[bookshare-discuss] Re: SUBMITTED: Worlds of Honor and The Service of the Sword
- From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:52:07 -0600
Duane,
I put my name on the reserve list for Shadow of Saganami this afternoon
since you hadn't mentioned scanning it and since there was no one already on
the list for that book. It should be available in a week or two.
Gerald
-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Iverson [mailto:diverson@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 6:48 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: SUBMITTED: Worlds of Honor and The
Service of the Sword
more then Honor and Crown of Slaves will be scanned and
submitted as soon as I can find them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 10:52 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: SUBMITTED: Worlds of Honor and
The Service of the Sword
> Duane,
>
> Go right ahead and scan Crown of Slaves. I borrowed these two
from the
> library. I'd have to do the same with the other Honor
Harrington books. My
> library doesn't happen to have More Than Honor if you'd like
to scan that
> one, too.
>
> I did get a copy of these two though from WebScriptions along
with More Than
> Honor, Crown of Slaves, and Sword of Saganami. As Cindy has
mentioned, it's
> a lot easier to edit your scan if you have the book to
reference. Having
> the e-books from WebScriptions was the next best thing to
being able to see
> the book. The page numbers were different, but that wasn't a
big deal when
> you can do a search to find the word(s) you want to verify or
correct.
>
> You mentioned that, as close as you can figure, Crown of
Slaves, fits
> in the history contemporanius with or just before the events
> depicted in War of Honor. It actually takes place at the same
time as War
> of Honor. You can tell this from the end of Chapter 40 in
Crown of Slaves.
> It mentions that Honor's task group is due to leave for
Sidemore in 3 days.
> The task group leaves for Sidemore between chapters 19 and 22
in War of
> Honor. Also, Cathy Montaigne is referred to as the former
Countess in
> Chapter 1 of Crown of Slaves, and Zilwicki doesn't even
suggest to Montaigne
> that she renounce her peerage to run for a seat in the Commons
until Chapter
> 8 of War of Honor.
>
> That's what's so nice about e-books. It doesn't take much
time to find
> something you're looking for if you can come up with the right
words to
> search for.
>
> Gerald
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane Iverson [mailto:diverson@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:25 PM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: SUBMITTED: Worlds of Honor
and The
> Service of the Sword
>
>
> Cool!
> Of course anyone who subscribes to webscriptions from baen
books
> has had a chance to read these books already.
> Now, I will have access, soon, to a copy of Crown of Slaves
> which I will be happy to scan, edit carefully, and submit
unless
> you have the book and are already planning to submit this
book.
> tell me this and I will plan accordingly.
> Thanks.
> If there are any missing Honorverse books at all I would be
> happy to find them and scan them for Bookshare.
>
> I Will reprint my library entry showing all the Honor
Harrington
> books.
> the books in order.
> Eleven were written entirely by David Weber, one by David
Weber
> and Eric Flint, and four were edited by David Weber.
> The four listed as edited by weber contain stories by other
> writers in the same universe. These stories flesh out the
> history of the kingdom of Mantacore and the universe around
it.
> One story goes back several generations in the Harrington
family
> to tell how tree'cats became associated with humans and
> especially the Harringtons.
> Of the four More then Honor was copywritten in 1998, Worlds of
> Honor in 1999 Changer of worlds in 2001 and Service of the
sword
> in 2003. .
> Changer of worlds should be read between Ashes of Victory and
> War of Honor; especially because the story by Eric Flint,
from
> the Highlands, fleshes out events that take place in War of
> Honor. Crown of Slaves, also fits, as closely as I can figure
> in the history contemporanius with or just before the events
> depicted in War of Honor, this in spite of its having a later
> copywrite date then War of Honor. War of Honor refers to
events
> in Crown of Slaves.
>
> October 24, 2004.
>
> Honor Harrington:
>
> On Basilisk Station
> The Honor of the Queen
> The Short Victorious War
> Field of Dishonor
> Flag in Exile
> Honor Among Enemies
> In Enemy Hands
> Echoes of Honor
> Ashes of Victory
> Crown of Slaves
> War of Honor
> Shadow of Saganami
>
> edited by David Weber:
> More than Honor
> Worlds of Honor
> Changer of Worlds
> Service of the Sword.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 3:46 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] SUBMITTED: Worlds of Honor and
The
> Service of the Sword
>
>
> > These are two books of short stories edited by David Weber.
> >
> >
> > Worlds of Honor
> >
> > Contains 5 short stories set in Honor Harrington's universe.
