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- Book 1 of 15
- Honor Harrington
- Listening Length
- 15 hours and 36 minutes
- Author
- David Weber
- Narrator
- Allyson Johnson
- Publication date
- March 4, 2009
- Language
- English
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Having made a superior look a fool, Honor Harrington has been exiled to Basilisk Station in disgrace and set up for ruin. Her demoralized crew blames her for their ship's humiliating posting to an out-of-the-way picket station. The aborigines of the system's only habitable planet are smoking homicide- inducing hallucinogens. Parliament isn't sure it wants to keep the place; the major local industry is smuggling; the merchant cartels want her head; the star-conquering, so-called "Republic" of Haven is up to something; and Honor Harrington has a single, over-age light cruiser with an armament that doesn't work to police the entire star system. But the people out to get her have made one mistake. They've made her mad. A Note from Author David Weber There's been some confusion—not to say, um, energetic debate, readers and fans being readers and fans—about the correct pronunciation of "Manticoran." The truth, alas, is that a stitch was dropped. An error occurred. A mistake was made… and it wasn't Audible's fault. It was mine. Before Audible recorded the very first Honor Harrington book, narrator Allyson Johnson and I not only corresponded by e-mail but actually spoke to one another by phone. She wanted to make absolutely certain she had the correct pronunciations for names, places, star nations, etc., and I tried to make certain all of her questions were answered. And so they were. Unfortunately, at some point in the process, I replied to one of her e-mails by telling her that "Man-ti-core-ahn" was pronounced "Man- tik-er-ahn." Exactly how this happened is more than I can say at this point, except to blushingly disclose that the original e-mail remains intact, confirming to all the world that it was, indeed, my fault. I can ascribe it only to a temporary mental hiccup on my part and crave your forgiveness. If, however, you must blame someone for the mix-up, that someone should be me and not Audible, who have done everything they could to get it right. Read more
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| Book 1 of 15 | Honor Harrington |
|---|---|
| Listening Length | 15 hours and 36 minutes |
| Author | David Weber |
| Narrator | Allyson Johnson |
| Publication date | March 4, 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Audible Studios |
| Version | Unabridged |
| Program Type | Audiobook |
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Top Amazon Reviews
Still great after all these years
On Baslisk Station by David Weber (Honor Harrington) I've read this four times and each time I've left enough time-span between to be certain I've forgotten enough that it will grab my attention anew. This time I have it in e-book form, which is just great because I can make notes as I read. Knowing that the three previous times I've read this I still enjoyed it I wanted to figure out just what it is that makes this book so compelling to me. It has a prologue and these days on-line writer groups will most times try to talk a writer out of doing a prologue. I can see why. This prologue does nothing for me. There is some interesting banter amongst the political heads but they seem to me more like a business meeting discussing the next year sales strategy. But that could be because I'd know business meetings much better than political or military strategy meeting. So for me the real story begins in chapter one.(Well, I do have to read the prologue because its the setup for what happens at the Baslisk Station.) And this is where the writer groups on-line will tell you to put your hook. (For many of those groups it seems to mean you need some sort of high action dramatic scene that sucks the reader in.--I'm not sure what kind of reader they're trying to suck in though.) We start with the introduction of Honor Harrington and Nimitz her treecat companion. We get a rather lengthy description of Nimitz first and for me the impression I had was possibly a wolverine mixed with a house cat that's a carnivore except for the occasions it can lay its paws on some celery.