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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780765315014
ISBN number: 0765315017
Label: Tor Books
Manufacturer: Tor Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 512
Printing Date: July 22, 2008
Publishing house: Tor Books
Release Date: July 22, 2008
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The world has changed. The mercantile kingdom of Charis has prevailed over the alliance designed to exterminate it. Armed with better sailing vessels, better guns and better devices of all sorts, Charis faced the combined navies of the rest of the world at Darcos Sound and Armageddon Reef, and broke them. Despite the implacable hostility of the Church of God Awaiting, Charis still stands, still free, still tolerant, still an island of innovation in a world in which the Church has worked for centuries to keep humanity locked at a medieval level of existence.
But the powerful men who run the Church aren’t going to take their defeat lying down. Charis may control the world’s seas, but it barely has an army worthy of the name. And as King Cayleb knows, far too much of the kingdom’s recent good fortune is due to the secret manipulations of the being that calls himself Merlin—a being that, the world must not find out too soon, is more than human. A being on whose shoulders rests the last chance for humanity’s freedom.
Now, as Charis and its archbishop make the rift with Mother Church explicit, the storm gathers. Schism has come to the world of Safehold. Nothing will ever be the same.
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The novel adds much to this new world line... though I felt some of the 'shocking twists' were an easy out for a few characters and not really all that unanticipated. Also while I would've liked more action, the pacing works for the 'shortened' format which brings me to my main complaint with the novel... I WANT THE REST OF IT!! Just seems that there should have been more to help round the story out. I will stick with the storyline, but doubt I will re-read/listen (also have audio format) to this 'episode' as often as I do to Off Armageddon Reef....
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I realize that David Weber has a thing about religion, and how it fits into society. But a robot copy of a human being from a highly advanced technological society should not be fretting over whether God will be upset that what's left of the entire human race is trying to worship him under a made-up religion! Every religion is a made-up religion!
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This is a solid book continuing the series and is a worthy sequel to the last book. This one has less action but still moves at a good pace and the writing is even stronger. I think you would miss a lot of nuance and storylines if reading this book as a stand alone rather than as part of the series so I highly recommend reading the prior books first.
David Weber is one of the brighter stars writing today. He does a great job creating interesting characters and getting the reader to care about them.
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It was tough working through the many unpronouncable names of characters who seemed to have 3 or 4 names and titles that were used interchangably discussing their inner thoughts and political mechinations... But.... The Weber of Honor Harrington comes through with a thouroughly engaging story that leaves me eager for the subsequent installment.
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This book is weaker than the very first in the series mainly because Merlin, the chief character, has gotten lost in the crowd.
And they screwed up the maps: Delferahk, a key site of the action, isn't on the world map. (It's hard to see even where it could be.) And the maps of Chisolm and Corisande aren't needed at all -- the action hasn't reached there yet.
Still, it's a good story.
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