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The Star Kingdom has a new generation of officers! And this elite group hand-picked and trained by Honor Harrington herself is going to be needed immediately, as their first assignment turns out to be more dangerous than anyone expected. What was supposed to be a quiet outpost, far from the blazing conflict between the Star Kingdom of Manticore and the People's Republic of Haven has actually been targeted by an unholy alliance between the slaveholders of Manpower, the rival star kingdoms of Mesa and Monica, and the bureaucrats of the Solarian League. The alliance stands to benefit if the Havenites defeat Manticore, and are preparing for a surprise attack from the rear to divide Manticore's forces, which are already strained nearly to their limits. With their captain, the young Manticoran officers will risk their careers, if not their lives, on an unauthorized mission to expose and counter the threat to their Star Kingdom. Follow their journey as they show what they're made of. New York Times best-selling author David Weber begins a new series that will be a must-buy for the hundreds of thousands of Honor Harrington fans.
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Treyvon Davis
reviewed The Shadow of Saganami (Disciples of Honor Series #2) on November 23, 2014
The Shadow of Saganami (Disciples of Honor Series #2)
This novel is another spin-of from the Honor Harrington series. It is telling the story of the new cadets of the Royal Manticoran Navy in their first cruise. All of them are expected to follow the example of Edward Saganami, the name inscribed in their academy.
The story has the same feel as the original series, even without seeing Honor Harrington in the center of the action. Maybe it is not so surprising because it is indeed written by David Weber himself (unlike the Torch series which is the collaboration between David Weber and Eric Flint, which gives a different taste).
As you can expect from a decent Honor Harrington series, the novel included lots of political intrigue; this time it is about international diplomacy. The entire events is initiated by the discovery of Lynx terminus, linking the Manticoran system with the Talbot Cluster.
The main character is Captain Terekhov, the captain of a new heavy cruiser HMS Hexapuma. In his assignment to Talbot Cluster, he has to "babysit" several midshipmen/women just graduated from Saganami Island. What supposed to be an easy assignment unexpectedly turned into a major interstellar incident. All of these will test whether he and his entire crew is actually following the shadow of Edward Saganami or not.
The naval battle, as always, is as brutal as it can be. The enemy is cunning, ruthless, and unpredictable. The homefront is also not as helpful as it can be, being crippled by the previous idiot Highridge government. It is going to be an ultimate test of skill, technology and especially the human spirit.
It is a thoroughly exciting reading, from the beginning to the end, especially when you are already a fan of Honor Harrington series. If your are not, it does not hurt also, because this book is the first book a new series. Knowing the Honorverse is of course helpful, especially to catch up with the basic vocabulary, but even if you don't, you can always check on the glossary in the Internet.
Verdict, solid FOUR STAR.
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