Heirs of Empire

This is the third and apparently final in Weber's Dahak series. You don't have to read the first two to enjoy this one, but it would certainly help.
This story starts off as political intrigue. However about one quarter of the way in, it splits into two parallel story lines. The political intrigue line continues with Colin, Dahak, and others trying to figure out who is doing dastardly and evil deeds in the Empire. The other story line becomes the main one. It follows Colin's teenage children and their friends as they try to survive after they are marooned on a backward world. Some ideas from this line get recycled in Weber's later [b:Off Armageddon Reef|72199|Off Armageddon Reef (Safehold, #1)|David Weber|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442716667l/72199._SY75_.jpg|1069607].
There is lots of action and intrigue in both lines.
Overall it is a pretty good book. However, it ends a bit too suddenly for my taste -- especially the teenagers line. It is almost like Weber belatedly realized, "Hey I'm over target word count. Gotta wrap this up."
3.5 stars rounded up.