Worlds of Honor Honor Harrington Anthologies Book 2 eBook David Weber
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In just a few short years, David Weber has shot to the forefront of science fiction! The core of his work is Honor Harrington, the toughest, smartest starship captain in the galaxy. Now Weber invites you to join him and his invitees as they explore Honor's universe.
The Host and His Guests
David Weber himself is on board, first telling how young Honor Harrington and her treecat Nimitz faced the impossible task of rescuing the victims of an avalanche in a sub-zero blizzard, then revealing a chapter in the history of the telepathic treecats when a young human who bonded with a treecat was a Very Important Person. Specifically, she was a Manticoran crown princess and the heir to the throne of the empire....
Roland Green offers a hard-hitting account of what happened when Manticore and the People's Republic of Haven went eyeball-to-eyeball over a strategically vital planet....
Linda Evans looks at life among the treecats, before Honor.. ..
Jane Lindskold tells how Honor's monarch, Elizabeth III, had to learn the hard way what monarchy is all about....
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A lifetime military history buff, David Weber has carried his interest in history into his fiction. In the New York Times best selling Honor Harrington series, the spirit of both C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and history's Admiral Nelson are evident. With over five million copies of his books in print, David Weber is the fastest rising star in the Science Fiction universe. His Honor Harrington series boasts over 3 million copies in print, and Weber has had over thirteen of his titles on The New York Times Best Seller List. War of Honor, book 10 in the series appeared on over twelve Best Seller lists, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA TODAY.
While he is best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, he has also developed a fantasy series, of which two books have been published Oath of Swords and The War God's Own. David's solo work also includes three novels of the "Dahak" series, and the stand alone novels Path of the Fury and The Excalibur Alternative.
Weber's first published novels grew out of his work as a war game designer for the Task Force game Starfire. With collaborator Steve White, Weber has written four novels set in that universe Insurrection, Crusade, In Death Ground, and The Shiva Option.
Recent bestsellers in planetary adventures also include the teamwork of John Ringo in the best selling Empire of Man series where the titles March Upcountry, March to the Sea, March to the Stars and We Few have made appearances on The New York Times List.
Weber's proliferation continues with author Eric Flint, where they joined forces in the Best Selling "Ring of Fire" alternate history series, for 1634 The Baltic War, coming in May.
A popular guest at science fiction conventions, Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife Sharon, three children and a passel of dogs.
Worlds of Honor Honor Harrington Anthologies Book 2 eBook David Weber
This collection of short story fill-ins is a great read for honorverse fans. After reading the reviews on audible, I skipped the audio and went straight to Kindle. Over the years I've learned that certain of Weber's books are best enjoyed in the audio format: others can best be enjoyed in print, a few depend on who is narrating. Ex. The Prince Roger series, and War God series are both best in audio format. Most of the Honor Harrington series, especially those with subplots concerning weaponry, politics, and historical "happenings", require print. If for no other reason then, when four books latter a missile change, or fifteen year old political maneuver, or old enmities from past historical events, show up as a key element in the plot, you can go back and re read it. I have to admit that I recognized the politics and history gambits faster then the weapon development. Still, I enjoy almost all of the books. This one, in my opinion, is best in print because of the various time periods that the stories are dealing with, and the various accents. I've found that if there are too many narrators doing the various dialects and accents it is harder to get lost in the stories and not become distracted by how differently they pronounce words.Product details
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Worlds of Honor Honor Harrington Anthologies Book 2 eBook David Weber Reviews
Really a neat series. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugley. What I like about this book and the others is how unintended things can happen. When we make what we think are simple decisions, they can have far reaching effects. Sometimes they will affect only us and maybe our family and will fade over time. But other times they will be changers of history.
Good book. Have read it several times .
For those of you new to David Weber, World of Honor has five tales in the universe of the Honor Harrington series (which started with On Basilisk Station). You *do not* need to have read the series to enjoy this book, though! One of the tales mention facts only brought to light in the nineth book of the series, but it is not really any spoiler, in my opinion.
On the other hand, you _might_ want to read More Than Honor first, at least the "A Beautiful Friendship" tale before reading the treecat stories in this book. It gives a better sense of continuity. That, though, is entirely optional too.
