More Than Honor

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Summary: Good book - but not part of the H.H. storyline!
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This paperback contains three short stories, only one of which is written by David Weber. This book DOES NOT continue the current storyline with Honor Harrington, as in the other Honor books. Instead, the stories in this book are set in the Honor universe, but do not contain any details about Honor herself.

I especially enjoyed the first story, by Weber, which detailed the story of the first partnership between Treecat and Human, as hinted at by Honor in a previous book. While more of a "light" read than his other stories, I found it completely enjoyable. You learn quite a bit more about Treecats, since the story is told partially from their point of view.

The other two stories were good as well, and expanded our knowledge of the HH Universe, but I didn't think they were quite as exciting as some of Mr. Weber's work. However, the stories are enjoyable, and point out the fact that there is plenty of room for other tales besides those of Honor Harrington.

The last section is quite a treat, at least if you are a person who loves detailed pseudo-histories of fictional universes. Mr. Weber has taken the time to share some of his detailed notes with us, in the form of historical accountings and explanations of everything from how the Kingdom of Manticore was founded (complete with working details of the Manticore Government), to technology and space travel. If you enjoyed his other technical discussions in previous books, you will want to get this book.

Overall, I enjoyed the book, it helped ease the yearning for the next book in the Honor series, and helped expand my understanding and enjoyment of the series. A good book and a good read.

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Summary: More Than Honor, a fan's perspective
Review: First off, this book is an invitation to share in the universe of Honor Stephanie Harrington. No more, no less.

The first story is background, the beginning of the relationship between men and treecats.

The second story is David Drake being funny again. (See his `All The Way To The Gallows' to see him REALLY being funny.)

Steve Stirling's `A Whiff Of Grapeshot' is truly significant background, because it gives an insight into the character of Esther McQueen and how she was able to accomplish her victories in `Echoes Of Honor.' In `Flag In Exile' and `Honor Among Enemies', she was just a name. `A Whiff Of Grapeshot' made her a person.

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Summary: Filler for Honor Fans!
Review: Honor Harrington fans who are biting their nails in anticipation of the next volume (Echoes of Honor, Baen, 10/98) can salve their spirits with some filler. Read the first chapter for an explanation of treecat psychology and human-cat interaction.

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Summary: More Than Honor
Review: I only liked the first story in the book titled A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber And it was by far way to short to me it ended in the middle like there should be more to it like a second half Is There ? more to it ? .

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Summary: More Than Honor
Review: I only liked the first story in the book titled A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber And it was by far way to short to me it ended in the middle like there should be more to it like a second half Is There ? more to it ? .

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Summary: dull, boring, slow
Review: I saw the book. I bought the book. I tried to read the book. I threw the book away. David Weber should not have put his name to this book. It is not up to his standards and I'm dissapointed that he did.

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Summary: Finally, a military commander who just happens to be a woman
Review: I spent 23 years in the military. I am a woman. I met many fine officers who just happened to be women. I have often been saddened because there were no fictional depictions of female warriors which showed the truth. The truth is simply that the best of the woman and the best of the men who lead us have mostly the same charecteristics and mannerisms. BRAVO to David Weber for gifting a real woman charecter with real military charecteristics! The concepts of honor, duty, and courage are no different once taught to any soldier. THANK YOU for telling the simple truth that a good leader, a good soldier, a fine warrior, simply is - regardless of sex, race, creed, or missing body parts!

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Summary: Background info & sub-plots on Honor
Review: I was looking forward to the next book on Honor Harrington. What I found was some good information in two of the three stories, and the section of background information was good - up to a point. This book DOES NOT deal with what is going on with Honor at all.

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Summary: Pleasant side roads in the 5th millennium
Review: If you've managed to read any of my other reviews, you know I staunchly support Honor, and the military necsseties. Now, we have 1 story by DF Weber, in which he introduces the treecats as more than Honor's quizzical, mischeveous emotional guru. Learn a little something intruiging about the Harrington lineage too.. 1 story from David Drake, which starts out making me wonder if anything interesting could possibly occur, then it does. Better than the Slammers even. 1 story from SM Stirling, who may have abandoned the 5th millennium of his own creation, but writes quite well in Honor's. If SM Stirling wrote for the Peeps, and DF Weber wrote for the Manties, there'd be hell to pay on both sides, something akin to 2 of Niven & Pournelle's Motie warriors duking it out. No survivors. They're that good. Not to spoil it for you, but if things evolve from Stirlings contribution, God help the Manties. Either that, or the Peeps may actually be salvageable after all. Read it. For the warm fuzzies of the first story, the triumph of the second, or the bitter hope of the third.

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Summary: It was ok but, .....
Review: It was overall an ok book but, I wasn't exactly engrossed by it like earlier Harrington novels.