[bookshare-discuss] Re: SUBMITTED: Worlds of Honor and The Service of the Sword
- From: "Duane Iverson" <diverson@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:16:50 -0600
My library has crown of slaves so I may get the hard cover
rather then wate for Debbie's paperback.
----- 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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