Field of Dishonor
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Summary
The People's Republic of Haven's sneak attack on the Kingdom of Manticore has failed。 The Peeps are in disarray， their leaders fighting for power in bloody revolution， and the Royal Manticoran Navy stands victorious。
But Manticore has domestic problems of its own， and success can be more treacherous than defeat for Honor Harrington。 Now， trapped at the core of a political crisis she never sought， betrayed by an old and vicious enemy she'd thought vanquished forever， she stands alone。
She must fight for justice on a battlefield she never trained for in a private war that offers just two choices: death…or a "victory" that can end only in dishonor and the loss of all she loves。
But Manticore has domestic problems of its own， and success can be more treacherous than defeat for Honor Harrington。 Now， trapped at the core of a political crisis she never sought， betrayed by an old and vicious enemy she'd thought vanquished forever， she stands alone。
She must fight for justice on a battlefield she never trained for in a private war that offers just two choices: death…or a "victory" that can end only in dishonor and the loss of all she loves。
Reviews
Chris White
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Awesome
rob kelly
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always wowHonor never disappoints。 Every time I read this series， ever five years， I smile， I tear up and I finisyeach book eminently satisfied！
Richard
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I really enjoy this series。 Not only is it about as gender-neutral （women， when speaking， use the feminine pronouns when speaking in general terms while men use the masculine）， but there is a balance between smart/dumb， good/not-so-good， etc。 characters。 Women don't see a good looking man and fall all over themselves trying to get his attention。 Even the main characters make mistakes （like everyone else）。Not only that， but as the heroine progresses upward through the ranks， she is forced to beco I really enjoy this series。 Not only is it about as gender-neutral （women， when speaking， use the feminine pronouns when speaking in general terms while men use the masculine）， but there is a balance between smart/dumb， good/not-so-good， etc。 characters。 Women don't see a good looking man and fall all over themselves trying to get his attention。 Even the main characters make mistakes （like everyone else）。Not only that， but as the heroine progresses upward through the ranks， she is forced to become more and more political。 The books don't just cover the mechanics of command， they also involve how the politics play into all the decisions being made。Then we have the bad guys - who （for once！） aren't stupid。 They can think; they can - given time - come up with counters to new technology and new tactics。Overall just an incredibly good series。 。。。more
Akeesa
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God Damn you PAVEL YOUNG ！I found this one to be excellent and quite different from the previous since hand very little space combat。The plot was quite easy to see since the foreboding was very evident， in this book it worked for it advantage。 The dread was real so were the consequences。
TomK2
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My last book of 2021， completed on the afternoon of New Years Eve。 The Honor Harrington series is progressing and maturing very well， and this was the best of the first four books。 A good tale， and a joy to read。 My first 5 star rating for this series， although I was tempted to give #1 that rating。 Some series you just have to slow down reading them， even when they have 10 plus books， just because you dread the day you finish the last one。 This series is one of them。One aspect of this book that My last book of 2021， completed on the afternoon of New Years Eve。 The Honor Harrington series is progressing and maturing very well， and this was the best of the first four books。 A good tale， and a joy to read。 My first 5 star rating for this series， although I was tempted to give #1 that rating。 Some series you just have to slow down reading them， even when they have 10 plus books， just because you dread the day you finish the last one。 This series is one of them。One aspect of this book that I especially liked， was that there weren't any space battles。 There have already been quite a few in the series， and you know there are more coming。 It's good to change up the formula just a bit， giving room for new characters and new roles。 。。。more
Leah