(Nimitz as with several other characters have integral parts and these descriptions are useful for later more than they are for now.) After Nimitz's introduction we move to Harrington who we discover is the senior aboard the shuttle that is arriving at the Station Hephaestus where she'll be taking command of her first cruiser,HMS Fearless. Fearless is at Hephaestus for a refit. While Honor mentally reminisces about her academy years and her tour of duty and promotions we also learn a bit about treecats and their relationship to the humans they attach themselves to and why they're allowed aboard vessels. All this information leads to the first mystery which is why her mentor Admiral Courvosier was so vague about the refit that was being effected on her new command. Most of this might seem pretty bland in its individual pieces, but it's the whole of it that brings me into the story. We next see Honor through the eyes of Lieutenant Commander McKeon, her new exec, who we also find was hoping to draw command of Fearless. He's not happy. [quote] Not only was she a full commander, not only did the breast of her tunic bear the embroidered gold star denoting a previous hyper-capable command, but she looked young enough to be his daughter. Well, no, not that young, perhaps, but she could have been his niece. Of course, she was third-generation prolong. He'd checked the open portion of her record closely enough to know that, and the anti-aging treatments seemed to be proving even more effective for second- and third-generation recipients. Other parts of her record--like her penchant for unorthodox tactical maneuvers, and the CGM and Monarch's Thanks she'd earned saving lives when HMS Manticore's forward power room exploded--soothed his resentment a bit, but neither they nor knowing why she seemed so youthful could lessen the emotional impact of finding the slot he'd longed for so hopelessly filled by an officer who not only oozed the effortless magnetism he'd always envied in others but also looked as if she'd graduated from the Academy last year. Nor did the bright, unwavering regard the treecat bent upon him make him feel any better.[/quote] David Weber. On Basilisk Station (Kindle Locations 263-268). Baen Books. When McKeon reveals that are they're refitting with a new Grav lance and they've gutted a few of their tried and true armament, Honor shows her knowledge and perhaps a bit more. [quote] He watched her closely, and she didn't--quite--wince. Which, he reflected, spoke well for her self-control. Energy torpedoes were quick-firing, destructive, very difficult for point defense to stop. . . and completely ineffectual against a target protected by a military-grade sidewall. That, obviously, was the reason for the grav lance, yet if a grav lance could (usually) burn out its target's sidewall generators, it was slow-firing and had a very short maximum effective range. But if Captain Harrington was aware of that, she allowed no trace of it to color her voice.[/quote] David Weber. On Basilisk Station (Kindle Locations 323-327). Baen Books. Everything we've learned about Honor and the description of the universe (the shuttle; the station; the ship) in which she lives has been peppered into the first chapter to lead up to the basic realization that her new command is going to be much more of a challenge than she'd have expected and that there will be personal conflicts of which she's yet to become aware. And that's the hook. It has taken us over 15 pages and 5000 words into the story until I am fully cemented in to where I want to invest in the rest of the book. So its all those baby steps from the start of chapter one to the end that entice me into going on. In the next chapters I find out what kind of stuff Honor Harrington is made of because things get better for a bit and then they get worse until someone decides to bury her and her crew on a dead-end assignment at Baslisk station placing Honor under the command of a man she has some bad history with. Then while doing her job she uncovers a plot and some criminal negligence. Honor carries this novel, but the people around her, how they react to her when she comes on board, how they begin to rally around her as thing get tough and she begins to prove herself, are all integral to how we perceive Honor's growth. That sums up what I like about the book there are a multitude of other facets that I'll leave to other people since I've never been in a space battle and have no idea how realistic the ones in here are. That said I'll add my usual warning to people. For those who are pick or pernickety. There were some grammatical errors usually missing words. Had those missing words been in dialogue or in character's thoughts I might let them pass. To some there may be a lot or even too much exposition because there is a lot to cover in creating this