Honorverse/Honor Harrington

[maniacalpha1-1]

So, I was at the bookstore yesterday looking for the next Fate of the Jedi book(Backlash) and I didn't immediately find it so I thought about getting one of these books...ultimately I found the SW book but at some point I need to get started on Honorverse...is On Basilisk Station the right one to start with?

 

[hclarkjr]

yes, that is the first in the series. there are a lot of books in the series so be prepared to read alot of books.

Honor Harrington series

1. On Basilisk Station (April 1992) ISBN 0-671-57793-X
2. The Honor of the Queen (June 1993) ISBN 0-671-57864-2
3. The Short Victorious War (April 1994) ISBN 0-671-87596-5
4. Field of Dishonor (December 1994) ISBN 0-671-57820-0
5. Flag in Exile (September 1995) ISBN 0-671-31980-9
6. Honor Among Enemies (February 1996) ISBN 0-671-87723-2
7. In Enemy Hands (July 1997) ISBN 0-671-57770-0
8. Echoes of Honor (October 1998) ISBN 0-671-57833-2
9. Ashes of Victory (March 2000) ISBN 0-671-57854-5
10. War of Honor (October 2002) ISBN 0-7434-3545-1
11. At All Costs (November 2005) ISBN 1-4165-0911-9
12. Mission of Honor (June 2010) ISBN 1-4391-3361-1
13. A Rising Thunder (March 2012)[8] Editing has resulted in a split into two volumes.[9]
14. Shadow of Freedom (late 2012 or early 2013[10]). As of January 2012 the next independent book has been finished; however the decision to publish it is waiting on the collaborative book with Erik Flint to first be completed.

then there are the spin off series



Spin-offs

The Honorverse is a tightly plotted highly organized invention, which was designed with a specific overarching storyline. Its storyline has shifted from the original plan to include new enemies, and did not result in the battle death of heroine Honor Harrington, as was planned originally for book twelve. The series' canon is maintained solely by its creator, who acts as editor in the few works in the universe by other collaborating authors.
Like some of the strategy employed by co-author Eric Flint in his 1632 series, the series recently (meaning the last two works in both sub-series and the last few of the mainline series) incorporated a broader viewpoint from more than one central character, many of whom, like in the 1632 series, appeared in other series works as supporting characters. Stories in the Worlds of Honor collections directly lead to events and character stars of the Wages of Sin (WoS) sub-series, whereas the Shadow of Saganami's star cast and some of the characters of the WoS derive directly in mainline novels. Both contain purposely invented new protagonist characters as well. Weber deliberately has synchronized events in the mainline series with the tellings of local knowledge and vice versa in both sub-series. In other words, the broad front on which he is now telling the overall story is geographically distinct, but synchronized in his timeline: events in one quadrant will impact life and events in the related narratives centered on other main characters.
Short fiction in the series serve as deep backstory, or like the shorts centered directly on Honor Harrington, expose episodes of her earlier career much as the way C.S. Forester revealed the not-yet-in-command life of the young Horatio Hornblower. Some of the more important of these tales reveal a greater knowledge of Spinx's native species, letting the reader in on knowledge not even known to the honorverse occupants. Among these tales are the revealed history of how Treecats and humans first bonded, how the Treecats protected and bonded with the Royal family, and other treecat tales of greater or lesser importance, such as how the treecat society decided to migrate to the stars. Other shorts expose points of view and life's problems from places around the larger universe. Some offer insights to life behind enemy lines in the view of its citizens and their experience, or that of a protagonist in the verge, or the Solarian League.
[edit] Worlds of Honor anthologies

1. More Than Honor (January 1998) ISBN 0-671-87857-3—three stories by David Weber, David Drake, and S. M. Stirling plus a Honorverse background history, and including the story in which treecats and some of their characteristics first come to human knowledge.
2. Worlds of Honor (February 1999) ISBN 0-671-57855-3—five stories by David Weber (two stories), Linda Evans, Jane Lindskold and Roland J. Green.
3. Changer of Worlds (March 2001) ISBN 0-671-31975-2—four stories by David Weber (three stories) and Eric Flint. The short story "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" is built around the Honorverse's namesake character.
4. The Service of the Sword (April 2003) ISBN 0-7434-3599-0—six stories by David Weber, Jane Lindskold, Timothy Zahn, John Ringo, and Eric Flint; one by John Ringo and Victor Mitchell jointly. Originally to have been titled In Fire Forged.[12]
5. In Fire Forged (February 2011) ISBN 978-1439134146[13]

[edit] Wages of Sin series

1. Crown of Slaves (September 2003) ISBN 0-7434-7148-2 with Eric Flint—a departure type work, the setting is outside Manticore space for these stories based on the Zilwicki family, who are mentioned in earlier works. The work enabled Weber to not kill Honor off in the Battle of Manticore, as Flint asked for some enemy that was inimical to both Haven and Manticore.[14] This turned out to be the shadow government of Mesa, with its front corporations such as Manpower Incorporated, and its alliance of genetically improved supermen that were the powers behind the Mesan Alliance, revealed to both Haven and Manticore to have been plotting for 600 years to overthrow the Solarian League: that is, from the founding of Mesa.
2. Torch of Freedom (November 2009) ISBN 1-4391-3305-0 with Eric Flint—sequel to the above, side series continues the story of Queen Berry and her family and friends. A key part of the work is the desperate clandestine mission to prove Mesa's culpability in the attempt to assassinate Honor Harrington, the successful assassination of the Manticorian Ambassador to Earth, the mass murder from the botched assassination of Queen Berry of Torch by the inimitable pairing of secret agents Zilwicki and Cachet of Manticore and Haven respectively. This jaunt results in the discovery of the Mesan Alignment and a revelation of part of its nature to the intelligence communities of Haven and Manticore.
3. As of January 2012 a third book is in the process of being written.[11]

[edit] Saganami Island series

1. The Shadow of Saganami (October 2004) ISBN 0-7434-8852-0—The novel is primarily set in the remote Talbott Cluster, connected to Manticore via a newly discovered junction terminus, and includes characters already introduced in other works, such as Helen Zilwicki and Abigail Hearns, as well as brief appearances by many others.
2. Storm from the Shadows (March 2009) ISBN 978-1416591474—The novel continues the events in the Talbott Cluster (now Quadrant), and centers around Honor Harrington's best friend Admiral Michelle Henke and characters from the original book of the series. The events of the book include the results of Talbott government's signing its constitution and becoming part of the Star Empire of Manticore. The shadow conflict between Mesa and Manticore heats up as more Mesa-orchestrated incidents accrue to bring about war between Manticore and Solarian League.

[edit] Young adult series

This series features Stephanie Harrington:

1. A Beautiful Friendship (October 2011) ISBN 1451637470[8]
2. Fire Season (to be released October 6, 2012) by Jane Lindskold
3. The Treecat Wars (forthcoming) by Jane Lindskold[15]

 

[hclarkjr]

might want to look on amazon to purchase them, you can get the older ones pretty cheap there

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

might want to look on amazon to purchase them, you can get the older ones pretty cheap there

Check your local used book store. Much cheaper and it supports the local economy.

Honor Harrington is the Horatio Hornblower of the distant future.

 

[JTsyo]

The series was great the first 3/4 but then it started getting into more politics and drama and less things blowing up in space. I'm hooked now though so I keep reading.

 

[paperfist]

I remember the Timothy Zahn books starting with Heir to the Empire being pretty engaging and couldn't wait to read the rest. Is this author and series along the same lines?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Heir to the Empire is the graphic novel version of the Honor series without the pictures.