I love the Honorverse, really and I've learned to really enjoy the way David Weber writes (backstory maniac/cast of millions/wordy mcwordysmither), but this one was at times a chore to read. Especially then the first 300 pages is just going through things we know have happened already and it wasn't giving us anything that was critical to know from a dif POV. I wanted more of the battles and aftermaths. I wanted more about our beloved Manties and an editor that would be a little less indulgent of this author's wordy 'voice'. Having said that, I still love the universe. Love it even when Mr. Weber breaks my heart and kills characters I like, much less characters I love especially in two consecutive novels. Can't wait for the next installment. This book helps pull a dozen plot threads together. That over-riding mission keeps it from doing quite as many fun things as its predecessor, Shadow of Saganami, or other Honorverse books. Mike Henke and Helen Zilwicke each get less screentime (it feels like, anyway) than any given Mesa Alignment character. Reasons that I'm glad to have read this book anyway? -- A fascinating author's note kicks it off, the principle Solarian antagonist, Admiral Byng, is HILARIOUS, and Honor, in the tail-end, gets two visionary scenes that tantalize the reader with hints of what's to come.
Do You like book Storm From The Shadows (2009)?
Necessary to push the story forward but very scattered. Should have been split into a third book.
—Swaggie
I like the direction he's taking the series. Cliffhanger ending, though, which is annoying.
—vmlbender
That I will be dead before David Weber can finish this humongous tale.
—Tamara28
Maybe I've missed too many books in the series.
—Pip
