The Short Victorious War
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Summary
The families who rule the People’s Republic of Haven are in trouble。 The treasury’s empty， the Proles are restless， and civil war is imminent。
But the ruling class knows what they need to keep in power: another short， victorious war to unite the people and fill the treasury once more。 It’s a card they’ve played often in the last half-century， always successfully， and all that stands in their way is the Star Kingdom of Manticore and its threadbare allies。 Enemies who in the past have always backed down。
Only this time the Peeps face something different。 This time they’re up against Captain Honor Harrington and a Royal Manticoran Navy that’s prepared to give them a war that’s far from short。。。and anything but victorious
But the ruling class knows what they need to keep in power: another short， victorious war to unite the people and fill the treasury once more。 It’s a card they’ve played often in the last half-century， always successfully， and all that stands in their way is the Star Kingdom of Manticore and its threadbare allies。 Enemies who in the past have always backed down。
Only this time the Peeps face something different。 This time they’re up against Captain Honor Harrington and a Royal Manticoran Navy that’s prepared to give them a war that’s far from short。。。and anything but victorious
Reviews
Paul Close
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Good flow， but not great staying power。 As a serial， no real resolution。
Amy N。
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A bit shorter than the others。。。 Not that that's a problem。 As my husband said when I pointed that out， "Well it is called The SHORT Victorious War。" XD A bit shorter than the others。。。 Not that that's a problem。 As my husband said when I pointed that out， "Well it is called The SHORT Victorious War。" XD 。。。more
Elgin
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David Weber does an outstanding job in all facets of his writing。 He spends time to thoroughly develop characters and does a nice job of expanding on the "speculative physics" of FTL travel and weaponry。 His books are an entertaining blend of personal relationships， politics， and action。 I look forward to reading many， many more。 David Weber does an outstanding job in all facets of his writing。 He spends time to thoroughly develop characters and does a nice job of expanding on the "speculative physics" of FTL travel and weaponry。 His books are an entertaining blend of personal relationships， politics， and action。 I look forward to reading many， many more。 。。。more
C。C。 Yager
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The Republic of Haven schemes to attack the Kingdom of Manticore to conquer that adversary once and for all。 Honor Harrington must deal with friends and foes alike as she assumes the flag captaincy of the Nike and works with a new CO to protect the Manticore base of Hancock。 At the same time， a faction of Havenite society schemes to overthrow their government。 The way David Weber weaves these three threads through this story of the build-up towards war kept me turning pages to find out what woul The Republic of Haven schemes to attack the Kingdom of Manticore to conquer that adversary once and for all。 Honor Harrington must deal with friends and foes alike as she assumes the flag captaincy of the Nike and works with a new CO to protect the Manticore base of Hancock。 At the same time， a faction of Havenite society schemes to overthrow their government。 The way David Weber weaves these three threads through this story of the build-up towards war kept me turning pages to find out what would happen next。Weber brings back some welcome characters， especially Nimitz the treecat， and introduces some new characters who are actually people that Honor has known and worked with before。 Her CO， though， is new as well as her crew。 I was pleasantly surprised about some developments in her personal life， as well as unhappy about the return of Pavel Young。 He and Honor were destined for a major showdown。 A bit disappointed that Nimitz didn't really get a major role in this story， but he does provide some amusement。 Weber is a plotting magician and balances detail with action to insure that the pace never flags。 I have to confess that I don't read the Honor Harrington series for the military details and action， but I still understand what's going on， and I give kudos to Weber that he can keep me interested and informed despite my lack of interest in the military stuff。 I really enjoy the characters and their developments as well as the political intrigue， and it's really interesting to see how Weber handles the problem of how one star empire can spy on another considering the immense distances in space。I recommend this third installment of the Honor Harrington series to sci fi readers who enjoy space opera， military sci fi with interesting characters， and of course， Honor Harrington fans。 I'm really looking forward to the next installment。 。。。more
Spad53
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I've enjoyed the Honor Harrington so far， I'm not sure I'll continue through the whole series， but probably a few more。 The slightly right wing world view jars a little， on the other hand they're thirty years old， so a little old-fashioned is OK， and they're said to get less political as they go along。 What I do like about the series is the character of Honor herself， I love the cat of course， and the stories are very well thought out， and well written。 The battle scenes are amongst the best I'v I've enjoyed the Honor Harrington so far， I'm not sure I'll continue through the whole series， but probably a few more。 The slightly right wing world view jars a little， on the other hand they're thirty years old， so a little old-fashioned is OK， and they're said to get less political as they go along。 What I do like about the series is the character of Honor herself， I love the cat of course， and the stories are very well thought out， and well written。 The battle scenes are amongst the best I've read， I'm thinking this one is based on the battle of Leyte gulf， it doesn't make it any less exciting， it's not easy to make that sort of thing understandable。 It's rated 4。17 ， which I think is quite fair。 。。。more