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Audio， narrated by Allyson JohnsonThe narrator has a strange cadence that can sometimes jar the ear， but for the most part I like her。 She has a good range of voices and accents， and seems especially well suited as the voice of Honor。Overall I really liked this story。 I was looking forward to getting back to Honor， and I was not disappointed。 Elements of this really reminded me of the Vorkosigan Saga， and while that was done better， this was still enjoyable。 It doesn't come across as plagiarism， Audio， narrated by Allyson JohnsonThe narrator has a strange cadence that can sometimes jar the ear， but for the most part I like her。 She has a good range of voices and accents， and seems especially well suited as the voice of Honor。Overall I really liked this story。 I was looking forward to getting back to Honor， and I was not disappointed。 Elements of this really reminded me of the Vorkosigan Saga， and while that was done better， this was still enjoyable。 It doesn't come across as plagiarism， just notable things in common in both series。I wasn't sure what to expect as the story progressed， but I was glad it went where it did; it would have felt like cheating for it not to end the way it did。 I'm very interested to see where things will go from here。 。。。more
Darren Sharp
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Nice middle of series novel - tied up some loose ends and started some new threads for future expansion - I know there's a lot more to go。 Nice middle of series novel - tied up some loose ends and started some new threads for future expansion - I know there's a lot more to go。 。。。more
Bob Harris
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Among the books in this series I've read so far this might be the best， most thrilling tale yet。Honor Harrington is an intriguing and complex character even though， at times， she appears maudlin and simplistic。 Among the books in this series I've read so far this might be the best， most thrilling tale yet。Honor Harrington is an intriguing and complex character even though， at times， she appears maudlin and simplistic。 。。。more
Alexandr
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Боевая， политическая， космическая фантастика с небольшими элементами романтики。 Чем глубже в цикл， тем больше вызывает недоумение безупречность и непобедимость главной героини。 Явных проблем со своеобразной физикой космоса не заметил。 Лёгкое чтиво для любителей сериалов。
Elmer Foster
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Sequentially， not the best， not the worst， yet it serves the story within the realm it inhabits。Much like a straight actor in a comedy duo， Honor is the foil， while political drama and chicanery， instead of jokes， unfold around her。 This felt more dramatic and like crime fiction than space opera and star battles。 Haven and Manticore with fight post haste in the next installment， I'm certain。I can't say I enjoy the feeling of impending doom within Weber's writing， however， kudos for the ability t Sequentially， not the best， not the worst， yet it serves the story within the realm it inhabits。Much like a straight actor in a comedy duo， Honor is the foil， while political drama and chicanery， instead of jokes， unfold around her。 This felt more dramatic and like crime fiction than space opera and star battles。 Haven and Manticore with fight post haste in the next installment， I'm certain。I can't say I enjoy the feeling of impending doom within Weber's writing， however， kudos for the ability to create such scenarios （even if they are from events in our time。） He also gets the camaraderie and military environments right in my experience。 They feel authentic。I don't find enjoyment in the accolades reveled upon Honor， nor Honor's role either honestly， but I understand where Weber is writing from。 And no， I am not a fan of the treecat， sorry， not sorry。Politics is messy and world government is merely an extension of the same。 Torn between enjoying the front row seat in the futuristic conflicts and boredom of having to muddle through the dialogue to know about it。 Yet， Honor is clearly vanilla enough to color the opposing forces accurately within the narrative。Solid entry， but definitely a series book to keep up your scorecard。Thanks for reading。 。。。more
JasperKazai
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Hands down the worst entry of the series yet。 The entire book takes a break from the brewing war with Haven to instead focus on politics， drama， and "romance。" It feels as though Weber is out of his element， being removed from the military action aspects of the series。 Everything is shallow at best， and straight-up laughable at worst。The first part of the book contains most of the political intrigue。 The Star Kingdom of Manticore needs to vote to go to war so they can press their current advanta Hands down the worst entry of the series yet。 The entire book takes a break from the brewing war with Haven to instead focus on politics， drama， and "romance。" It feels as though Weber is out of his element， being removed from the military action aspects of the series。 Everything is shallow at best， and straight-up laughable at worst。The first part of the book contains most of the political intrigue。 The Star Kingdom of Manticore needs to vote to go to war so they can press their current advantage， but the political parties are split on the decision。 This coincides with the trial of Pavel Young， Honor's nemesis。 