Anyone have the new Honor book yet?

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2002-11-05 10:25pm

Bloody...I just found out about War of Honor 30 seconds ago! Someone tell me it's out already and it's good, and be honest when saying it!

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-11-05 10:33pm

The Dark wrote:Bloody...I just found out about War of Honor 30 seconds ago! Someone tell me it's out already and it's good, and be honest when saying it!

It's been out for a month. And I'd be lying if I said it was. It was slow paced and boring for the most part. It spends too much time setting up the second half of the series.

I can send you an electronic copy if you'd like it.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2002-11-05 11:12pm

The first fifteen chapters are alraedy up at honorharrington.com, I may get it just so I still have the complete set (except for one of the anthologies, which I can't find in local stores...)

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-11-05 11:20pm

The Dark wrote:The first fifteen chapters are alraedy up at honorharrington.com, I may get it just so I still have the complete set (except for one of the anthologies, which I can't find in local stores...)

I'd wait at least until it comes out in paperback. Of course the CD with all the Honorverse books on it and other goodies is a big offset for the crappy book.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-11-05 11:23pm

I enjoyed it, but it was very much a transition book.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-05 11:40pm

What is this book series about?

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-11-06 12:22am

Sea Skimmer wrote:What is this book series about?

The best description would be a female Hornblower in space series. Very very good but War of Honor... It just was slow. No action, no real driving force. Just wasn't too good.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-11-06 12:24am

I'd unhesitatingly recommend the series. I merely recommend that you follow it in chronological order. Buy War of Honor if anything for the CD that has every last honor-verse book on in a few different formats. If not wait until the paperback comes out.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2002-11-06 12:50am

Just so I don't die of anxiety before I get a chance to skim it at the FLBS, who is the new enemy?

Coalition · Post by **Coalition** » 2002-11-06 08:32am

The new enemy is actually a tie between 3:

1) The young Andermani Empire that wants to 'protect its border' with the Silesian Comfederacy.
2) The Republic of Haven
3) The High Ridge government

Guess which of the three is the most dangerous.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-11-06 08:47am

SPOILER

a. Ems Telegram
b. Coalition's points 1&3 are no longer relevant.

END SPOILER

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2002-11-06 09:03am

I have it and the CD but haven't read war of honor yet....

Damn work...

Actually the CD had a bunch of great books from other authors saved a lot of cash

Dori-Ma · Post by **Dori-Ma** » 2002-11-06 05:22pm

Though it is a fantasitc book there was one slight problem. On page 420 and later on page 700-someting (don't quite remember and at two other places) Weber quantifies some ship numbers, referring to the same ships on four separate pages, the first two times it's the same number the last two times it's a completely different number then the first two times. So question: How in the world do you miss place 24 to 32 mega-tons?

Dori-Ma · Post by **Dori-Ma** » 2002-11-06 05:23pm

Though it is a fantasitc book there was one slight problem. On page 420 and later on page 700-someting (don't quite remember and at two other places) Weber quantifies some ship numbers, referring to the same ships on four separate pages, the first two times it's the same number the last two times it's a completely different number then the first two times. So question: How in the world do you miss place 24 to 32 mega-tons worth of ships?

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2002-11-06 05:37pm

War of Honor is even worse than Ashes of Victory, a thing I wouldn't have thought possible.
It's dull, boring, and uninteresting at its best.
700 pages of plot device/info dump for some 100 pages of poorly written battles.
Weber manages to shunt the most interesting things off to be told off-stage, his character development is nearly non-existing.
The CD was the only redeeming factor of the book.

Joe Richter · Post by **Joe Richter** » 2002-11-06 06:49pm

I can't seem to get the book over here in the UK and was mainly looking for it for the CD. I have about 2/3 of the books in various forms (paper and electronic) but would LOVE it if someone could email me the missing ones in MS reader format to me. Any takers?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-11-06 06:59pm

What's on the CD?

StarDestroyer.Net BBS

Anyone have the new Honor book yet?

Anyone have the new Honor book yet?

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