Rising Thunder (extremely Advanced Review Copy) by David Weber
It's the next Honor Harrington novel, to be released in print (and a cheaper e-book version) in March 2012. And someone, somehow, has taught Weber to cut away from repetitive scenes. The story is more politics than warfare, for legitimate plot-based reasons, but it flows much better than some of Weber's tomes. (War of Honor was probably the worst for that quality.)
For a while now, reading Weber has been a mixed experience, i.e. "there's a really good book in here, under the weapons stats and people explaining the plot to each other, I just need a machete to get to it." Machete usage on this one is down at least fifty percent, maybe more, without compromising the things Weber has always been good at. I am very pleased.
For a while now, reading Weber has been a mixed experience, i.e. "there's a really good book in here, under the weapons stats and people explaining the plot to each other, I just need a machete to get to it." Machete usage on this one is down at least fifty percent, maybe more, without compromising the things Weber has always been good at. I am very pleased.