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Originally Posted by DrNefario
I guess we're talking Safehold for Weber? Not a series I've read, since it sounds like the bits I didn't like about the Honor Harrington books writ large. I did enjoy the HH books (not that different to Temeraire, when you get down to it, both owing a big debt to CS Forester), but again they went downhill after a while and I'm several behind.
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Yes, the Safehold series. I have read all of the HH series and I have been buying the anniversary special editions as they come out. I agree that the HH series is of lighter weight than the Safehold series, but HH is among my most favorite books. I've wondered why it hasn't been made into a TV/movie series yet. It has a very strong female lead character who also has a strong "feminine" side. In fact, she is much like Katniss in The Hunger Games as played by Jennifer Lawrence although with less emotion.
I found the HH series to be much better than Novik's Temeraire series. The characters in HH are far less wooden and far more interesting. They have much more depth. Novik's characters are about as bland as tapwater. I keep hoping Weber will return to HH and add another dozen or so books. I even enjoy some of the offshoot series, such as the Manticore series, to be very good and I preorder just about anything he is listed as an author of.
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Originally Posted by DrNefario
I have the first-in-series by Beaulieu and Tahir, but haven't got around to reading them yet. Nice to hear positive word about them.
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I just received the second book in Tahir's series. I am anxious to get to it, but I need to finish the 3 other books I am currently reading.
I have Beaulieu's next book on preorder.