Mission of Honor

David Weber

Jul 2010 · Honor Harrington Book 12 · Baen Publishing Enterprises

About this ebook

The Star Kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven have been enemies for Honor Harrington's entire life, and she has paid a price for the victories she's achieved in that conflict. And now the unstoppable juggernaut of the mighty Solarian League is on a collision course with Manticore. The millions who have already died may have been only a foretaste of the billions of casualties just over the horizon, and Honor sees it coming.

She's prepared to do anything, risk anything, to stop it, and she has a plan that may finally bring an end to the Havenite Wars and give even the Solarian League pause. But there are things not even Honor knows about. There are forces in play, hidden enemies in motion, all converging on the Star Kingdom of Manticore to crush the very life out of it, and Honor's worst nightmares fall short of the oncoming reality.

But Manticore's enemies may not have thought of everything after all. Because if everything Honor Harrington loves is going down to destruction, it won't be going alone.

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Ratings and reviews

Weber has us crossing into new territory. Wrapping up hostilities with Haven while delving deeper into the Mesan Alignment conspiracy and opening salvoes with the Solarian League. Without much back story the MA as the boogeyman from over the centuries doesn't ring true as a true antagonist for Honor. Weber is stretching to create another enemy that pulls the strings from afar to account for ending Haven as the threat du jour. And the incompetent bureaucrats of the SL and the long suffering analysts trying to piece the puzzle together are just more talking heads from the SL point of view who really don't contribute much to advancing the plot; so at best just more distraction to provide exposition that the SL has at least a Jekyll/Hyde personality. Weber has really become more long-winded in trying to wrangle this saga into something reasonable. We really want to yell "More action, less talk." In reality this tale could cull 60% of the guff and still make a great tale.

This series has lost its way. I get the feeling the direction is being dictated by the fan fiction now, to the point I am struggling to finish this book. Probably should have ended the series a couple of books ago. The whole Mesa/Manpower aspect feels forced and has an element of virtue signalling about it. Slavery is bad, yes we know aleady, but this was about Haven vs Manticore, neither of whom have slavery.

Amazing story

About the author

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 publishe_ 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.