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In Fire Forged: Worlds of Honor #5 (Honor Harrington) Hardcover – February 1, 2011

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Welcome to the Honorverse. The New York Times Best-Selling Series Continues.

3.8 Million Honor Harrington Books in Print

Over 7 Million David Weber Books in Print

18 New York Times Best Sellers from Baen Plus Five More from Tor.

Honor Harrington is arguably the most popular character in modern science fiction, but there are many other stories in the Honorverse besides those in which she has the central role. This fifth volume in the popular Worlds of Honor series explores some of those stories with the help of such top writers as best-selling author Jane LIndskjold, New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn, and more—including an all-new Honor Harrington adventure, set in her younger years, when a mob of space pirates made the mistake of tangling with Commander Harrington. That was a fatal mistake—for the pirates . . .

Praise for the hottest series in military science fiction:

“Nobody does space opera better than Weber, and his heroine, Honor Harrington . . . like a fusion of Horatio Hornblower, Robert A. Heinlein and Tom Clancy. . . .” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“[At All Costs is] a fast-paced tale that brings together all the elements developed in previous books, and pushes them a good way along toward an ultimate conclusion. . . .” —Booklist (starred review)

“Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! . . . unequivocally superb!” —Anne McCaffrey on Weber’s Echoes of Honor

“Great stuff . . . compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.” —Locus

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With more than eight million copies of his books in print and 33 titles on the New York Times bestseller list, David Weber is a science fiction powerhouse. In the vastly popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander lives on—into the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honorverse series have appeared on 21 bestseller lists, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. Additional Honorverse collaborations include the spin-off miniseries Manticore Ascendant with New York Times best-selling author, Timothy Zahn; and with Eric Flint, Crown of Slaves and Cauldron of Ghosts contribute to his illustrious list of New York Times and international bestseller lists.

Best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, Weber is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak saga, a science fiction and fantasy hybrid. Weber has also engaged in a steady stream of best-selling collaborations: the Starfire Series with Steve White; The Empire of Man Series with John Ringo; the Multiverse Series with Linda Evans and Joelle Presby; and the Ring of Fire Series with Eric Flint.

David Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baen; 1st Ed edition (February 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1439134146
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1439134146
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 1.1 x 9.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,316,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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David Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952. Weber and his wife Sharon live in Greenville, South Carolina with their three children and "a passel of dogs".

With a blue-collar, science-fiction loving father, a college English teacher mother (who also owned her own ad agency in the 70s), and a life-long love for history, he was clearly predestined to perpetrate a whole host of military science-fiction (and fantasy) novels and anthologies.

Previously the owner of the small advertising and public relations agency he took over from his mother, has written science fiction full time for thirty years. He is probably best known for his Honor Harrington series, from Baen Books, and his Safehold series, from Tor.

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G. Robinson

4 1/2 stars just short of excellant

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 5, 2011

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This is a collection of 3 longish shorts and technical paper on armor design.
"Ruthless" follows the story of Michael, Judith and Ruth that started in "Promised Land". The characters are very nicely done and the plot interesting. The ability of the villains of the piece to successfully pull of their deception is rather a stretch and their motive isn't convincingly stated. Although the weakest of the stories, still a very good read.

In "An Act of War" Charles--a con man--has gone back to the Peeps for a second try. If we consider what we found out about the "Mesian Alignment" in Mission of Honor (Honor Harrington, Book 12) his actions and access to advanced tech. as well as intelligence make sense if he is acting as their agent or at least cat's paw. Interesting story, Honor is uninvolved except that her image appears. Intricate plot nicely written not as strong as it could be.

"Lets Dance" involves Honor (commander of the destroyer Hawkwing) in a convoluted plot by the central Silesian government, the sector governor, the Ballroom, and a Mesian/Manpower operation. The plot is well done and I like the way that Honor was rewarded under the table. An excellent story.

