Honor Harrington

[Heretic Apostate]

Okay, I'm interested in starting the series. Does it skip around (that is, first book, she's in her thirties, second book, she's a new recruit, third book, she's an old admiral)? Or can you read them in order?

What order should I read them?

 

[Lady Mer]

Read them in order- they don't skip about. Here's the list

1. On Basilisk Station
2 The Honor of the Queen
3. The Short Victorious War
4. Field of Dishonor
5. Flag in Exile
6. Honor Among Enemies
7 In Enemy Hands
8. Echoes of Honor
9. Ashes of Victory
10. War of Honor.

This discounts the various short stories that are about. I don't know how those fit in.

 

[Zenon]

If you like military sci-fi, I recommend them.

The only ones that are out-of-order are any of the short story add-ons (Changer of Worlds, etc). The list in the above post goes in order (and IMO, should be read that way).

Baen Books are cool, before you dump $ on them, check out their free library (on-line) here:

http://www.baen.com/library/

Go to The Books link on the left, and you can read the first one free (On Basilisk Station). Decide if you like before you buy.

As an added bonus, if you buy the hardback War of Honor (book 10), a CD-ROM came with it that included ALL of the Honor Harrington series (10 books), plus other free books in convenient .doc format. Bonus! (I don't know if this is still being done, but my hardback came with it).

Enjoy

 

[ColonelHardisson]

All copies of War of Honor have that CD-ROM, which makes it one of the best book buys I've made in years. I like how they have various formats for the books, so no matter what you use, you'll almost certainly be able to either read or print them.

I really like the HH books, very fun reeads, and great examples of space opera. I'd love to see them made into a TV show or movie.

 

[Assenpfeffer]

I'd thought of giving this series a shot, but for the life of me, I can't figure out which book to start with.

Which book is the first in the series? Or doesn't it matter?

 

[Turlogh]

On Basilisk Station is the first book and is the one that should be read first. I started the series reading Honor Among Enemies and use hooked, looked every where to get the rest of the books. So starting with a different book isn't a terrible thing to do reading them in order is highly recommended.

This is a very good series of books haven't read the latest one yet (waiting for the affordable paperback) and would make an excellent series of movies.

 

[Lurks-no-More]

Very, very nice books. Great science fiction, if not so great science fiction. Weber's very consistent, however, and has a thought-out explanation for nearly everything, so it's a smooth ride.

I like the fact that both the "good" guys (Manticorans, Greysons et al) and the "bad" guys (namely, Peeps) get coverage. Indeed, many of the latter are portrayed in pretty sympathetic light.

Also, the way Weber has written his books as the French Revolutionary period in space (down to the details; note that the secret meeting where Pierre & co. decide to start the revolution takes place at an abandoned tennis court... compare this to French history!) is a hoot.

 

[Quasqueton]

I have loved the Honor Harrington series. But this latest book, War of Honor, just couldn't hold my attention. Is it just me? I read the first, like, third of the book (in two attempts) and I just cannot get into it.

I can go back and read my copies of the older books and get right into them. But this latest, just bores me. Why?

I'm thinking it is a lack of action. The whole tone of the book seems to have changed from military action and drama to political drama.

Quasqueton

 

[dravot]

I've liked the entire series, and the latest one was no exception. I loved the political machinations, and watching the result was like watching a car accident in slow motion.

I just reread the series and I have discovered that I have one complaint: all of the characters speak with the exact same mannerisms and word choices.

The tactics, strategies and physics is consistent, and I love that.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

One of the things I greatly enjoy about these books is how intricately they worked out the "science" of space travel so that there could be stuff like "sails," tacking, and broadsides.