happen a bit too frequently in this series.However, the pacing was good, characters mostly interesting, but the motivations and judgement of players was a bit cliched, and the mystery of who was driving the bad stuff was ridiculous. The final outcome was somewhat expected.Overall, I enjoyed the book, which could have been much worse.