world. I think because David Weber was leading to a dramatic battle at the end there was an over emphasis on the machinery that would be used. Possibly the politics and art of war in space might be drawn out a bit. Again it's all a necessary part of building the world or universe in which Honor's stories take place. -------------------------------- There are some areas some readers might find questionable such as the narrative in two instances below, which stand as counterpoint to one another, but don't readily seem to serve as much a purpose in moving the story forward than to tell us a bit of dimensional information about Hamish Alexander. Alexander plays a much smaller role in this novel than in some. ------ [quote] He turned away from the window, folding his hands behind him, and surveyed the office of the First Space Lord. The room was paneled in light-toned native woods, not the extravagance it would have been on one of the inner-worlds, and there was a fireplace in one corner. It was functional, not merely ornamental, and that, Alexander thought, was an extravagance. The Admiralty Building was over a Manticoran century-and-a-half old and little more than a hundred stories tall, a modest little structure for a counter-gravity civilization, but that fireplace's chimney bored up through thirty-odd stories of air shafts and ventilation ducting. He could only marvel at the stubborn insistence of whoever had designed the building, especially in a climate which required air-conditioning far more often than heating.[/quote] David Weber. On Basilisk Station (Kindle Locations 2035-2040). Baen Books. Fat flakes of snow fell like silent, feathery ghosts in the windless sub-arctic night beyond the window. Hamish Alexander stood watching them through the thick, double-paned plastic and felt the welcome heat of the fire against his back. His study was in the oldest part of White Haven, the sprawling Alexander family seat, and the walls of native stone were over two meters thick. Unlike some commodities, rock had been plentiful when White Haven was first built, and enough of it worked just as well as more esoteric off-world insulation would have. He turned back to the huge fireplace and added another log. He adjusted it with the poker, settling the native hemlock (which, in fact, bore very little resemblance to the Old Earth tree of the same name) into the bed of coals, then straightened and replaced the poker in its stand as he checked the wall clock again. It was twelve past comp, well into the twenty-seven-minute midnight "hour" officially called Compensate that adjusted Manticore's 22.45-hour day to permit use of Standard Reckoning time units, and his eyebrow rose again. Even allowing for the time zone difference, it was unusual for his brother to screen him this late--and even more unusual for him to specify the exact time at which he would call. David Weber. On Basilisk Station (Kindle Locations 3724-3733). Baen Books. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are other style issues that don't always agree with on-line writer forums and on-line writer groups. So if a reader subscribes heavily into those, this novel might disappoint them. On the other hand for those who want to examine what a traditional publisher publishes then this would be a good book to start with when looking at Baen publishing. Dialogue in On Baslisk Station often seems to make everyone sound the same (That's not so much a complaint of mine as it is one of a friend. I concur but it's not an issue with me.) This one tone dialogue tends to artificially flatten out all the characters. Most of the characters in this novel gain their depth more in how other characters see them. (This occurs sometimes with inner thoughts and might look more like telling than showing.) Once again this was not an issue to me and probably why I did not perceive the characters as one dimensional. Lovers of Sci-Fi SFF and are not picky about some issues should love this book. This time around I gained a better appreciation of the other characters around Honor and found that they seemed to be more heroic than she in that they followed her into combat supporting her one hundred percent. There were times when David Weber's depiction of command reminded me of fast food management, except when I sent someone grudgingly off to take care of the fry station they generally didn't die. Though I did have one pass out on me. J.L. Dobias
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Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2013 by JLD
Good start to a series.