> >
> > The Stray, by Linda Evans
> > What Price Dreams?, by David Weber
> > Queen's Gambit, by Jane Lindskold
> > The Hard Way Home, by David Weber
> > Deck Load Strike, by Roland J. Green
> >
> > IT'S A PARTY!
> >
> > In Honor's Honor, David Weber and Other Top Science Fiction
> Writers pay a
> > Visit to Honor Harrington's Universe-
> >
> > David Weber has shot to the forefront of science fiction.
The
> core of his
> > work is Honor Harrington, the toughest, smartest starship
> captain in the
> > galaxy.
> > David Weber himself is on board with two
> never-before-published excursions
> > into Honor's universe. First, he tells how young Honor
> Harrington first
> > demonstrated
> > the heroic stuff she was made of when she and her treecat
> Nimitz face the
> > impossible task of rescuing the victims of an avalanche in a
> sub-zero
> > blizzard.
> > Weber returns with a chapter in the history of the
telepathic
> treecats, who
> > are far more intelligent than humans realize, and with whom
> the right human
> > can form a close telepathic bond that can be severed only by
> death. But in
> > this case, the young human who bonded with a treecat was a
> Very Important
> > Person.
> > Specifically, she was the Manticoran crown princess and heir
> to the throne
> > of the empire.
> >
> > Roland Green, author of the "Starcruiser Shenandoah" series
> and
> > the "Peace Company" series, is on board with a hard-hitting
> account of what
> > happened when Manticore and the People's Republic of Haven
> went
> > eyeball-to-eyeball
> > over a strategically vital planet.
> >
> > Linda Evans, "Time Scout" co-author, looks at life among the
> treecats,
> > before Honor.
> >
> > Jane Lindskold, author of the highly-praised fantasy Brother
> to Dragons,
> > Companion to Owls, tells how Honor's monarch, Elizabeth III,
> had to learn
> > the hard way what monarchy is all about.
> >
> >
> > The Service of the Sword
> >
> > Contains six short stories set in Honor Harrington's
universe.
> >
> > Promised Land-Jane Lindskold
> > With One Stone-Timothy Zahn
> > A Ship Named Francis-John Ringo & Victor Mitchell
> > Let's Go to Prague-John Ringo
> > Fanatic-Eric Flint
> > Service of the Sword-David Weber
> >
> > WELCOME AGAIN TO THE MANY WORLDS OF HONOR HARRINGTON
> >
> > Lady Dame Honor Harrington isn't alone. Her life touches
> others-and their
> > lives touch hers-directly, or indirectly, whether as a naval
> officer,
> > steadholder, or duchess.
> >
> > In this collection, Jane Lindskold gives us the story of a
> prince on the
> > brink of maturity and an extraordinary young Grayson woman
> named Judith-a
> > victim of Masadan brutality, who confronts insurmountable
odds
> in a
> > desperate effort to lead her sisters to freedom- or-death
> among the stars.
> >
> > Timothy Zahn weighs in with a story of the heavy cruiser HMS
> Fearless; a
> > brilliant young tactical officer on temporarily detached
duty;
> Solarian con
> > men; secret weapons that aren't quite what they seem to be;
> naval spies,
> > spooks, and dirty tricks; courage and honor; and a
surprising
> glimpse into
> > one of Admiral Sonja Hemphill's most crucial technological
> innovations.
> >
> > John Ringo offers his unique blend of nonstop action and
> deliciously skewed
> > humor in two offerings. The Peep planet of Prague and its
> brutally
> > repressive StateSec regime will never be the same again
after
> the
> > unscheduled, unofficial, and thoroughly catastrophic visit
by
> a pair of
> > Manticoran Marines with a most peculiar taste in their
holiday
> destinations.
> > And then there's the question of what an explosively
expanding
> navy does
> > with the personnel who can't quite cut the mustard.
> >
> > Eric Flint tells us the story of an idealistic young
StateSec
> officer who
> > finds himself in the right place at the right time following
> the fall of
> > Oscar Saint-Just. Young Victor Cachat could influence the
> loyalty of an
> > entire sector.if
> > he's only lucky enough to manage to stay alive long enough
to
> try.
> >
> > And finally, David Weber gives us the tale of the first
> Grayson midshipwoman
> > on her "snotty cruise" at a time when internal tensions
> threaten the entire
> > future of the Manticoran Alliance and people are about to
> rediscover the
> > fact that the Peeps are far from the only predators hiding
in
> the stars.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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