Young's father is a powerful political figure， and he's using the looming war vote to lean on people and get the trial result he wants。 If this sounds dry to you， it's because it is。 But it's also the best part of the book - it goes downhill from here。The rest of the book deals with Honor's romance with Paul， and this is the main reason why this book is bad。 It's a terribly uninteresting relationship。 Paul has next to no personality of his own - he merely exists to give Honor compliments and make her feel good。 It's boring。 But because he's in Honor's orbit， he also seems to pick up some of the "everyone loves this person" aura that Honor exudes。 In the aftermath of the trial， Honor leaves to go to her land holdings on another planet in order to let the drama die down。 During this time， we get some scenes of Paul hanging out with Honor's crew/friends。 They all think how awesome Paul is for loving Honor， and he's a pretty good guy （because he loves Honor）。 Their sycophantic relationship towards Honor begins to include Paul as well。 But， the problem is， we （the readers） have at least seen things that Honor has done to at least somewhat warrant having such idolization directed at her in these past 3 books。 But with Paul， it's just because he's in a relationship with Honor， and for no reason else。 It's all so dumb and silly。 I honestly think my suspicion that Paul is simply the author's self-insert was proven true by all of this。Going to spoiler out the next section of the review。 （view spoiler）[A little more than halfway through the book， Paul gets goaded into a duel （the old school pistol duel to the death kind）。 But we are made sure to be aware of the fact that because Paul is so smart， he knows what he's doing is wrong， but he has to do it anyway because Honor's。。。 honor was impugned upon。 Dumb。 The surprising thing， though， is that Paul's death is completely off-camera。 We shift over to Honor on her land， and her friend comes in person to deliver the bad news。 （Side note - she literally flies a giant Naval ship over to that planet in order to deliver news that could've easily been given remotely。 Seems like a flagrant misappropriation of Naval resources。） And， for the remainder of the novel， we have to suffer through Honor's misery。 It's the worst。 They were in a relationship for less than a year - yes， it's sad， but it's made out to be the most tragic thing to ever occur。 Everyone she talks to is so so sad for her， even her superiors。 It's just nonsense that so many people would care that much。 The Marine detachment that serves on Honor's ship runs an illegal and unsanctioned operation to go interrogate the duelist， in order to find out who hired him。 Yes， people are willing to go that far for her， and it's ridiculous。 Honor ends up dueling said duelist in order to get revenge， and of course it turns out that Honor is amazingly skilled at pistol shooting！ Because she's just so skilled and wonderful and oh isn't she the best？ Some people try to dissuade her from going after Pavel Young， but of course she won't listen - he's the reason Paul's dead！ The super important man she was in a relationship with for all of 8 months or whatever！ She's going to throw away her naval career for that。 The book ends with Honor finally dueling Pavel， but because he's a scumbag， he breaks the rules and tries to murder her without following the proper protocol， which means his life is forfeit。 Afterwards， Honor is sent into semi-exile back on Grayson， the planet with her land holdings。 （hide spoiler）]That's the main reason the book suffers - it centers around this relationship that has zero compelling elements， but everyone in the book's world think and us as readers are supposed to think it's the most important and wonderful thing ever。 The one good thing is that it's now all behind her， so the story can hopefully return to actually being interesting。 But I'm sure this stuff will get brought up continually for the entirety of the series。On a different note， Weber seems to supremely dislike journalists and journalism in general。 They are mentioned numerous times， and it's always negatively - extremely so。 They are made out to be the worst bottom-feeding scum。 It's kind of weird。 。。。more
Nathaniel
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I read all of these books in a short， 3-4 week period and decided to do one review for the entire series。 It's here。 It has lots of spoilers。Short version？ I had a very love/hate relationship with this series。 Space battles were awesome。 Characters， dialogue， writing， and philosophical stuff？ Not so much。 I read all of these books in a short， 3-4 week period and decided to do one review for the entire series。 It's here。 It has lots of spoilers。Short version？ I had a very love/hate relationship with this series。 Space battles were awesome。 Characters， dialogue， writing， and philosophical stuff？ Not so much。 。。。more
Josh
