The Honor of the Queen
RIGHT WOMAN, WRONG PLACE It's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards war as the necessary prelude to conquest, and a sneak attack as the best means to that end. That's why the Kingdom of Manticore needs allies against the so-called ""Republic"" of Haven--and the planet Grayson is...
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RIGHT WOMAN, WRONG PLACE It's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards war as the necessary prelude to conquest, and a sneak attack as the best means to that end. That's why the Kingdom of Manticore needs allies against the so-called ""Republic"" of Haven--and the planet Grayson is just the right strategic place to make a very good ally indeed. But Her Majesty's Foreign Office had overlooked a ""minor cultural difference"" when they chose Honor Harrington to carry the flag: women on the planet Grayson are without rank or rights; Honor's very presence is an intolerable affront to every male on the planet. At first Honor doesn't take it personally; where she comes from gender discrimination is barely a historical memory, right up there in significance to fear of the left-handed. But in time such treatment as she receives from the Graysonites does become wearing, and Honor would withdraw if she could--but then Grayson's fratricidal sister planet attacks without warning and she must stay and prevail, not just for Honor's honor, but for her sovereign's, for--THE HONOR OF THE QUEEN.At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
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ASIN: B00BBI9WD6
Publish date: March 1st 2000
Publisher: Baen Books
Pages no: 393
Edition language: English
Series: Honor Harrington (#2)
My review of the book can be found here. I've been fortunate enough to get to listen to some of the other Honor Harrington audiobooks narrated by Madelyn Buzzard. Sadly, these don't seem to be offered on Audible, as her voice works better with me then the one from On Basilisk Station. Buzzard hand...
When I first read a few of the reviews for this book I was a bit apprehensive, because of the belief system that the planetary people shared. I'm not into the whole god stuff and I can't say I'm a fan of having it incorporated into my reads either, but this was done almost exquisitely and I found my...
Basilisk Station'. While Honor of the Queen falls a little short of its progenitor, it is still a solid read. I enjoy military fiction, whether contemporary or sci-fi, when it is well done; and 'On Basilisk Station’ was done well. This story is a bit less straight forward and has more drama attach...
Mam spory problem z panem Davidem Weberem. Polega on na tym, że jego militarna science fiction jest dla mnie w takiej samej mierze wciągająca, jak śmiertelnie nudna. W przypadku “Honoru Królowej” wrażenia mam bardzo podobne jak przy lekturze “Placówki Basilisk”. Z jednej strony strasznie spodobała m...
Not as strong as the first book in character development and ends with an ending that jumped the shark. All you have to do to get Manticore's highest honor is be brave and get lucky? REALLY? It just strained my credulity to have so many honors given to her at this point. Leave somewhere for her to g...