A New YA Series by David Weber!

David Weber is one of the most productive authors I know, which is fortunately since I really love his military science fiction. We have to wait until December or 2012 for the next mainstream Honor Harrington novel A Rising Thunder part 1 (It has been divided into two parts) but In Fire Forged, the fifth Worlds of Honor short story collection came out in February and it might help to tide you over (only three stories there) and if that is not enough there is a new YA series A Beautiful Friendship based on the short story by the same name coming in October. It centers on Stephanie Harrington, Honor’s ancestor that was the first human to be adopted by a treecat, the telepathic felines of Honor’s home planet. That is not all, the next Safehold novel, the fifth, will be out in September this year. It is named How Firm a Foundation.

As I understand it David is penning the first novel in this new series and Jane Lindskold will write the sequels.

I like this new cover, a young girl with a big knife and a treecat crouching on a branch about to launch. They both looks pretty grim. The original short story is one of my favorites so this is a book I look forward to this year even if I am not quite in the target group.

A Beautiful Friendship (Honorverse YA)

by David Weber (Baen October 2011)

Amazon US | UK

Stephanie Harrington absolutely hates being confined inside her family’s compound on the pioneer planet of Sphinx, a frontier wilderness world populated by dangerous native animals that could easily tear a human to bits and pieces. Yet Stephanie is a young woman determined to make discoveries—and the biggest discovery of all awaits her: an intelligent alien species.

Treecats are creatures that resemble a cross between a bobcat and a lemur (but with six legs and much more deadly claws). Not only are they fully sentient, they are also telepathic, and able to bond with certain gifted humans such as the genetically-enhanced Stephanie. But Stephanie’s find, and her first-of-its-kind bond with a treecat, brings on a new torrent of danger. An assortment of highly-placed enemies with galactic-sized wealth at stake is determined to make sure that the planet of Sphinx remains entirely in human hands—even if this means the extermination of another thinking species. Stephanie and Lionheart are about to undergo the greatest test two alien species can ever face together: how to survive first contact and win a future with liberty and justice for all!

The first entry in a new teen series and the origin saga for the incredibly-popular, multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling Honor Harrington adult science fiction adventures. Young Stephanie Harrington is none other than the founder of a pioneering family dynasty that is destined to lead the fight for humanity’s freedom in a dangerous galaxy.

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MoH-snippet 25: President Pritchart and Admiral Thomas Theisman chat while they wait on Honor to leave the shuttle. When Honor steps out they have a little chat before moving to the President’s office.
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This is the second Wages of Sin book and it takes place during the same time as At All Costs, Storm from the Shadows and Shadow of Saganami.

I identified the following main storylines:

The Alignment leadership under Collin Detweiler back on Mesa
Hugh and Queen Barry’s love story
The State Security renegades preparation to attack Torch
Rozsak and Govenor Baregos plans to build their own fleet and take over their own sector
Security chief Jack McBryde and Slipdrive researcher Herlander Simões fall to grace
Anton Zilwicki and Victor Cachat mission to Mesa

As always another great book.

Afraid I haven’t been reading much this week due to weakness after the fever I had last week.

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After the dive into the 1632 universe i got back and finished Worlds of Weber.

I must say the stories in there are more like novellas than short stories, which made me happy. David really catches me in his story-weaves.

A Certain talent- see part 1. It was Williamson by the way.
In the Navy – see part 1.
The Captain from Kirkbean – is from Alternate Generals. Good story but not really science fiction.
Sir George and the Dragon – Middle age knight and longbow men kidnapped by aliens to serve as mercenary slaves.
Sword Brother – is an excellent fantasy story about a contemporary American fighting vehicles in a magical world. It is also about it’s driver and the brother in arms he finds.
A Beautiful Friendship- Treecats first bindings with humans is a strong story from Honorverse.
Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington – Honors first voyage.
Miles to Go- A Bolo love story
The Traitor- There are no Bolo traitors.

In conclusion it is a good buy, but all the stories have been in other publications. So buy this one only if you want those stories and don’t already have them.

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Honor is still recovering from her tour in enemies hands. Now she has to deal with everything that happened when her friends and home planets thought she was dead. Nimitz also has to face a treecats worst fear.

While this happens White Haven and the Royal Manticore Navy gather a new force to take up the Offensive again: Armed with new weapon. Super LACs, Ghost Rider (an Improved EMC system), long range missiles, Pod Super Dreadnoughts.

The Peeps are also preparing offensives of their own, both military and personally.

The internal political struggle in Haven, Grayson and Manticore are at the heart of this book.

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