Format: Mass Market Paperback
A really decent scifi military yarn with a female lead. I'd heard about the Honor Harrington series for years and years ever since it was first published, and finally got tired of hearing about it, so I broke down and bought a copy of the first book. I liked it a lot. It wasn't the terrific eye popping read that others had built it up as being, but it was well written and had a kind of grounded-ness and understanding of geo-politics that a lot of other science fiction authors simply lack. Even so Weber seems to scimp a bit on descriptive prose, but gives enough scenery to be functional for the story. His strength is in keeping the story moving with good reasonable characters who aren't over the top caricatures found in so many other fiction offerings (scifi and non-scifi alike). What I really liked is that this opens up the opportunity for me to read other books in the series, and because it was written by someone who has an understanding of military matters and doesn't try to disguise experimental social psychology as science fiction, but writes straight forward stories with some speculative elements regarding how mankind might splinter in the future, and how because of our nature that we'll face similar problems as people split and divide themselves. Ergo we as a species will face the same challenges with new advances. That's what science fiction is all about, regardless of what everyone else has told you. And Weber brings his narrative style to some really good story telling. No allegories disguising some psychologist's agenda, no Freudian imagery, no disguises whatsoever. Just good honest straight story telling. Any themes or "messages" therein you discover for yourself. If I had a nitpick about this first installment, it's that again there isn't enough descriptive text for the climactic finale. It's more Weber in his story telling style that dominates. Not a bad thing, but, well, buy yourself a copy and judge for yourself. A few descriptive shortcomings, and the aliens in the story aren't fully explored, but it's still a satisfying read. Enjoy.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2017 by Raisuli the Magnificent
The Beginning of One of the Greatest Sci-Fi Series Ever
True, every word of this is my opinion, and others may disagree. However, I know several people who agree with me, so I have no problems putting it down for others to go off of. In many books with a female protagonist, I won't lie, I don't think the lead women are written well. They're either too perfect, too flawed, or just not believable. Other exceptions are out there (including some of the classics), but in the Sci-Fi genre, it's harder to find than one might think. This one is the exception. Let's get past how talented an author David Weber is, and how intricate the future he has created for humanity is. Honor Harrington is, in my mind, what makes these books. She is, as a human being, flawed; you can tell that from the first chapter she is not perfect, nor is she a saint. However, every one of her flaws are the kind you would expect; many people have them, and some for far less worthwhile reasons. But at the same time, she is talented... she wouldn't be the protagonist if she didn't have the skills and abilities needed to do something more than average, after all. That is the key, and especially for a male writer, a tough one to find; she is a balanced character, one almost everyone can relate to without dumbing her down to the most base of levels, and one you can't help but root for. And if you really want to see this balance, read Book 2 in the series... there are moments in there that are just mind-bogglingly well-written. Beyond this, however, Weber has given us a universe that is not only easy to believe, but easy to understand; he explains his tech in ways the average reader can easily pick up, and since half of it is based on a space-faring version of the British and United States Navy, it isn't hard to take those two or three extra steps beyond reality to see what is going on. There are villains, there are heroes, and there are people just doing the best they can to live day by day without screwing up (just like the majority of us all), and they exist on both sides of the conflict in the same proportions. If you like science fiction, and if you like space battles with a bit of realism to them, you will LOVE this book. And even if that is not your normal genre (like in the case of my wife), you STILL might love it (she does). I HIGHLY recommend you check out the first book at the very least.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2013 by Jason Perry
It was wonderful and a “Honor” to Read
I read On Basilisk Station by David Weber, the first book in the Honor Harrington Series recommended to me by BookBub.com. This book was a five star treat. Honor Harrington is a female officer, from the planet Sphinx, in the queen’s Royal Manticoran Navy. The Manticoran’s military rival seems to be the Republic of Haven, whose governmental policies put it into a position that they must keep expending their empire to be able to sustain spending. Blocking the expansion is the Manticorans and their officers such as Honor. Honor is a strong, tall, tactical genius. She is easy to like, from a readers point of view, whose personality comes off vulnerable and strong willed. Her development is handled well throughout this story. Honor is assigned her second hyper-capable commanded, a light cruiser, the HMS Fearless. The Fearless has been refitted with a new weapon system and after a too successful battle simulation; it is assigned to Basilik Station. This assignment is too large an area for a light cruiser to oversee. But that’s just the beginning of Honors problems. There are also politics going on behind the scenes with the Manticorans as well as on the planet below her, throw in a restless native population, and the Republic of Haven lurking about. Now that’s a plot. I was overjoyed with On Basilisk Station between the politics, vivid space battles, and the continuously building tension I would recommend to a friend and the rest of the books in the series are on my list for purchase. Good