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This book felt like a departure fromthe patern of the first three books in the series。 the against all odds complete victory was turned on its head with a crushing loss early followed by a slow crawl back from it。 it felt good and real， with less magic victory。 right up tothe end it felt like no win was free。 i loved it and i cant wait to get back into the next one。
Chris
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Sad and frustrating！
Stuart Mutsonziwa
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This felt a bit like a filler novel - no major battles or promotions for Honor in this one but still a very enjoyable story。 In fact， the lack of heavy military action in this one just serves to illustrate the sheer quality of the material that Mr Weber is working with in Honor Harrington。 It's great even when nothing happens！ This felt a bit like a filler novel - no major battles or promotions for Honor in this one but still a very enjoyable story。 In fact， the lack of heavy military action in this one just serves to illustrate the sheer quality of the material that Mr Weber is working with in Honor Harrington。 It's great even when nothing happens！ 。。。more
Jane
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dueling with antique pistols is legal--so stupid。
stacy goff
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A great story continues This is a wonderful series。 This book focuses on Honor’s personal life rather than military conflict but maintains the same integrity and strength of the previous books。
Janmi Pace
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Este es el cuarto libro de la saga de Honor Harrington y es radicalmente diferente frente a sus antecesores。 En esta ocasión no veremos grandes batallas espaciales o gestas digna de una space opera。 Este es un libro 100% consecuencia y conectado argumentalmente con las consecuencias del final de «Una guerra breve y triunfal»。¿Y esto es bueno？ Ahora lo veremos， aunque os avanzo que me ha gustado más que su antecesor。Lo primero de todo， indicar que la lucha política， el juicio a Pavel Young y， sob Este es el cuarto libro de la saga de Honor Harrington y es radicalmente diferente frente a sus antecesores。 En esta ocasión no veremos grandes batallas espaciales o gestas digna de una space opera。 Este es un libro 100% consecuencia y conectado argumentalmente con las consecuencias del final de «Una guerra breve y triunfal»。¿Y esto es bueno？ Ahora lo veremos， aunque os avanzo que me ha gustado más que su antecesor。Lo primero de todo， indicar que la lucha política， el juicio a Pavel Young y， sobre todo， la venganza son los grandes motores de este libro。Al principio de leerlo pensaba que iba a ser un rollo político， pero nada más lejos de la realidad （no haré spoilers）。 Las luchas y rencillas políticas en el reino de Mantícora están ahí， y son el telón de fondo en el que nuestra amiga Honor será un emblema que unos usen como amuleto y otros como maldición。 Envuelta en todo esto， pasarán cosas que le afectarán de manera soberana。Es difícil hacer una reseña sin desvelar algo que pasa en este libro y que cambiará para siempre a Honor Harrington。 Tengo curiosidad por saber qué pasará en los siguientes libros （que son muchos）。De cualquier manera， veremos a una Honor que no hemos visto antes enfrentándose， como siempre， como una campeona a todo lo que se le pone por delante。Los personajes creo que [。。。]Review completa: https://janmi。com/campo-de-deshonor-d。。。 。。。more
Woolstar
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Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment， but I seriously skipped through at least three quarters of the book looking for the part where things actually happened。 That part could probably be edited down to about 40 pages if one had a good editor。Do I keep going？ I have no idea。 Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment， but I seriously skipped through at least three quarters of the book looking for the part where things actually happened。 That part could probably be edited down to about 40 pages if one had a good editor。Do I keep going？ I have no idea。 。。。more
V Nash
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The first half of this book is an epilogue to the previous book， The Short Victorious War。 It's a tying up after the events of the previous book and the setup for the next one。 Honor gets a break while her ship is in for repairs。 Much of the first half revolves her #1 enemy's （Pavel Young） court martial and the political fight in Manticore over whether to declare war on the People's Republic of Haven。 The result of Pavel's court martial is a compromise。 He is not executed but he is dishonorably The first half of this book is an epilogue to the previous book， The Short Victorious War。 It's a tying up after the events of the previous book and the setup for the next one。 Honor gets a break while her ship is in for repairs。 Much of the first half revolves her #1 enemy's （Pavel Young） court martial and the political fight in Manticore over whether to declare war on the People's Republic of Haven。 The result of Pavel's court martial is a compromise。 He is not executed but he is dishonorably discharged from the navel for running away in the middle of a battle。 Honor carries on with her vacation， hanging out with her boyfriend。In the second half of the book， a plot suddenly appears。 Pavel Young commits another atrocity， a personal one against Honor。 The rest of the book is Honor seeking revenge， and， no matter what， she won't stop till Young is dead。 This part--the last half of the book--is an exciting and satisfying revenge story。 。。。more
