Midst Toil and Tribulation: A Novel in the Safehold Series (#6)

David Weber

Sep 2012 · Safehold Book 6 · Sold by Tor Books

About this ebook

David Weber's New York Times bestselling Safehold series of military Science Fiction adventure, which began with Off Armageddon Reef, continues with Midst Toil and Tribulation

WAR AND FAMINE

Once the Church of God Awaiting dominated all the kingdoms of Safehold. Then, after centuries of stasis, the island kingdom of Charis began to defy the edicts of Mother Church--egged on, some say, by the mysterious warrior-monk Merlin Athrawes, who enjoys the Charisian royal family's absolute trust.

What vanishingly few people know is that Merlin is the cybernetic avatar of a young woman a thousand years dead, felled in the war in which aliens destroyed Earth...and that since awakening, his task has been to restart the history of the long-hidden human race.

Now, reeling from the wars and intrigues that have cascaded from Charis's declaration of independence, the Republic of Siddermark slides into chaos. The Church has engineered a rebellion, and Siddermark's all-important harvest is at risk. King Cayleb and Queen Sharleyan struggle to stabilize their ally, which will mean sending troops--but, even more importantly, preventing famine. For mass starvation in Safehold's breadbasket is a threat even more ominous than civil war...

Safehold Series
1. Off Armageddon Reef
2. By Schism Rent Asunder
3. By Heresies Distressed
4. A Mighty Fortress
5. How Firm A Foundation
6. Midst Toil and Tribulation
7. Like A Mighty Army
8. Hell's Foundations Quiver
9. At the Sign of Triumph

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Ratings and reviews

I have always been a fan of the office. However given the opportunity he has an amazing ability to go into extreme detail but stray from his main characters and the full story line far too much. Such is the case with his recent offering. When looking back through this series we see a balance of a certain pace and attention to detail . Again such is not the case with this book. You may find yourself skipping several pages of military logistics to get back to the main story.

Moves the plot along well. Not a "I couldn't put it down" book, but it moves along well for the most part. Portions are a bit wordy, but I've come to expect that in this series - not nearly as bad as the later books in "A Song of Ice and Fire" by GRR Martin though (those were almost torture to read!)! Looking forward to finding out if the Archangels actually do come back. Also, I'm really trying to see how he'll make the jump forward to progress the development of Safehold though. The Gbaba are going to pop up eventually.

Another great chapter in this engrossing saga. True, sometimes the author is maddeningly wordy, but most of the time he proves again what an outstanding story teller he is. Enjoy.

About the author

David Weber is a science fiction phenomenon and the author of the Safehold series, including By Schism Rent Asunder, By Heresies Distressed and A Mighty Fortress. His popular Honor Harrington and Honorverse novels-including Mission of Honor, At All Costs, and Torch of Freedom-are New York Times bestsellers and can't come out fast enough for his devoted readers. His other top-selling science fiction novels include Out of the Dark, the Dahak books and the Multiverse books, written with Linda Evans. He has also created an epic SF adventure series in collaboration with John Ringo, including We Few. His novels have regularly been Main Selections of the Science Fiction Book Club. Weber has a bachelor's degree from Warren Wilson College, and attended graduate school in history at Appalachian State University. He lives in South Carolina.