Comments | computersherpa: "Right, then. Let's be about it."

computersherpa

"Right, then. Let's be about it."

Jun 15, 2009 15:05

Over the past few months I've become completely bedazzled by David Weber's Honor Harrington series. Harrington is a starship captain in an age of naval-style space combat. She's a brilliant strategist with impeccable leadership skills, exemplary integrity, and a way of inspiring fanatical loyalty in her crew and stark terror in her enemies. She' ( Read more... )

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sixthbrightest June 15 2009, 16:04:11 UTC

Fantastic timing, I just finished At All Costs and am going for the new one, Storm From The Shadows.

I adore the Honorverse for all your mentioned reasons. I wish I had been introduced to it when I was younger than 19, say in my teens; havign an awesome example like Honor to follow would have influenced me a lot.

computersherpa June 16 2009, 14:51:04 UTC

Why is it that we always are introduced to "classic" (read: boring) books in grade school and high school instead of the ones that will get us hooked on reading and give us someone to admire?

sixthbrightest June 17 2009, 19:37:08 UTC

I dunno, but it's annoying.

gramp anonymous June 15 2009, 18:00:16 UTC

My grandpa keeps telling me to read these books... I guess I know why now. I have the first one... guess I should crack it open.

-Kumah

Re: gramp computersherpa June 16 2009, 14:53:35 UTC

You should!

kottonballs June 16 2009, 02:14:06 UTC

ohmygodh! Star trek! i love that movie! the orifonal spock is the best ever (though the guy who play scotty is fun too...and the banter between verious characters are great fun as always). hee! i'm in love with the movie! and the origional show AND I will have a marathon ONE OF THESE DAYS witgh ALL thing star trek! ooh! i'm so excited.

the books sound fun. though I'm much more of a romanic (theres got to be a couple of could be's at least!) to JUST have the action and whatnot.

JAMES!!!!!!! COME BACK SOON!!!! (EEEEEEEE! A MONTH! I GET TO SEE YOU IN A MONTH!!!!!)

computersherpa June 16 2009, 15:21:42 UTC

We should totally sit down and watch a bunch of Star Trek episodes when I get back! :D *rocks out*

Honor Harrington does get some lovin' early in the series, but the series doesn't really focus on romance. There's some of it, but not much, at least from what I've read so far (eight books in).

I can tell I'm going to enjoy coming back to Tucson. ^_^ *hugs*

sixthbrightest June 17 2009, 19:36:15 UTC

Romance...ohhh you just wait till the last book and the (spoiler redacted) that she has to get practically shanghaied into!