Mission of Honor, By David Weber

Mission of Honor is the twelfth book in the Honor Harrington series by David Weber. The story takes place right after Storm in the Shadows and At All Costs. In At All Costs Honor and her eighth fleet have smashed the Havenite navy and the war between both star nations is over. The only thing left is to finally have a treaty between them. In the Talbott cluster, Admiral Michel Henke has just defeated a squadron of the Solarian navy, and the Solarians are not happy about it.Throughout the history of the Honorverse novels David Weber has created many memorable characters. All of the surviving characters make an appearance in this novel, although someone of them just get a brief mention. The book tends to jump around a lot between different characters and locations in an attempt to tie up as many loose ends as possible it seems. Events in the storyline are coming to a head and this book seems to be a bridge between the different Honorverse storylines.The two main plots of this bo
ok revolve around Haven and the Solarian League. Now that the Havenite war is over, it is time to make peace according to both sides. Early in the book, Honor takes her eighth fleet directly to Haven to negotiate with President Pritchart. Much like other diplomatic endeavors throughout the books, it is wrought with political intrigue, although this time it is much more subdued and things seem to go well. The Solarian navy has been putting pressure on the Manticoran efforts in the Talbott cluster since the wormhole had been found. They were not happy with Henke defeating their battle cruisers, but they are unwilling to believe such a small star nation could have much better technology than the mighty Solarian League. They are wrong of course, but that does not stop them from ratcheting up the stakes and sending super dreadnaughts at the problem.The story moves quickly throughout the book, in some places perhaps a little too quickly. The plot however, moves forwards much more
quickly than previous books and is a welcome change since it seems as though there is a lot left to cover. In this way, it feels like the Wheel of Time novel, A Gathering Storm, and is just as epic.Overall, this book is a needed addition to the Honorverse series. It brings a multitude of plot lines together and gives us an update on all the major characters. The plot moved forward and the reader gets a sense that the series is nearing its end which will be action packed and truly epic. The story is as well written as other Weber tales and It's Geektime gives Mission of Honor an 8 on the d10 of Science Fiction.

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