So it's been a while since anyone posted here. I have had a thought or two.
First, I finished reading Uncompromising Honor, and I must say a thank you to Mr. Weber. He did, indeed, wrap up a large number of loose ends. I won't do spoilers, but I will say that for anyone who still has not read this (maybe a 'cat or two in Silesia?) it is very worth it. As noted earlier in this thread, I suggest reading it carefully, taking time to savor and ruminate on what is happening. All kinds of detail pops out - like when ... um ... um ... phoo. No spoilers. I promised. With Honor, John.
However, that is not the point of this post. I have resolved to re-read the entire Honorverse set to date, including all the short stories, posts to wordsofweber.com, side extensions (stories from collections by other authors), and anthologies. Further, I m reading them in the in-Honorverse time sequence.
So far, I have managed to read By the Book (from Beginnings), Dark Fall (from the Baen Free Library), and am about 1/4th through A Beautiful Friendship in the young adult novel version. Next, I intend to read Letter from Stephanie (from the Baen Free Library), and so on.
How do I know that this is the correct date sequence in which to read them? Well, that's interesting, especially when we get to stories that are ancillary. If you go into Wikipedia, the article on the Honorverse, there is an entire section called Stories Listed by Internal Chronology at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorvers ... chronology
which is both up to date and quite complete. For others who (like me) can not get enough of Mr. Weber's writing, that listing contains all kinds of surprises. I discovered that there are 23 story items prior to the first word of On Basilisk Station! The list is surprising. For instance, I found that there are many, many titles ( like Dark Fall) there that are completely new to me, and that I had no idea existed. All Honorverse, all special in interest.
So I am going to read them all, many again, but quite a few for the first time. And as a special challenge, I am going to attempt to do it in the remainder of this year.
I thought others might enjoy this information, and thus this post. Happy reading!![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
First, I finished reading Uncompromising Honor, and I must say a thank you to Mr. Weber. He did, indeed, wrap up a large number of loose ends. I won't do spoilers, but I will say that for anyone who still has not read this (maybe a 'cat or two in Silesia?) it is very worth it. As noted earlier in this thread, I suggest reading it carefully, taking time to savor and ruminate on what is happening. All kinds of detail pops out - like when ... um ... um ... phoo. No spoilers. I promised. With Honor, John.
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However, that is not the point of this post. I have resolved to re-read the entire Honorverse set to date, including all the short stories, posts to wordsofweber.com, side extensions (stories from collections by other authors), and anthologies. Further, I m reading them in the in-Honorverse time sequence.
So far, I have managed to read By the Book (from Beginnings), Dark Fall (from the Baen Free Library), and am about 1/4th through A Beautiful Friendship in the young adult novel version. Next, I intend to read Letter from Stephanie (from the Baen Free Library), and so on.
How do I know that this is the correct date sequence in which to read them? Well, that's interesting, especially when we get to stories that are ancillary. If you go into Wikipedia, the article on the Honorverse, there is an entire section called Stories Listed by Internal Chronology at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorvers ... chronology
which is both up to date and quite complete. For others who (like me) can not get enough of Mr. Weber's writing, that listing contains all kinds of surprises. I discovered that there are 23 story items prior to the first word of On Basilisk Station! The list is surprising. For instance, I found that there are many, many titles ( like Dark Fall) there that are completely new to me, and that I had no idea existed. All Honorverse, all special in interest.
So I am going to read them all, many again, but quite a few for the first time. And as a special challenge, I am going to attempt to do it in the remainder of this year.
I thought others might enjoy this information, and thus this post. Happy reading!
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
Last edited by John Fairbairn, KDE, GACM on Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Respectfully submitted,
Sir John Fairbairn, KDE, GACM
CDR, RMN
XO, HMS Javelin (DD-264)
Director, TRMN Historical Society
In Honor of the Queen!
Sir John Fairbairn, KDE, GACM
CDR, RMN
XO, HMS Javelin (DD-264)
Director, TRMN Historical Society
In Honor of the Queen!