Kristina
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I think if I have to read another line about how she thinks she has the face of a horse， I will throw all of the Honor Herrington books out the window。
Akeesa
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MC had lesser role in this book。 Some significant moments where told afterwards rather than showed in the moment。 But otherwise I liked it。
Helle
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3。5
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。
Bob Harris
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And the beat goes on。
Winans E。
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OkSecond reading。 I remembered it as better when I first read it。 But， that was in 1994。 Now after reading Dickens and Elliot I’m stingier with my stars of approval。 For space opera I find Bujold meets all my needs。
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
TomK2
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Military Sci-fi that is blossoming into the series it was always intended to be。 Military stats and casualty numbers are thrown around a lot， I tended to gloss over that stuff quite a bit。 I really need to at least learn the relative sizes of the ships since it is essentially naval battles。 The Horatio Hornblower series that this series emulates made that very easy， since each ships name was followed by the number of guns it had。 But Webers ships have all sorts of different weapons， so such a si Military Sci-fi that is blossoming into the series it was always intended to be。 Military stats and casualty numbers are thrown around a lot， I tended to gloss over that stuff quite a bit。 I really need to at least learn the relative sizes of the ships since it is essentially naval battles。 The Horatio Hornblower series that this series emulates made that very easy， since each ships name was followed by the number of guns it had。 But Webers ships have all sorts of different weapons， so such a simplistic method wont work。 Ship sizes， acceleration， tonnage， the speeds and distances of engagement are supposed to lend a hard sci fi component to the normal space battles？ I preferred to just follow along the general action and characters without thinking about the specifics。 Its a good series， enjoyable plots， decent characters even if stereotypical。 Some politics in that a liberal Monarchy and a Socialist empire are in conflict， with the liberal Monarchy protagonists getting the far better treatment。 。。。more
JasperKazai
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Took about a year break after the second novel before getting to this one。 Overall， I'd say this is about equal to the second - they both have slightly different pros and cons。 The defense of Grayson in book 2 is a bit more exciting - and easier to follow - than the cat-and-mouse contest of maneuvering that is the main thrust of this book， but they both still have tense climaxes。 Once again， however， the stakes are severely hampered by the fact that this is the third book in a 14-book series。 Ye Took about a year break after the second novel before getting to this one。 Overall， I'd say this is about equal to the second - they both have slightly different pros and cons。 The defense of Grayson in book 2 is a bit more exciting - and easier to follow - than the cat-and-mouse contest of maneuvering that is the main thrust of this book， but they both still have tense climaxes。 Once again， however， the stakes are severely hampered by the fact that this is the third book in a 14-book series。 Yes， the situation near the end is dire， but you know that Honor will survive it。 But that's not fully this specific book's fault - it's also fault of the fact that I am reading this 27 years after it was written。** Mild spoilers below **As for nitpicks， I certainly have a few。 I guess I'll start with my biggest complaint - the romance plot is absolutely terrible。 Simply abysmal。 It's uninteresting， it's rushed as hell， and feels incredibly forced in all respects。 A big aspect of Honor's past is that she was almost raped - more on that guy later - and that is one of the main contributing factors as to why she's never been in a true relationship。 Ok。 The books have hammered that home multiple times - until now。 Now， she has a few favorable interactions with a man， and then they're suddenly having sex。 Yes， time passes in the story， but we aren't given any context for what exactly happened during that time passage。 We are thrust from 0 to 100 in that plot。 It's a total whiplash。 Not only that， but after she has sex， apparently everyone is aware of it？？ It's super fucking weird。 Even her superior officer hints at it， which is completely creepy。 At the end， Paul （the man she's in a relationship with now） is suddenly promoted and transferred to Honor's ship， because of course everyone wants to keep them together。 That's how the military works！ Yep！ So， so dumb。 I can't help but wonder if Paul is some sort of self-insert for the author。Everything concerning Pavel Young， Honor's would-be rapist， is also handled poorly。 Yes， he's a despicable human， we get it。 But he's so cartoonishly evil， it's unbelievable。 