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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “If you're looking for an exciting yarn in the genre of space opera, look no further. David Weber creates a universe of adventure in the style of Horatio Hornblower. His main character, Honor Harrington, is a well thought out heroine and will have you cheering for her. |
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“This is one of the best "soft" science fiction books I have ever read (soft sci-fi being one not help scientifically supportable concepts found in "hard" sci-fi).
Travis S wrote this review Wednesday, October 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The main character is well rounded, and while somewhat a caricature, manages to break out of that mold. The reader becomes very invested in her. The side characters are what really make this book sore. Unlike most other books of the genre, the good guys aren't all good and the bad guys aren't all bad. Their are shades of gray to the characters and a definitely lack of the white hat/black hat characterizations that most books go with.
The story is well written and paced, never dragging or speeding up to fast. The action is superbly written and can keep the reader on the edge of their seat. The dialog has a real feel to it, usually.
So this doesn't turn into a love fest, there are a few problems. The characters spend a lot of time explaining things to each other that they should know, such as politics. The author also goes into long tangents explaining technical details that does pull the reader out of the story a bit.
Still, a quality book any sci-fi fan should read.”
“lots of tech information about space battles not for the faint hearted”
Rob W wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Military sci-fi which starts out with a retelling of the Napoleonic War, in space!”
Doug wrote this review Friday, October 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“As much as I loved the strong and successful woman who becomes such a powerful protagonist in this series, I did not enjoy the long, long passages of technical exposition. As a space opera, it has much to offer, but only a dedicated space geek would savor the dry spells in these books.”
Anita T wrote this review Friday, October 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I won't mark them all but I am a huge fan of all things Honor.”
Joetta S wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“if only the rest of the book could be like the last 100 pgs...i still might continue the series, just because of that part alone. ”
K K wrote this review Sunday, August 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Part of the Harrington series. I liked it.”
Tina V wrote this review Saturday, August 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Though it started slow, the last one-hundred pages went by in a flash with a terrific ending. Overall, a very good military/scifi novel, but a good scifi novel. It is more space opera than hard scifi, but Weber does create a structured universe bound by certain technological rules that create the parameters for tension.”
Generic Human wrote this review Sunday, August 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Horatio Hornblower meets Star Trek Voyager; a fun, action packed sci-fi read. ”
Andi K / Lady Klemm wrote this review Sunday, June 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a great series overall. It's kind of like Horatio Hornblower only with a female lead and set in the spacegoing future. I do find myself skipping over pages of technological explanations throughout the series. I'm in it for the story, not the nuts and bolts behind the sci-fi.”
Rach wrote this review Saturday, June 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