Emily
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Oh no。 Something terrible has happened。 I have lost my objectivity for this series。 I am gleefully working my way through the 5th of these novels even as I write this and I know that I am reading them too quickly to really evaluate them。 I can distantly recognize that this novel is more of the same as previous installments， with Honor growing more perfect and Mary-Sue-esque with every novel， and yet I cannot stop。 I have the vague suspicion that I will soon grow tired of them and that when I re- Oh no。 Something terrible has happened。 I have lost my objectivity for this series。 I am gleefully working my way through the 5th of these novels even as I write this and I know that I am reading them too quickly to really evaluate them。 I can distantly recognize that this novel is more of the same as previous installments， with Honor growing more perfect and Mary-Sue-esque with every novel， and yet I cannot stop。 I have the vague suspicion that I will soon grow tired of them and that when I re-read this series I will get tired of the repetition much faster， but at the moment， I am happily devouring this flavor-of-the-month book series that I am perfectly in the mood for。 tI wrote in my review of the third novel that the story would have worked better if it had focused on Honor going through a different type of conflict than one space battle after another， and happily Weber took my advice that I wrote twenty years after his book was published and set it in the midst of a divisive court martial。 Honor is unwillingly drawn into ruthless politics as factions warring for power in the equivalent of Parliament use her and her mortal enemy as figureheads for their political agenda。 Each side is manipulating information and public opinion in order to force Parliament/the queen to do what they want， and Honor is unable to use her previous experience as a naval officer to help her in this new and murky world。 Though her allies in the command structure of the navy are still firmly on her side， they are generally unable to help her in the political storm that is brewing， and I am impressed with how Weber is able to make her fall from grace seem natural and even inevitable。 Previously， it did not seem to matter how many questionable decisions Honor made since she had friends in high places willing to give her the benefit of the doubt and justify any mistakes by dwelling with fervor on her devotion to duty in difficult circumstances。 Unless Weber decided to kill off Honor， her rise through the ranks seemed inevitable given the support structure that she had throughout the navy。 With this installment， however， Weber realistically chipped away at her supporters and created a different kind of tension over Honor’s future。 tHowever， I have enough rationality left to be guiltily aware that if you hated the previous books then you will also hate this one。 Much of the page length is taken up with Weber waxing expansive on his own worldbuilding， including the details on all engineering， religious， and political matters that he has worked out on his own。 It is a type of telling-not-showing， though it is not the worst I’ve seen， and the majority of the rest of the novel is people being impressed by Honor。 Once again， people underestimate her or doubt her integrity， and then the reader is treated to one of her loyal supporters lecturing another character on what a great person she is。 Even if a group has legitimate reasons to be concerned with her past choices， they still end up with grudging respect or outright admiration because she is just so dang charismatic and impressive apparently。 Yup， it is my kind of trash and I have a weakness for it， but I can totally understand if the style got on people’s nerves。 tOne element that I definitely did not enjoy is the plot-crucial component of dueling。 I know that many authors think that dueling is inherently dramatic and compelling， but I always find it so stupid。 Getting into a fight in a bar and then deciding to settle it as a matter of “honor” with pistols at dawn just seems so soapy and I want to slap everyone involved and tell them to wake up。 I’ve seen it used effectively in comedies， but I have never seen it used well when it is milked for drama， and this book is no exception。 （view spoiler）[ Honor’s new-found love Paul is unexpectedly goaded into a duel by a notorious killer who prefers to murder people in legal duels and Paul only realizes who he is going to be fighting after he accepts the challenge。 This begs the question: why don’t you just back out of it then？ Paul knows this is happening to hurt Honor， the forms of the duel urge reconciliation between parties， and he knows that he didn’t actually offend anyone’s honor in the original fight because it was a setup。 So why go through with it？ Paul risks his own life， but also Honor’s happiness and career in order to participate in a duel to defend… something。 His own principles？ The killer’s honor that he supposedly offended？ Then he is of course killed in order to bring Honor to her darkest moment in the series so far and it just makes Paul seem reckless and stupid rather than tragic。 I think it would have worked better if he was assassinated， but Weber thought a duel was more dramatic so instead we are left with this contrived plot。 Then， of course， Honor practices dueling for several days and manages to kill off a professional duelist who has been killing with ruthless efficiency for years because she is amazing at everything。 （hide spoiler）] Yes， Honor’s duels are pretty fun to experience and the politics surrounding her campaign to bring her enemies to justice are the most complex and interesting of the series， but still hinging the plot on a duel makes for a weak fulcrum。 We are just too far culturally from the practice to make the drama compelling。 Nevertheless， despite the slight repetitiveness of the series and some of the weaker plot elements of this installment， I enjoyed Weber shaking up the formula a bit and giving our heroine new obstacles to overcome。 I am fully on board for the next novel， but I promise to let you know if or when I finally get tired of Honor and her campaign to become the most competent person in the universe。 。。。more
Rob Markley
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It's been a long time since I read the first three in the Honor Harrington series， and while I remember enjoying them tremendously I struggled through this fourth in the series right until the last third when the plot tension ramped up。 Up until then there was just too much pontificating around protocols and how everyone worshiped the ground Honor walked upon。 In fact Honor herself comes across a cardboard cutout in the first person and there is more personality in those she had a relationship w It's been a long time since I read the first three in the Honor Harrington series， and while I remember enjoying them tremendously I struggled through this fourth in the series right until the last third when the plot tension ramped up。 Up until then there was just too much pontificating around protocols and how everyone worshiped the ground Honor walked upon。 In fact Honor herself comes across a cardboard cutout in the first person and there is more personality in those she had a relationship with。 Maybe Weber just didn't have enough story for this volume and simply padded things？ Also there is just a little too much brutality to Honor in her revenge - it just doesn't quite work。 Nevertheless there is enough interest to the whole story arc that I'll probably persevere。。。 。。。more
QEDS
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Opět skvělé pokračování。 Závěr knihy mě dokonce překvapil， což se mi už často nestává。 Ani nemám co vytknout。 Kniha je napínavá od začátku do konce。 Při čtení jsem listoval jednu stránku za druhou aby jsem se už， už dozvěděl jak to dopadne。
Mekerei
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DisHonor！！！Enjoyed this continuing tale of Honor’s life。 She does attract drama; however this is what makes her life interesting。 I didn’t see what was coming， but it all makes sense。On to Book 5。Three and a half stars
Jeffrey Young
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No space battles but still greatNo space battles in this one just political intrigue。 I know that sounds bad but it was very enjoyable anyway。
Karl Hakimian
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Weber certainly knows how to spin a good tale。 In this book， we get a much deeper look into who Honor。 I must say， that she's far scarier than the previous books indicated。 In fact， it did put much of her actions in the previous books into a new light。 Simply put， don't mess with Dame Honor。Very well written and while not typical military sci fi， I think that made it even more enjoyable for me。 One of the reason's I didn't finish this series earlier is I usually take military sci fi in smaller d Weber certainly knows how to spin a good tale。 In this book， we get a much deeper look into who Honor。 I must say， that she's far scarier than the previous books indicated。 In fact， it did put much of her actions in the previous books into a new light。 Simply put， don't mess with Dame Honor。Very well written and while not typical military sci fi， I think that made it even more enjoyable for me。 One of the reason's I didn't finish this series earlier is I usually take military sci fi in smaller doses。 I'm looking forward to continuing this series。 。。。more
Cynthia
