Help me read Honor Harrington

[kennyc]

Probably a novel.

[jbcohen]

Yeah, but in which series? Harrington, Dahak, Empire of Man?

[kennyc]

Maybe: http://www.baen.com/author_catalog.asp?author=DWeber

??

[mcrow]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Maybe: http://www.baen.com/author_catalog.asp?author=DWeber

??

As far as I can tell there are no announced Honorverse books to be published in 2014 but there always seems to be two related books a year so I would expect we'll see something in 2014.

The publishing schedule we are aware of for Weber looks light for him.

[Lemurion]

I don't think we'll get another Weber solo Honorverse book until 2015-16, but if you follow Kenny's link you'll see that Cauldron of Ghosts should be out in April (third and I believe final entry in the Weber/Flint side trilogy). Then in I think October, there's A Call to Duty, with Tim Zahn, which is the first in a new trilogy? about a character named Travis Long who appeared in a story in the most recent collection. That one's already available as an eARC.

Non-Honorverse, there's another Hell's Gate book in production, and I think he's got another Safehold book due for 2014. I also believe he's finally got approval for a big fantasy epic growing out of the Bahzell books but I don't even have any rumors for that.

[Apache]

The next Safehold book Like A Mighty Army is due February 18, 2014.
Apache

[mcrow]

Originally Posted by Lemurion

I don't think we'll get another Weber solo Honorverse book until 2015-16, but if you follow Kenny's link you'll see that Cauldron of Ghosts should be out in April (third and I believe final entry in the Weber/Flint side trilogy). Then in I think October, there's A Call to Duty, with Tim Zahn, which is the first in a new trilogy? about a character named Travis Long who appeared in a story in the most recent collection. That one's already available as an eARC.

Non-Honorverse, there's another Hell's Gate book in production, and I think he's got another Safehold book due for 2014. I also believe he's finally got approval for a big fantasy epic growing out of the Bahzell books but I don't even have any rumors for that.

Yeah, he seems like he's doing a lot of work with other authors this year but taking a year off from writing Honorverse stuff.

[Katsunami]

By the way: is that Tree Cat a useful character, or is it some sort of goofy sidekick that's always in the way, intended for comic relief only? If it's the latter, I'll scrap the series on the spot, because I detest that kind of character.

[kennyc]

Spoiler:

Give up!

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

By the way: is that Tree Cat a useful character, or is it some sort of goofy sidekick that's always in the way, intended for comic relief only? If it's the latter, I'll scrap the series on the spot, because I detest that kind of character.

There is nothing comical about Nimitz, nor is he a "sidekick".

They have a bond and he will defend Honor to the death, just as she will him. Yes, she will coo at him occasionally, and spoil him rotten, but its neither syrupy sweet, nor goofball antics.

[Lemurion]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

By the way: is that Tree Cat a useful character, or is it some sort of goofy sidekick that's always in the way, intended for comic relief only? If it's the latter, I'll scrap the series on the spot, because I detest that kind of character.

Nimitz is a useful character.

Without going into too much detail, not only is Nimitz a "person" rather than a comic relief sidekick, he's also the window Weber uses to illustrate the nature of alien intelligence and how difficult it may be to recognize it.

Both Nimitz and the Graysons demonstrate the fallacy of expectations. It's only as the series progresses that the reader learns the depths of both. I actually think it's very well done.

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by Lemurion

Nimitz is a useful character.

Without going into too much detail, not only is Nimitz a "person" rather than a comic relief sidekick, he's also the window Weber uses to illustrate the nature of alien intelligence and how difficult it may be to recognize it.

Both Nimitz and the Graysons demonstrate the fallacy of expectations. It's only as the series progresses that the reader learns the depths of both. I actually think it's very well done.

Very well stated!

[Katsunami]

Nyssa, Lemurion: Thanks.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Katsunami

Nyssa, Lemurion: Thanks.

[DrNefario]

It's not Art. If you don't find them fun, don't read them. You aren't missing anything. There's quite a lot that's hard to swallow. I always considered the series a guilty pleasure.