book and good hunting. Reviewer’s After Note: After reading reviews not just for this book but book reviews in general on Amazon, I have decided to include this note with all my reviews. My reviews will reflect on some of the following, if not all; story, characters, enjoyment or lack of enjoyment, plot, overall thought, background and would I recommend the book to you the reader. You will not find any editing, grammar or structure critique unless it would be unique for the reader or the story is completely unreadable. In regards to the self-published authors they are just that, self-published. There is no large corporation with huge staffs of cover artiest, editors, typesetters, and so on. What most bothers me are the reviewers that say a book was unreadable when I know the mind can actual make out words with the letters in the wrong order. This is to say that many of these books are free to several dollars in price, if it bothered me this much I would stick with big publishing companies. For all of you impeccable, unimpeachable, unassailable readers this review is not for you.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2015 by L. Gentry
I'm totally kinda in love with Honor
I should have read this twenty years ago, but didn't. I didn't because I couldn't get past the name. When the book came out, I saw it in bookstores. And because I'm a gaming nerd and have been since I was a kid, I knew that a "Basilisk" was a big giant chicken that was always trying to murder me. It really isn't. That was probably one the few games I played, but it kinda colored me and I avoided the book. Then Honor Harrington got big. People started freaking out over how great these books were. And I kept thinking to myself... "ITS ABOUT A STATION NAMED AFTER A CHICKEN". Then Honor Harrington got bigger. And other Sci-Fi authors I love started writing fiction in the Honorverse. Hell - the word "Honorverse" became a thing. And I still kept thinking of avian yard animals. And then for reasons that are somewhat self serving so I won't mention them here, I was compelled to read this book. And within about twenty pages I realized that I been a moron for twenty years. This book is excellent. I've never been a huge military sci-fi fan (preferring the more Space Opera/Space Fantasy genres) but this book snatched me in. The tone and skill with which Weber paints the military structure of Harrington's world, her ascent and process of earning the respect and love of her crew, the tension between certain characters and the subtle but highly captivating tale of two empires in a pseudo cold war was all excellent. I was very taken by the skillful and believable tension between Harrington and her XO and loved the way that storyline played out. And the last 30% of the book was simply masterful. It may feel that the first part of the book is somewhat slow, but it's all buildup to what Weber executes here and it's a wonderful payoff. I'm well into the second book at this point and as is often the case, the buildup of this first book continues to payoff as the series continues. And I'm happy to say that Weber has taken the word "Basilisk" away from the video game developers of my youth and remapped it (slightly). And I'm totally kinda in love with Honor. But I think I'm far from the first and certainly won't be the last. That is one badass woman.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2015 by Andy
A real page-turner!
I really liked this! I admit to a certain wariness, when it comes to single- protagonist, SF series books. I feel the near-perfection and invulnerability common to protagonists in this kind of story becomes very boring, after a while. It's kind of like playing a video game with a "God Mode" cheat code. It's fun for a little bit, but it gets old, fairly quickly. David Weber manages to avoid this trap. Honor Harrington is very smart, strong and capable. She maintains her femininity and sensitivity, without being portrayed as a sex object or slave to her emotions. She is likable and admirable. All of the wonderful traits and characteristics are balanced with emotional turmoil, flaws and insecurities that we all experience and see in others. She is a decently fleshed out protagonist dealing with other characters and situations in a "realistic" way. You'll want to read about her, and her adventures! The story itself is not as simple and straightforward as I expected. There are surprises, and interesting plot twists. It's difficult to explain what I liked (in particular) without spoilers, but I can say this story is not lacking in plot, character growth, or ACTION! I haven't had to force myself to "just read on" at any time in this book. There is always something happening, and always something about to happen! This is an easy, enjoyable, and quick read. I am actually interested in reading more of the Honor Harrington books as soon as I am able. You should be too. Enjoy.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2022 by digdug727
Don't let the slow start discourage you, a great read
Format: Mass Market Paperback
This was my first foray into the "Honorverse" and I wanted to start from the beginning. This book was the right place to begin. Had read a few others from Weber and they, like this one, start off slowly laying the character development groundwork. Always building toward the dramatic and exciting crescendo climax. When you finish it you'll need the next one in the series and have no fear, there are plenty of them! Enjoyed it immensely. Reading order guide for those new to the series as it gets confusing toward the middle: 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 - (*** Warning plot splits into about here) War of Honor (Main storyline) - Crown of Slaves (split 1) - The shadow of Saganami (Split 2) - At All costs (Main storyline) - Storm from the Shadows (Split 2) - Torch of Freedom (Split 1) - Mission of Honor (Main storyline) - A Rising Thunder (Main storyline) - Shadow of Freedom (Split 2), Cauldron of Ghosts (Split 1) - Shadow of Victory (A smorgasbord of Main storyline, Split 1 & 2 and 700 pages of retelling of tales) - Uncompromising Honor (Main storyline) - To End in Fire (???)