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Weber never disappoints！ As always， Mr。 Weber's Honor Harrington series keeps you turning the pages to find out what could possibly happen next！ Filled with characters you'll come to love - sometimes mourn - and villains you'll love to hate， Field of Dishonor will keep you reading till the wee hours。 Weber never disappoints！ As always， Mr。 Weber's Honor Harrington series keeps you turning the pages to find out what could possibly happen next！ Filled with characters you'll come to love - sometimes mourn - and villains you'll love to hate， Field of Dishonor will keep you reading till the wee hours。 。。。more
Maria
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Very well written As the series progresses you get to know Honor who and what she believes in So enjoying this series and it is worth reading several times
LiteratureIsLife
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Read this review （and others） at: https://literatureislife。com/2021/01/。。。Field of Dishonor picks up right where the last book left off。 Honor has returned home to have her ship repaired after the ass-kicking she gave the Republic of Haven and is hailed a hero as open warfare between Haven and Manticore is finally declared。 But despite the war now being on， that’s not really what Field of Dishonor is about。 First， we have to get a few unresolved plotlines out of the way， namely the cowardly acti Read this review （and others） at: https://literatureislife。com/2021/01/。。。Field of Dishonor picks up right where the last book left off。 Honor has returned home to have her ship repaired after the ass-kicking she gave the Republic of Haven and is hailed a hero as open warfare between Haven and Manticore is finally declared。 But despite the war now being on， that’s not really what Field of Dishonor is about。 First， we have to get a few unresolved plotlines out of the way， namely the cowardly actions of Pavel Young from the last book。Field of Dishonor opens up with Young’s sham of a trial due to the politics involved and his family influence。 And here we have yet another person who decides it’s in their best interest to take Honor down a peg。 Despite her growing history of quickly flipping the table on anyone who tries。 Now， this is actually a nice reprieve since Honor Harrington is a space opera series。 Field of Dishonor gives us a point where we see less of the “space” and more of the “opera” and that’s always nice if you’re into this type of story。Up to this point， we’ve seen Honor get hurt physically and still pull off victories。 In personal hand-to-hand combat and military ship-to-ship combat， she can clearly handle herself。 Field of Dishonor instead deals with her being hurt in a deeply emotional way and having to cope with that。 And not because a comrade dies in military service， but because her enemies are specifically targetting her。 We already know at this point that her past has been a rough emotionally， but this is our first time seeing her deal with a fresh， new hurt。And boy， does she deal with it。 You’d think it’d be pretty clear to people at this point that Honor does not back down。 She is a lioness and will fight to the bitter end to protect herself， her nation， and her people。 Yes， she has a gentle soul， but she can be equally merciless when the situation calls for it。 And she is smart and strong enough to figure out how to pull it off every time。 But her temper also threatens to take her down a dark path。 In her quest for vengeance， she starts to get tunnel vision and becomes almost obsessed with it， consequences be damned。I can’t go into too much detail about what happens in this book without spoilers， but it is heart-wrenching。 And while Honor doesn’t stop being a badass， it gives her some much-needed character development to make her more than a cut-and-paste Mary Sue。 There are going to be consequences for her actions here and I can’t wait to see how it all plays out in the next book。 。。。more
Kranach
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First book in a series that I realized it's time to stop reading them。 Almost entire plot here is painfully predictable and the ending made less sense than usual - just so the main character goes on top and heroic。 Also lacks the main thing that previous book used to more than make up in its flaws - space battles。Only read it if you are absolutely in love with honor otherwise skip it or just cease the series （I lasted only 2 more books after this one） First book in a series that I realized it's time to stop reading them。 Almost entire plot here is painfully predictable and the ending made less sense than usual - just so the main character goes on top and heroic。 Also lacks the main thing that previous book used to more than make up in its flaws - space battles。Only read it if you are absolutely in love with honor otherwise skip it or just cease the series （I lasted only 2 more books after this one） 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Field of Dishonor&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Field of Dishonor&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0