Not only that， but he's wildly incompetent， so really there is nothing about him that is compelling in any respect。 The couple of sections from Young's perspective were nigh insufferable with all the seething and mustache-twirling he does。 And apparently the fourth book is all about his revenge， so I'm not looking forward to that。。。The first book was largely about Honor having to overcome prejudices to prove she is capable at her job。 But now， in the third book， she has quite clearly proven herself to be more than capable。 So what kind of hurdles will she now have to face？ People hating her for no real good reason， apparently。 There's one Commodore （I think） who hates her because in the second book， she assaulted her cousin。 That's enough to make him want to ruin her career， or something。 Ok？ I don't really see the motivation there。。。 But even worse than that is Honor's superior officer's superior officer。 （I don't know how these titles work。） He's never met Honor， but he's heard that she's a bit of a hothead， and every report he's read about her actions supports that。 So he decides to completely cut her out of meetings and stuff， because he thinks he won't like her。 And even after he is convinced he should stop doing that， he treats her poorly。 He makes one of the pivotal decisions of the novel that ends up being a bad one， and it's later said that one part of a reason that he made the choice was because he doesn't like Honor。 What？！ None of this is reasonable justification！ You're just manufacturing drama out of nothing。Another thing that kind of sucks is that there are a number of pretty important events that take place at the end of the novel， and are told in recap only。 We don't actually get to see the scenes of Haven getting pummeled at various locations。 We only get to see the climactic battle， but we are later told that way more happened following that battle。 It's weird。 I don't get why so much of the novel had not a whole lot going on， and then we're told in the span of a few paragraphs that oh hey all this other shit happened too but we didn't have time to show you。 Uh， yeah you could have。****Anyways。 It's a fine read， but it won't blow anyone away。 I still like this series - there's something about the nature of this space navy that I enjoy reading about。 As I said， not especially looking forward to the plot of the fourth book， but I am going to read it nonetheless。 。。。more
Elmer Foster
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Continued progression for the lead heroine who is written in the vein of a girl scout in space。 Unaware of her affect on others whether good or ill。Repeated historical premise/activities transposed into the future to decent results albeit predictable。 Yet moderately engaging。Very much ST:TNG feel to the story。I would recommend and will move onto the next installment。Thanks for reading。
Chris
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Very engaging with a predictable romance
Stuart Mutsonziwa
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This is a solidly reliable series。 Always good for a weekend read。
stacy goff
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Military adventure at its bestThis is another great addition to the Honor Harrington stories。 A little short but as always the story and characters are engaging。
Leah
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Audio， narrated by Allyson JohnsonI enjoyed this installment （despite the wretched title） but did not find it as gripping or enthralling as the previous two。 That said， I really like Honor as a character and I enjoyed getting to know her better， as well as the political and military shenanigans。
Erika
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Trying to pacify the people ， the rules of the People's Republic of Haven， hope a short victorious war against the Star Kingdom， will be just the thing to pacify the people。 Little do they know that there is a war brewing at home， and Honor Harrington is aboard to worry about。We get our lengthy introduction to the Peeps and how they operate。 I like their short shortsightedness。 Honor continues to be the best part of this series。 Trying to pacify the people ， the rules of the People's Republic of Haven， hope a short victorious war against the Star Kingdom， will be just the thing to pacify the people。 Little do they know that there is a war brewing at home， and Honor Harrington is aboard to worry about。We get our lengthy introduction to the Peeps and how they operate。 I like their short shortsightedness。 Honor continues to be the best part of this series。 。。。more
Phil Criswell
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More Developed As one might expect， the characters and theories are more developed。 Little more personal drama， but overall a fun read。
Woolstar
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When this book was written the political structure of the bad guys could have been some amalgam of russia and china， but now it reads more like a rant against "socialism" or even "social democracy" and the idea that bad things can happen to good people， and even the hardest working sometimes need some help。Other than that， the good guys are more clever， and even when out-matched and poorly lead， still manage to save the day at the last minute （after a lot of people in red shirts get it）。 "Too cl When this book was written the political structure of the bad guys could have been some amalgam of russia and china， but now it reads more like a rant against "socialism" or even "social democracy" and the idea that bad things can happen to good people， and even the hardest working sometimes need some help。Other than that， the good guys are more clever， and even when out-matched and poorly lead， still manage to save the day at the last minute （after a lot of people in red shirts get it）。 "Too close for missiles， switching to crabs！ Get your affairs in order， Lightning Ninja。" 。。。more
