I enjoyed the second half of this book far more than the first. For the first 40 pages or so, the reader is treated not only to a recap of the rest of the series (understandable, most serieses do this), but also example after example of how "special" Honor, how everyones loves, how she is the most unique and amazing person every. If one person isn't thinking it, another and the reader gets both people's thoughts more than once.Gag me with a spoon. Honestly, I would be saying this even if Honor w...

Not one of the best of this series. It takes even longer than usual for anything to happen, about 200 pages. The situation that puts Honor in a position to be captured seems contrived, as does the whole escape scenario.I think Weber has introduced a Lady Barbara for his Horatio: Honor has fallen in love with the Earl of White Haven. I've been careful to avoid spoilers on this series, but if I had to guess, things don't look good for White Haven's wife.

Jettison the debris, clear the missle tubes, abandon ship. Whatever it takes to stop my eyes from further bleeding. This is a sad day. I've rated most of these books to this points with 4-stars, with one of them good enough to earn a coveted 5th star. Most of them have infodumps and boring spells, but this one has had nothing else for the first third.Too many books out there I want to read, so no point in continuing to torturing myself.I might pick it up again later, but for now I'm resigning my...

I'm addicted. Got home with In Enemy Hands and I just had to sit down and read to find out what happens next in the Alliance-Peeps war.Jesus, talk about intense and very emotional...I hate having to wait until the next book.

This was a "strange" novel for my second reading of the same. It was so blasted slow starting out! The author spends well over two hundred pages setting things up (including a potential tryst between Honor and Lord Hamish Alexander that goes nowhere in this novel, but sets things up for future novels), and it is incredibly slow moving for the first three hundred pages of the book. The author brings in characters from former novels as well as introduces new characters to the mix (which does not n...

Am I done with David Weber's Honor Harrington series yet? Sadly, no. After finishing In Enemy Hands, I still have many more to go, but it's not a struggle I dread.Fittingly, this particular installment is more about Haven than Honor or Manticore. The first half of the book is almost purely setup, and considering the title, it's not exactly a surprise that our heroine is eventually captured. But that's fine in this context, because Haven has historically received the short end of the stick. Haven...

While not the best book in the series, it certainly has its moments. As usual, the title is a spoiler, but that's OK. Unfortunately, it gives Weber a chance to make lots of people go all gooey over Honor until the heroine worship, already cloying, becomes just too much. We definitely get a much deeper look into Haven's society & problems. Weber has done a fine job there & the book is worth reading for that if nothing else. He's done a fine job of drawing parallels to our current welfare system,

This novel, IMO, is where Honor Harrington jumps the shark.Honor is captured by the Peeps, who don't like her and execute her. Well, except for the part where... No, never mind, that would be spoiling.This also contains the very start of the Lord-Nelson-approved affair with a married woman, er, man. Weber maintained he had to do it to be fair to "Nelson in Space". Many of his fans at the time replied, "No, you don't."The first six novels are good space opera, although the sixth (Honor Among Enem...

This book ends on more of a cliffhanger than previous installments int the Honor Harrington series, and Honor's companions play a more prominent role in much of the action than she does.I enjoyed learning more about Honor's mother, the treecats, and several of the Peeps (Theisman, Tourville, Honecker, Caslet, and Foraker, especially). The defection by Harkness has me fooled for quite a while, too, and I am glad he survived his crazy plan! The injuries suffered by Honor and Nimitz will prove to b...

I found this incredibly difficult to put down. While the action did take a little time to get under way, I was enjoying the build up of the story, and at around Chapter 12, I was wondering if the tile of the book would actually come around, and then it did, and the book took shocking turn after shocking turn. This series has no qualms about throwing incredibly hard and emotional punches, and that went double during the climax. There wasn't much of a resolution -- to anything, sadly, so I'm going...

It was good, even though I read it out of order--which can be agonizing on Harrington books.The usual chapter-long recapitulations and data dumps early on finally gives way to a fun, interesting story.

One thing to like about this series.A constant change in events and perils for Honor.I was worried when starting this series. That it was going to be a stream.Of same plot ideas, just worked different order.So far it stays fresh, as the character evolves, through years of struggles.Once again, she is placed in a different set of events and circumstance.This one also seems to work, growing some of the other characters.Not just spotlight mainly just on Honor.Things do NOT go well for her here.In f...

Just when Honor seemed to be back on track in the RMN, resuming her illustrious career there, the universe seems to turn against her. Caught in a surprise ambush, she manages to save the rest of her convoy, but the ship she is on is captured.Now the Peeps have her, and and their queen of propaganda, Cordelia Ransom, has specific designs on Harrington's fate - and those plans don't include longevity of life.In several of the more exceptional books of this series, the pace has gone from steady to

This is the episode when Honor is captured by the Peeps. Unfortunately, she isn't being treated as a military officer as the old charges from Basilisk have been resurrected and she is condemned to die. Cordelia Ransom, who is the Peep's propaganda expert, is along and looks at Honor's capture as a terrific opportunity to gain positive publicity for her regime. No matter what her Naval officers try to convince her to do, she is determined. She has come to believe that her own skewed version of re...

I decided to write one summary review for books 1-9 in the HH series. I guess that what I write down below could be considered as very mild spoilers. What I liked: * the action scenes * they were very well described, especially the space battles, the author found the exact mix of describing the situation, engaged forces, the thinking on both sides and the execution, best parts of the books for me * I didn't bother to check the numbers though but I believe the author put some effort into them * t...

3 stars. Listened at 2x4 speed and it still took ages! Copying parts of my review from my 2016 read."After skipping through most of the first half, the story only got interesting when Honor was actually In Enemy Hands. But what came across was her people's devotion is almost slavish. And, as usual some of her closest and nearest willingly die for her! Even her fiercest opponents have such respect for her that they risk their own lives and careers for her!! I get that she's depicted as this inspi...

In Enemy Hands does not have the distinction of redeeming the Honor Harrington series. It is another installment that is long, drawn out and rather boring.Honor is now a Commodore in the Manticoran Navy, rather restored compared to her situation a few books ago. While waiting for the next big engagement, she goes on an escort mission and is captured by the Peeps, along with some of her personnel, including Nimitz, McKeon, LaFollet, Harkness and a female character that I can barely remember. The

Yet again, terrific space stuff. Dull, long-winded, repetitive political discussions and meetings. Why write one book, when you can sell three?

Wow.The first half of this is AWFUL. Dreadfully, painfully bad. Middle-school romantic angst among middle-aged military folk? Thank you, no.But then the adventure plot kicks in (after 200-ish pages of dreck), and that part of the story is very, very good. Honor Harrington gets captured by the France-during-the-Terror analog, and the bulk of the action happens around her, as she's sequestered due to being a high-value political prisoner. Even with her out of the action, the action is good fun, an...

The mindset of the enemy is portrayed predominately in this novel. The cracks in their government and their military are becoming more pronounced and like any wounded animal they may lash out wildly against anyone that ventures too close. Then, they are offered a boon when a successful strike nets them a victory without significant losses and the major prize, Honor Harrington. The ensuing drama leaves little doubt as to the danger any Manticorian soldier is in and the evil that leads their secre...