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Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023 by Peter F. Jones
Honor Harrington is too awesome for this book, and certainly too awesome to believe
Exiled to Basilisk Station for being too awesome, Harrington finds herself under the command of a loser who promptly abandons her to run the entire station by herself, which is by all accounts an impossible task. But not for Commander Harrington. She cracks the whip of awesome on her despondent crew, and they come around, one by one, to recognize how awesome she is. When the narrative gets told from the perspective of one of these crewmembers (or basically, anyone other than Honor herself), several pages are devoted to character shilling for Honor as they reflect on her awesomeness. One character in particular "resents" her for much of the book (in his introductory scene I counted seven separate uses of the word "resent" or "resentment", all directed towards her), but of course he comes around, finally accepting the awesome and sticking his neck out for her. Practically all of the characters in the story are defined as good or bad by whether they love her for being awesome, or resent her for being awesome. Even at the climax of the novel, the antagonist marvels at her awesomeness. He considers more than once how "remarkable" she is, respects her "sheer guts", and thinks of her as a "demon" because...well, she's so awesome. I almost forgot to mention that she is a martial arts expert and has a treecat for a pet/companion. (Treecats are semi-sentient alien creatures that "choose" humans to be friends with...but only the awesome humans). But Honor is not without flaws. She failed mathematics at the academy, in fact. Not because of lack of ability in math, but rather because she does not *test* well. In "real world applications," however, she excels, astonishing others with her facility in calculating complex navigational problems almost instantaneously, stunning both her crew and her enemies. So maybe that isn't a flaw after all. But wait, she's not pretty! Several pages in the beginning are devoted to her studying herself in a mirror, where she recognizes to her chagrin that she would never be considered a beauty. And yet...from the perspective of every other character, they always seem to notice her sculpted features, firm lips, patrician nose, brown eyes, and lovely soprano. So maybe she's attractive after all, but is just too awesomely modest to recognize it. Clearly I must be an antagonist who resents her for being so awesome. Maybe I'll come around and worship her too someday. Honor Harrington is modeled after C.S. Forester's character Horatio Hornblower. Admittedly I haven't read any of those books, but from what I've heard, Hornblower is something of a "perfect" character as well. So perhaps this portrayal of Harrington is faithful in its homage to Hornblower, and if so, it was a conscious choice by the author. Still not sure if I forgive him though. I'd like Harrington better if she was not such a cardboard cutout of awesome. All that said--and it takes time to say all that since it dominates so much of the book, "On Basilisk Station" does have merits. There are several exciting action sequences, from ground combat to ship combat, and you find yourself rooting for many of the characters as they fight the good fight(not Honor though--she's so awesome she doesn't need anyone to root for her). Several times throughout the narrative the text deviates into long discussions on how the technology in the book works, or discussions of the politics of the Manticore Star Empire. It distracts from the story somewhat, but as this is the first book in the universe, some background exposition is expected. If you don't mind all the gushing about how awesome Honor Harrington is, then this is a good read. If this would annoy you, it might be enough to stop you from reading the next one.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2013 by Kerri