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Honor Harrington is arguably the most popular character in modern science fiction, but there are many other stories in the Honorverse besides those in which she has the central role. This fifth volume in the popular Worlds of Honor series explores some of those stories with the help of such top writers as best-selling author Jane LIndskjold, New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn, and more—including an all-new Honor Harrington adventure, set in her younger years, when a mob of space pirates made the mistake of tangling with Commander Harrington. That was a fatal mistake—for the pirates . . .
Praise for the hottest series in military science fiction:
“Nobody does space opera better than Weber, and his heroine, Honor Harrington . . . like a fusion of Horatio Hornblower, Robert A. Heinlein and Tom Clancy. . . .” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[At All Costs is] a fast-paced tale that brings together all the elements developed in previous books, and pushes them a good way along toward an ultimate conclusion. . . .” —Booklist (starred review)
“Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! . . . unequivocally superb!” —Anne McCaffrey on Weber’s Echoes of Honor
“Great stuff . . . compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.” —Locus
About the Author
David Weber is the science fiction phenomenon of the decade. His popular Honor Harrington novels repeatedly make the New York Times best seller list and can’t come out fast enough for his devoted readers. He has also written the popular Safehold series for Tor, and a best-selling epic SF adventure series in collaboration with John Ringo, with four novels so far: March Upcountry, March to the Sea, March to the Stars and We Few. His Wind Rider’s Oath, another New York Times best seller, continues his popular Bahzell fantasy adventure series.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Honor's Milieu, Jan 25 2011
By Arthur W. Jordin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: In Fire Forged (Worlds of Honor, No. 5) (Hardcover)
In Fire Forged (2011) is the fifth SF anthology in the World of Honor series, following The Service of the Sword. The initial work in this series is More Than Honor.This work contains four short works by various authors. It includes a novella by the creator.
"Ruthless" by Jane Lindskold is a sequel to "Promised Land" in the previous anthology. A child is kidnapped for political purposes and the queen's brother gets involved.
"An Act of War" by Timothy Zahn is a story of a con artist working a scam in the People's Republic. Honor is involved only at the end.
'"Let's Dance"' by David Weber is about Commander Honor Harrington, captain of the destroyer Hawkwing. She faces a decision that may ruin her career.
"An Introduction to Modern Starship Armor Design" by Andy Presby is a presentation on the history and characteristics of armor protecting spacegoing warships. It includes four appendices.
Like the previous anthologies, this work further illuminates the worlds of Honor Harrington as seen by some of the leading SF authors of today. These stories cover aspects of Honor's milieu that are not covered by the numerous works produced by the creator.
Highly recommended for Weber fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of future societies, space warfare, and interesting people. Read and enjoy!
-Arthur W. Jordin
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Some good stories; Too short, Feb 16 2011
By NYC Reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: In Fire Forged (Worlds of Honor, No. 5) (Hardcover)
As previous reviewers have noted, the stories in this anthology are good. They either continue threads from earlier anthologies, flesh out the career of Harrington or fit well into the style of the series. I found the technical paper to be mere padding and not really additive to my appreciation for this long and rich series of books and stories. What bothers me is the value proposition offered by Baen. The 3 stories plus the technical appendix weigh in at just over 330 pages; without the index it is about three hundred pages. To justify the purchase I think a fourth story is required, as earlier anthologies in this series had.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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4 1/2 stars just short of excellant, Feb 5 2011
By G. Robinson "Extensive reader" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: In Fire Forged (Worlds of Honor, No. 5) (Hardcover)
This is a collection of 3 longish shorts and technical paper on armor design."Ruthless" follows the story of Michael, Judith and Ruth that started in "Promised Land". The characters are very nicely done and the plot interesting. The ability of the villains of the piece to successfully pull of their deception is rather a stretch and their motive isn't convincingly stated. Although the weakest of the stories, still a very good read.
In "An Act of War" Charles--a con man--has gone back to the Peeps for a second try. If we consider what we found out about the "Mesian Alignment" in Mission of Honor (Honor Harrington, Book 12) his actions and access to advanced tech. as well as intelligence make sense if he is acting as their agent or at least cat's paw. Interesting story, Honor is uninvolved except that her image appears. Intricate plot nicely written not as strong as it could be.
"Lets Dance" involves Honor (commander of the destroyer Hawkwing) in a convoluted plot by the central Silesian government, the sector governor, the Ballroom, and a Mesian/Manpower operation. The plot is well done and I like the way that Honor was rewarded under the table. An excellent story.
The last section "An Introduction to Modern Starship Armor Design" is of interest to tech. inclined fans of the series. Well thought out but for most of us padding. It does offer a nice overview of weapons development--you can't talk about armor without talking about what your armoring against. The article is marred by failure to distinguish between ions and plasma. Ordinary sunlight is ionizing radiation, you simply knock off an electron from a atom or molecule resulting in a positive or negative charge. It doesn't change the state of matter and usually isn't a big deal. Plasma on the other hand is the forth state of matter and doesn't consist of atoms any more. The nuclei are striped of their electrons and the electron/nuclei gas (using gas loosely) is plasma. Its properties are very different from ionized mater and it interacts strongly and differently with magnetic fields. Leading me to speculate that using a magnetic field to push the plasma away from the ship could both limit damage and provide additional shielding by the plasma itself.
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