Emily
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Here I am in the third of the Honor Harrington novels， and I just don't know how the author is going to be able to keep up this level of quality and entertainment for 14 books。 Already the cracks are beginning to show。 Our heroine once again is at the critical moment during a Haven invasion that could start off a deadly war， and once again she is part of a force that is vastly underpowered compared to her opponents。 This time she is not in charge and her critical efforts only happen in the last Here I am in the third of the Honor Harrington novels， and I just don't know how the author is going to be able to keep up this level of quality and entertainment for 14 books。 Already the cracks are beginning to show。 Our heroine once again is at the critical moment during a Haven invasion that could start off a deadly war， and once again she is part of a force that is vastly underpowered compared to her opponents。 This time she is not in charge and her critical efforts only happen in the last five pages， but otherwise some of the set pieces are starting to repeat themselves。 Honor is steadily climbing in ranks and always starts the novel inordinately pleased with her new appointment， which serves to confuse me as a reader in understanding exactly how good her ships are。 She seems to be given the best of the best every novel， and yet the next novel there is an even greater "honor" waiting for her。 Once again a slough of names and characters are thrown at the reader's head with few of the important ones from previous novels making a reappearance。 Once again everyone is very impressed with Honor and if any of her enemies make an appearance， there is a plethora of like-minded superiors who are ready to back her up。 Its all enormously good schlocky fun， but it is very similar to the previous two novels。 Weirdly， this novel actually has very little Honor in it at all。 Though she starts a new relationship and clashes with an enemy from her past， Honor has little effect on the overall plot。 I suppose this is a natural development enough; she cannot indefinitely be underestimated and underpowered and yet be the linchpin of the resistance， but I wish David Weber had completely changed the type of novel instead， putting a different focus or spin on Honor's activities so that she could still be the center of attention without being in command of an armada in the middle of a space battle。 Instead， this novel splits its attention between Havenite conspirators， Manticoran politicians， and random vignettes of starship captains throughout the warring territories。 This made the novel drag a bit in the middle， especially when interesting personal conflicts erupt in Honor's life and Weber takes a break for several chapters to talk about Haven politics。 My least favorite aspect of sci-fi space operas is their tendency to spend whole chapters characterizing random people only to have them killed off by the end of the chapter and never be mentioned again。 I don't want to waste the mental energy on learning the entire backstory of a red-shirt if their entire purpose is just to provide relevant information for the main character。 I would prefer if the only character deaths under focus were more closely related to the main character or the plot。 Overall， though， I liked this third one better than the second。 The plot made more sense， even if Honor was basically a side character in it， and the violence was toned down a lot， which made the experience a lot more fun for me。 I will probably continue with this series， but I don't know that my stamina will last for the entire 14 books。 。。。more
Roo
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Interesting
Cass
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4，5
V Nash
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Cold war between the Republic and the Kingdom heats up。 Both sides are maneuvering their forces for the inevitable。 Classic， well-constructed military plot。 The sci-fi is minimal。 A great action movie。
Liesl Andrico
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Fun book。 Enjoyable。 Easy read。
QEDS
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Tento díl mi přišel skvěle vyvážený。 Vyvážeností mám na mysli posun v příběhu， který se střídal s bitvou jako takovou。 Názvem knihy docela hodně prozrazuje a čtenář si prakticky po přečtení první třetiny domyslí jak to celé dopadne。 Zvrat je sice předvídatelný， ale i tak jsem u čtení poslední třetiny svíral palce u nohou a fandil aby to Honor zvládla a to je pro mě u knihy nejdůležitější。 Kniha mě bavila a byl jsem napjatý， proto taky nakonec dávám 5 místo 4 hvězd。
Mekerei
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Definitely a short and victorious warOnce more Honour is thrown into a space battle。 Weber loves the technical and explains how the ships fight， the weapons used and the physics of these。Three stars
Karl Hakimian
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It's been quite a few years since I read the previous two in this series， but I found that I was quickly sucked back into this world and all that had gone before without there being a bunch of heavy handed exposition。 Well written characters， exciting plot and satisfying conclusion。 It's been quite a few years since I read the previous two in this series， but I found that I was quickly sucked back into this world and all that had gone before without there being a bunch of heavy handed exposition。 Well written characters， exciting plot and satisfying conclusion。 。。。more
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