Wednesday, March 08, 2006
book report: On Basilisk Station
On Basilisk Station
by David Weber
I picked up this book after reading that Jo at Head Nurse enjoyed it. And I think Jo is the coolest so I requested it from the library right away.
At first the book moved kind of slowly - we're introduced to the main character, Honor Harrington, and there's a bunch of political plotting stuff that doesn't seem very relevant at first. But then Honor is assigned to a destined-to-fail position by an officer who has a grudge against her... and things actually got interesting! And Honor is a kick-ass starship captain. Best of all, there wasn't any hint of romance between Honor and anyone on her crew. It irritates the crap out of me when a romance is forced into an action novel just because there's a female character.
Apparently there's a whole series of Honor Harrington books - I plan on reading the rest with relish.
by David Weber
I picked up this book after reading that Jo at Head Nurse enjoyed it. And I think Jo is the coolest so I requested it from the library right away.
At first the book moved kind of slowly - we're introduced to the main character, Honor Harrington, and there's a bunch of political plotting stuff that doesn't seem very relevant at first. But then Honor is assigned to a destined-to-fail position by an officer who has a grudge against her... and things actually got interesting! And Honor is a kick-ass starship captain. Best of all, there wasn't any hint of romance between Honor and anyone on her crew. It irritates the crap out of me when a romance is forced into an action novel just because there's a female character.
Apparently there's a whole series of Honor Harrington books - I plan on reading the rest with relish.
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