Manticore Ascendant: A Call to Duty (Series #1) (Paperback)

from TempleCat

Oh, sooo entertaining! This is military science fiction at its best! And it isn't Honor Harrington's Manticore; it's that world 330 years before she was born. However, many of the problems that plagued the military of Honor's time show up in this prequel: budget problems, the adverse effect of po...

from GSB68

Great place to jump into the Honorverse. Here's your chance to get in on the beginnings of the Star Empire of Manticore. Good start and great introduction to David Weber's most iconic setting.

from bgknighton

Travis Long's story. He and the RMN saved each other. He needed order, they needed someone to carry on the traditions and strengths of the Navy. Pre-wormhole Manticore. Politics almost killed the Navy.

from 4hounds

This look at the early RMN is fascinating. Some of the recent Honor Harrington novels, and the Safehold (?) books have annoyed me with aspects of Weber's writing style - the eternal asides about history, politics, and technology - and this one seemed pretty free of that. Long's character as a "st...

from jamespurcell

Travis Long seeks structure and discipline in the Royal Manticore Navy but finds rampant favoritism and, worse a dearth of motivation. Fortunately there are a few good women and, men who love their country and its navy. This volume recounts his struggles up from the hawse into OCS. An exciting ne...