another good read by David Weber
350358
this is the first in the series and it helps to understand what's going on in the rest very enjoyable
4065503
we need more authors with his writing style.  This book, just as I expected it to be, was outstanding.  It was interesting from beginning to end.  The only thing I hate about reading a Carl Weber book is the fact that it will eventaully end.  This was an excellent book!
833584
Can always trust David Weber to deliver a good yarn.  And when he's in Keith Laumer's Bolo universe, it's even better.
97655
A new series by David Weber/Steve white that's both an engrossing and fun read. Davd Weber, for me, is the best of the best for war and battle descriptions. Hard to put down. Good enough that I ordered Book 2.
3926398
I've enjoyed several Honor Harrington novels now and will continue to read them.  I love complex plot lines and ever developing characters and David Weber is a master at crafting such novels.  I'm a fan.
3389216
One of Webers Honor books

Good story line, perhaps too realistic for some.

As with all of Webers military works it breaths the reality of actual military ops.
2678688
What more can be said, David Weber wrote it. Love every book he has written
3460032
I must say that I love Carl Weber's writing style. Each of his main characters is given their own chapter and he tells the story in the first person narrative so well.
The book emphasises the fact that the four main characters: Nikki, Coco, Tammy & Isis are plus size women. But, they are women with a positive body image of themselves even if other areas of their lives are a shambles. They never attribute their being big to the negatives in their life. In fact, their plus size is a benefit.
It took me three days to read this book. I hope he does a sequel because I can imagine some additional great storylines to this novel.
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Safehold is replacing Manticore as my favorite place to escape to for a while. Weber doesn't disappoint with this one.
866491
Like a Mighty Army by David Weber

This  is another book in the excellent Safehold series.  Safehold is a planet intentionally  hidden at a low tech level from an alien intelligence that has wiped out mankind except for Safehold.  Safeholds founders founded a new religion to deter industrialization in hopes of not attracting the attention of mankinds nemesis.  Much of the review here is the same for the whole series.

The aforementioned theocracy has become dominated by the gang of four.  The gang of four, are four corrupt churchmen who will do anything, no matter how despicable, to remain in power.  Mass murder, terriorism, torture and even instigating civil war and denying all progress, it still manages to trumpet its godliness.

As all of Webers works he has deplorable villains and laudable heroes.  Weber works many of current societys ills into his work.  Fanaticism, jihad, corruption, facile politicians, evil empires; he manages to include or refer to through proxy.

Weber is one of those rare authors who can infiltrate your emotions with his characters and feel you full of empathy for their actions.  This book shows the Charisian Empire again but focuses more on a next generation of characters.  Merlin introduces a surprise character that is thought provoking.  Religious warfare is shown in it's brutal reality.  Something that has sadly been illustrated by current events.

Some reviews complain that Weber is wordy but each brush stroke can increase the depth and beauty of a work although in this book I did feel he got a bit effusive.

I recommend the book.
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The novel starts out with battle scenes right out of a universe similar to that of the Honor Harrington novels and ends up in what seems to be present day earth.  "Mutineer's Moon" was the first David Weber novel I read and  "The Apocalyptic Troll" is really more similar to it.  The main characters  are a woman from the future with extraordinary capabilities and knowledge  and an aging SEAL, from our time.  There is battle and romance and I loved  the ending, but I'm hoping for a sequel.  This is David Weber. You know it  going to be good. It is. David Weber wastes too much time on sleeping and  eating.  He should write more.
2119463
It is a must it if you like David Weber and space opera. Violence, romance, politics, engineering.... It has it all really
3661829
More twists and turns than a rattlesnake with nothing being predictable until the story ends. Another great read by Joe Weber.
512966
Peter David once again produces another gem in the Star Trek New Frontier Series. This is the volume which ties up many loose ends and develops interesting new possibilities. There are some suprises tossed in to keep you thinking. It is well worth the read. This is a Star Trek Series that keeps you involed from one of the best authors around.
1042512
Another David Weber winner.  He gets a little wrapped up in politics and background in the first book.  But will see where that all leads in book 2  I enjoyed the book very much.
487068
This is an excellent continuation of the Safehold saga. The book is sufficiently long to cover all of the fronts that the continuing fight against the Church of God entails. David Weber continues to do an excellent job of keeping this interesting. It is a little slow at the beginning as he sets up the various scenario's and then takes off from the middle on.
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As another person who has read Weber's Last Stand series, I was looking forward to reading the first book of his new series "The Defending Home"..  Although I felt the Last Stand series was more engaging based on the first book in this new series, this one does not disappoint.  Its like saying "I like chocolate better than cookies", both are good and satisfying to eat.  Good character development that ties present with past to paint a full picture of some of the conflicts currently and some that might surface in upcoming books.  It follows a steady, well thought out pace to tie in each sub plot as it gets to the chapter that ties it all together.  Good cliffhanger ending that was frustrating because you want to know the outcome, but that is usually the sign of a good book.  I was given a free copy to preview, but would not have been disappointed if I had purchased to read as I had with the entire Last Stand series.