Has anybody read Honor Harrington books, by David Webber? there is enough sciency stuff to make you realise just how bloody hard it would be to navigate in space
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A telepathic protagonist and her psychic feline companion? Yeah, that totally wasn't stolen shamelessly from Telzey Amberdon....
The first few books are a decent read, it gets way too Mary Sue after that for my liking.
The first few books are a decent read, it gets way too Mary Sue after that for my liking.
It would be kind of neat to see a fleet of ships firing broadsides at each other in ED 
Then again - I wouldn’t want to be between them when it happens
Highly unlikely I would suspect…. but it would be fun to see :smilie:
Then again - I wouldn’t want to be between them when it happens
Highly unlikely I would suspect…. but it would be fun to see :smilie:
I'm kind of a fan of the series - not quite my favorite, but enjoyable nonetheless, specially the first 6 or so books.
The strong point are the space battles, which, by the way, are completely different from ED universe set up (more "realistic" - tactical, long distance and missile based, no dogfighting).
The strong point are the space battles, which, by the way, are completely different from ED universe set up (more "realistic" - tactical, long distance and missile based, no dogfighting).
I think I like the way just the SIZE of space is demonstrated, even with accelerations of 500Gs it takes hours to get places just "in system".
I listen to audio books all the time so get through series really quickly. good job there are loads of books in this one
I listen to audio books all the time so get through series really quickly. good job there are loads of books in this one
<chortles> Good luck!
I really enjoy all the books from the very first 'On Basilisk Station' all the way through to the most recent 'Shadow of Freedom'. I also like the 'sister' series of the Saganami Island and Crown of Slaves series. I know and can accept that some people don't like how the more recent books have moved away from the pure Space Navy Science Fiction of the first few books to an almost political Spy novels as the story progresses. Personally, since I like a 'good story' over any specific genre I'm ok with that and the scale of the entire universe makes me think back to Babylon 5. Stories do get mixed up Timeline wise as you slip between the now 3 series however you really get the sense that David Weber has this massive story in his head and he needs all that real estate to get it out. (to the extent of taking some events that were only mentioned in passing in a 'main series' book and expanding it to a complete (fairly large) short story.
I happen to be listening to them on Audible just now
However you can get the first few for free from the Baen Free Library
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I happen to be listening to them on Audible just now
However you can get the first few for free from the Baen Free Library
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