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A rising thunder / David Weber.
"After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington has rooted out a plan designed to enslave the entire human species. Behind that plans lies the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment. Task #1 for Honor is to shut down and secure the wormhole network that is the source of the Star Kingdom's wealth and power--but also its greatest vulnerability. Yet this is an act that the ancient and corrupt Earth-based Solarian League inevitably takes as a declaration of war. Once again Honor Harrington is thrust into a desperate battle that she must win if she is to survive to take the fight to the real enemy of galactic freedom"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781451638066 (hc.)
- Physical Description: 458 p. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Riverdale, NY : Baen, 2012.
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- Baker & Taylor
Confronting a new and technologically powerful enemy after a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington learns of a Mesan Alignment plot to enslave the entire human species and prepares for a defense that places the Star Kingdom at terrible risk. By the best-selling co-creator of the Multiverse series. 125,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Confronting a new and technologically powerful enemy after a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington learns of a Mesan Alignment plot to enslave the entire human species and prepares for a defense that places the Star Kingdom at terrible risk. - Baker & Taylor
"After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington has rooted out a plan designed to enslave the entire human species. Behind that plans lies the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment. Task #1 for Honor is to shut down andsecure the wormhole network that is the source of the Star Kingdom's wealth and power--but also its greatest vulnerability. Yet this is an act that the ancient and corrupt Earth-based Solarian League inevitably takes as a declaration of war. Once again Honor Harrington is thrust into a desperate battle that she must win if she is to survive to take the fight to the real enemy of galactic freedom"-- - Simon and Schuster
New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and international bestselling phenomenon David Weber delivers book #17 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Honor Harrington series. Honor Harrington faces down the powerful attack by a corrupt and powerful star empire while rooting out a deadly plot to enslave the entire human-inhabited galaxy. Strict lay-down date: 03/06/2012.
Peril and strife strike on a double front for Honor Harrington and company. After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington and the Star Kingdom she serves battle back against a new, technologically powerful, and utterly nefarious enemy. And as if that werenât task enough, Honor must also face down a centuries-old nemesis in the crumbling, but still mighty, Solarian League.
The war between the Peopleâs Republic of Haven and the Star Kingdom is finally won and peace established, but grave danger loomsâfor there is a plan well on its way to completion designed to enslave the entire human species. Behind that plan lies the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment.Â
Task number one for Honor is to defend against another devastating Mesan strikeâa strike that may well spell the doom of the Star Kingdom in one fell blow. It is time to shut down and secure the wormhole network that is the source of the Star Kingdomâs wealth and powerâbut also its greatest vulnerability. Yet this is an act that the Earth-based Solarian League inevitably will take as a declaration of war. Â
The thunder of battle rolls as the Solarian League directs its massive power against the Star Kingdom. And once again, Honor Harrington is thrust into a desperate battle that she must win if she is to survive to take the fight to the real enemy of galactic freedomâthe insidious puppetmasters of war who lurk behind the Mesan Alignment!
About Mission of Honor, #15 in the Honor Harrington series:
âWeber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in the long-awaited 15th Honor Harrington novelâ¦Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.ââPublishers WeeklyÂ
âThis latest Honor Harrington novel brings the saga to another crucial turning pointâ¦Readers may feel confident that they will be Honored many more times and enjoy it every time.ââBooklist
About David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:
â. . .everything you could want in a heroineâ¦.excellentâ¦plenty of action.ââScience Fiction Age
âBrilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!ââAnne McCaffrey
âCompelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.ââLocus
âWeber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection. . .Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice. . .ââPublishers Weekly