Mission of Honor

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Literature & Fiction
Author:	David Weber

The latest in a long line of Honor Harrington books. This features Honor as peacemaker with the Havenite Republic, while her friend, Michele (Mike) Henke goes and kicks Solaran League behind. This is a good followup on the previous novel and moves the story along quite well. The major battle is actually in the middle of the book, after a long setup. The setup was actually too long, but I understand the thought. Military life and war is 99% boredom followed by 1% sheer terror. I get that.
The most significant battle, however, takes place in the middle of the book. The previous book mentioned some of the setup there, but I never did understand the significance until fleshed out in this book. Manticore was bloodied. I knew it would happen anyway because Manticore was being written as an almost superpower. Mr. Weber would have to bring things down a bit if he wanted to continue the series. I still can't help but wonder how a nation could be geared for war for so long...but it is fiction, isn't it?
The closing of the book was predictable. Haven and Manticore finally joining an alliance. It should be interesting.

Honor is written as a space opera. Like Star Wars, but without the cheese. The characters and action are bigger than life. The battles are based on naval campaigns and all the trappings thereof. The three dimensions and technology are easily envisioned. There is very little about the series that I don't like.

Many of the books are free, online at http://baen.com/. Also the books usually come with a CD that contain many of David Weber's previous works, and this was no exception.