I'm being generous with two stars, but I did actually finish reading it.I've read at least a couple other books in the Honor Harrington series, and really enjoyed them (On Basilisk Station and The Shadow of Saganami). Unfortunately this book just didn't appeal to me. It was overloaded with so many undeveloped characters that I couldn't keep them straight, let alone care about them. The story seemed to ramble forever, consisting mainly of extremely long conversations designed to tell me why I ought to care. They didn't work.The military action within the book was minimal, with no real suspense or sense of danger since the results were telegraphed far in advance, probably in a hope of portraying how badly mis-matched the opponents were since that was a basic premise behind much of the story.It was even hard to tell what the main story was supposed to be really about. The Havenites? Beowolf? The defectors? The secret centuries-old plans of domination? Earth and the politicians there? And what was with the wedding that seemed to be sort of tossed in for grins?After the other books, I just expected something more coherent and compelling. Manticore vs. the oh-so-arrogant Solarian League and Mesa. On the surface Manticore is in trouble, having just suffered serious shipbuilding losses in the previous book and with their economy threatened, but watching the lumbering giant of the Solarian League have its mistakes snowball is like watching a train wreck in slow motion. High stakes, politics, space battles--and tons of secondary characters and exposition.
What do You think about A Rising Thunder (2012)?
Bit slow. Too much politic and too little space battles. Still interesting read all the same.
—tracythai
No spoilers here! Great book. Loved it. Can't wait for the next one.
—jujaii
I love David Weber books, I can get lost in them for quite a while!
—JCSE
I hope the Honor Harrington just never stops!
—Rid
Not as much fun as the previous one but fun.
—Tanna_smith