The last section "An Introduction to Modern Starship Armor Design" is of interest to tech. inclined fans of the series. Well thought out but for most of us padding. It does offer a nice overview of weapons development--you can't talk about armor without talking about what your armoring against. The article is marred by failure to distinguish between ions and plasma. Ordinary sunlight is ionizing radiation, you simply knock off an electron from a atom or molecule resulting in a positive or negative charge. It doesn't change the state of matter and usually isn't a big deal. Plasma on the other hand is the forth state of matter and doesn't consist of atoms any more. The nuclei are striped of their electrons and the electron/nuclei gas (using gas loosely) is plasma. Its properties are very different from ionized mater and it interacts strongly and differently with magnetic fields. Leading me to speculate that using a magnetic field to push the plasma away from the ship could both limit damage and provide additional shielding by the plasma itself.

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J. Sexton

Three good short stories and an article on technology

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This anthology contained three stories and one technological article. I'm afraid the latter made my eyes glaze over. However, the three stories were strong enough that I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I am glad I had read The Service of the Sword first as there were two continuations of stories from that anthology.

"Ruthless" by Jane Lindskold continued the story of Michael Winton who is in line for the throne and Judith who escaped from Masada. This one was a page turner and kept me on the edge of my seat.

"An Act of War" by Timothy Zahn was another continuation. This wasn't my favorite of the stories, but I had a sick fascination to see where it was going and if a character was going to end up alive or dead.

"Let's Dance" by David Weber was a long story that featured Honor Harrington from early in her career. I liked seeing some more background for a fictional character I've grown to care about.

"An Introduction to Modern Starship Armor Design" just wasn't my cup of tea.

I would strongly recommend this book to fans of Honor Harrington, provided they had read The Service of the Sword first. For most others, the stories require too much background to truly enjoy them.

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L. S. Tucker

Two out of three very good

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 27, 2015

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In Fire Forged edited by David Weber

Worlds of Honor 5

A collection of stories and articles set in the Honor Harrington universe. Started out well with the first two stories, then fell flat with the rest of the book. 3.5 out of 5 simply due to Lindskold and Zahn.

“Ruthless” by Jane Lindskold
While speaking to a woman from Human Services outside her apartment, Judith Newland’s daughter disappears. The child is being used as leverage against Prince Michael Winston. Lindskold gives us a look at one of the more important refuges of Masada as well as advancing the relationship of Judith and Michael. The search for Ruth also introduces Alice Ramsbottom, an intriguing new character with great potential. 4.5 out of 5.

“An Act of War” by Timothy Zahn
Sequel to “With One Stone” from PROMISE OF THE SWORD. Charles Dozewah, aka Charles Navarre, is on the People’s Republic of Haven to arrange a sale of something that could help with the war against Manticore. Before he can complete the deal, Charles is arrested by State Security. As even when Charles is involved, everything isn’t as it seems. It was nice to see some of the back story that was happening when Honor Harrington first was revealed to be still alive. Charles is truly an extraordinary person. As most conmen and spies go, he’s definitely one of the best. 4 out of 5.

“Let’s Dance” by David Weber
Commander Honor Harrington is contacted by John Brown Matheson of the Ballroom while visiting planet side. The local Ballroom members believe Manpower has a hidden slave base in the Casimir system. Sadly, this was the weakest story in the bunch (I don’t include the technical piece as, frankly, I usually skip them). Set pre ON BASILISK STATION, I was so looking forward to early Honor, not to mention the involvement of the Ballroom. It was terribly slow, even during the action scenes. Definitely not a short story. I was vastly disappointed. 3 out of 5.

“An Introduction to Modern Starship Design” by Andy Presby.
As I said, I don’t read these. It isn’t my field and doesn’t interest me, so no rating.

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James M

If you don't like Honorverse, this is do nothing to change your ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 10, 2017

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Let's be honest - David Weber isn't the most imaginative or varied writer out there. But he's got his particular style mastered. If you don't like Honorverse, this is do nothing to change your mind. If you do, it's got a good, solid set of tales to entertain you through a few hours.

Incantus

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C. Payette

Worth a read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 28, 2014

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I have been a long time fan of Weber and particularly the Honor verse. This book was an enjoyable read, but not as good as many of his past books and anthologies.

Keith Tovey

Explosive

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Another great Honor Harrington book.

randy c

good

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 23, 2019

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good book