Now, for the stories in this book. The first story, The Stray, was described by some as a detective story. I disagree. While the main plot is, indeed, a detective story, most of it actually deals with Scott MacDallan's relationship with his treecat, his adoption, and a desperate fight for survival as Scott gets seriously wounded in the middle of nowhere. As for the adoption, it's not exactly how David Weber describes it in a few respects, but this is a minor detail. Man&Treecat vs Nature, treecat lifestyle, man & treecat relationships, that's what this tale is mostly about.
The second tale, What Price Dreams, tells the story of the adoption of Princess Adrienne of Manticore, the first member of the royal family to get adopted by a treecat, and how Seeker of Dreams, said treecat, helps save Adrienne's life and her relationship with her father. It also kind of shows why members of the royal family can't get a life insurance. -)
The third tale, Queen's Gambit, shows how Queen Elizabeth III (the monarch at the start of the HH series) came to power, and how the people who plotted to get her there came to deeply regret it. Finally, it shows Her Majesty paying a high price for her throne.
Fourth tale, The Hard Way Home, tells the story of the Attica Avalanche, when one XO Commander Harrington help save some lives. Actually, though, the show belongs to one Susan Hibson, a 12 years old girl.
I'm afraid I haven't read the fifth tale, though, as it's not directly related to any of my favorite themes, nor written by Weber. All of the other stories are worth it, though, even if none would rate an "excellent".
Don't expect an Honor Harrington saga in this one. Instead of directly being part of the Honor series, it is an anthology of shorts set in Honor's universe. Two of the stories are by David Weber himself and other three are from guest contributors. Honor does make a brief appearance in one of the Weber stories but it is just in a supporting role.
"The Stray" tells the story of a rural doctor on Sphinx not long after the first treecat adoption. He is an adoptee. Much of the story is told from the point of view of the cats. They are aware of a terrible crime by a human and manage to get the good doctor to investigate it. This is a very good story and well worth the read.
"What Price Dreams" is one of the Weber stories. It tells of the first time a member of the Manticorian royal family is adopted by a cat. This fortuitous occurrence helps to foil an assassination plot and results in political advantage for the cats. Much of this one is also told from the cats' points of view. It too is a good story.
"Queen's Gambit" takes place during the beginning of Elizabeth's reign and this brings us into the actual time period of Honor Harrington. The story concerns the assassination of Elizabeth's father and the investigation of the crime. This is an occurrence alluded to in one of the main Honor Harrington books. Again, the story is worthwhile.
"The Hard Way Home", Weber's second contribution to this collection, is the one where Honor makes a personal appearance. She is just a Lt. Cmdr. at the time and is serving as the XO of a ship testing out a new type of pinnace. During the trials, her people are called upon to rescue the survivors of an avalanche at a ski resort. The real protagonists in this one are the kids who aid in their own rescue with Nimitz's help. It too was a good read.
"Deck Load Strike" deals with a campaign by proxy between clients of the Peeps and of Manticore on a backwater planet. It is almost exclusively a military account of a raid. It was well written but I did no enjoy it as much as the others.
If it seems that this collection is top heavy with treecats, that is because it is. They are even alluded to in the last story though they do not take part. People fascinated with treecats will want this collection only for that reason but the stories hang together well whether you are a treecat fan or not.
This collection of short story fill-ins is a great read for honorverse fans. After reading the reviews on audible, I skipped the audio and went straight to . Over the years I've learned that certain of Weber's books are best enjoyed in the audio format others can best be enjoyed in print, a few depend on who is narrating. Ex. The Prince Roger series, and War God series are both best in audio format. Most of the Honor Harrington series, especially those with subplots concerning weaponry, politics, and historical "happenings", require print. If for no other reason then, when four books latter a missile change, or fifteen year old political maneuver, or old enmities from past historical events, show up as a key element in the plot, you can go back and re read it. I have to admit that I recognized the politics and history gambits faster then the weapon development. Still, I enjoy almost all of the books. This one, in my opinion, is best in print because of the various time periods that the stories are dealing with, and the various accents. I've found that if there are too many narrators doing the various dialects and accents it is harder to get lost in the stories and not become distracted by how differently they pronounce words.
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