On 2009-06-29 Jari Aalto, Finland wrote: Honor Harrington, the finest and most daring Lady admiral in the Royal Manticoran Navy, had been forcibly retired for political reasons. But the the situation in the nearby Silesian Confederacy is getting terrible with space pirates dogging and destroying merchant freighters. The war requires money and the ability to sustain interstellar commerce is critical. Now the shipping cartels have been losing vessels and cargo. His political enemy, Klaus Hauptman (cartel head), maneuver to get Navy to call Honor back in the the hope she will be killed in action. Honor and her companion Nimitz (telepathic treecat) accept the offer. Several merchant ships refitted with massive armament, but no armour are given to Honor´s command. This squadron of so called Q-ships, having young and sometimes uncooperative crew with troublemakers, is commissioned to battle pirates where Navy can´t be present.
Harrington is brought back from exile and the book sets her up for further adventures. The minimal politics set up the scene at the beginning and the rest of the book is full of heavy battle scenes full of military technical details. The development of the young crew to cope with ever-mounting responsibilities is well characterized; especially the build up conflict with the troublemakers.
Four (4) stars. Written in 1996 this is 6th book in the military space opera about the intrepid larger-than-life captain of the Royal Manticoran Navy. There are several plot lines, twists which tie the enemies, Peeps, to play critical role to level out the pirates. This not straight black and white bad vs. good fight. Harrington is surprisingly more at the back to give his crew and other subplots more coverage. This makes the book feel balanced as it gives chance to develop characters and set up up the circumstances. The book will pump up heartbeat of those of hard core military fans but has also an edge for readers that enjoy good character building. An action packed read.. And summed up by saying Harrington fights pirates with underarmed merchant ships. Currently Honor Among Enemies (Honor Harrington Series, Book 6) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Baen claimed Offered a chance to recover her commission as an officer in the Royal Manticoran Navy, Captain Honor Harrington must assume command of a ´´squadron´´ of jury-rigged armed merchantmen to stop the pirates who are plundering the Star Kingdom´s commercial trade. Reprint. PW. AB. ´
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