Ashes of Victory
2000 • 672 pages
Ratings21
Average rating4
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Ratings21
Average rating4
The People's Republic of Haven made a tiny mistake when it announced the execution of Honor Harrington. It seemed safe enough. After all, they knew she was already dead.
Unfortunately, they were wrong. Now Honor has escaped from the prison planet called Hell and returned to Manticore with a few friends. Almost half a million of them, to be precise... including some who know what really happened when the Committee of Public Safety seized power in the PRH.
Honor's return from the dead comes at a critical time, providing a huge, much-needed lift for the Allies' morale, for the war is rapidly entering a decisive phase. Both sides believe the war is rapidly entering a decisive phase. Both sides believe that victory lies within their grasp at last, but dangers no one could forsee await them both.
New weapons, new strategies, new tactics, spies, diplomacy, and assassination... all are coming into deadly focus, and Honor Harrington, the woman the newsies call "the Salamander," once more finds herself at the heart of them all.
But this time, the furnace may be too furious for even a salamander to survive.
Series
14 primary booksHonor Harrington is a 14-book series with 14 primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by David Weber.
Series
38 released booksHonorverse is a 38-book series first released in 1993 with contributions by David Weber, Timothy Zahn, and 9 others.
Series
14 primary booksHonor Harrington FRG is a 14-book series with 14 primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by David Weber, Linda Evans, and 6 others.
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Three and one-half stars. (Actually I should say 2 stars for the first half, which was a bit of a snooze fest, and 4 stars for the second half.) [b:Ashes of Victory 77742 Ashes of Victory (Honor Harrington, #9) David Weber https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429189977s/77742.jpg 75080] was a better read the second time through, but that might be because I was able to skim/speed-read through the many data dumps this time and get back to the story. (David Weber is a very good story-teller, but I do wish sometimes that he would spend more time on story editing. But then he would be less prolific, I suppose. Sigh.)In this the ninth book in the direct Honor Harrington story line, Honor is in surgery and rehab to repair the very serious injuries she suffered in previous stories. But, that doesn't mean she is idle; much the opposite. However, others have to carry on Weber's trademark big-fleet actions.This book pushes forward the story lines of the Manticore-Haven war, Honor's positions as a “great-lady” and leader in both Manticore and Grayson, and the human-treecat relationship. There is quite a bit of intrigue and suspense mixed in with the data dumps, and the final chapters are very strong. Overall, though flawed, this book is a must-read for those who enjoy the Honor Harrington series.Update: Better on another reread. Still a bit too wordy, but I am upping my rating to four stars.
