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Title: MUTINEER'S MOON : MUTINEER'S MOON by Weber ISBN: 0-671-72085-6 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.41 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Typical Weber--Great!
Comment: If you liked Honor Harrington, you will like this book and the series. If you have not read Honor Harrington, your missing one of the best Sci-Fi series ever written. Mutineer's Moon is original, fast-paced, powerful and not at all predictable. This is what makes this book (and other Weber books) fun to read. However, if he describes one more character as "never will be a classic beauty" I will scream. David, if you are reading this, that characterization is way overused. But then again, the kid in the 3rd book does turn out to be quite ugly doesn't he? Well, anyway, enough ranting, the book and series is great, worth the money and then some. p.s. When are we going to see a Harrington Movie? Denise Richards would be a good choice...but that is just my opinion.
Rating: 4
Summary: Overall worthwhile, interesting ideas yet immature delivery
Comment: 3.5 stars rounded to 4.
I greatly enjoyed the first 6 of David Weber's Honor Harrington series so I thought I'd check out this series of books by him.
I must admit I was a little disappointed by this piece. There are some good ideas in it however Weber is still learning his craft here and the presentation comes off as immature. Not immature attitude wise, but he has not yet mastered his craft.
The idea of long-lived aliens fighting a war on earth while their descendants, humanity, are unaware of it is intriguing enough. The enhanced soldier idea is old, but Weber handles it well enough so it doesn't appear terribly old and re-used. His battles as always are superb.
However, there are somethings that are too predictable. Such as the fiery young woman who initially takes a dislike to our hero. We all know what will happen in that relationship. Cleverly though, he has her speak in Shakespearian English, the tongue she grew up in. Which is a nice touch giving us a reinforced reminder of her age and avoiding having all the long-lived ones come off as being able to easily master the language and societal changes that happen around them, particularly as many of them are sequestered.
The plot is not perfectly smooth, it stutters and stops and starts which is a shame because a bit more polished presentation would have made this a much better book.
Though I have been a bit negative up above, it is actually fairly decent. The battles of course are superb. The intrigue of the power-seeking villains looking out for themselves against one another is done well and though still an early effort he makes sure to have enough of his characters flesh out to be more than one dimensional. Perhaps not three dimensional, but not cardboard cutouts.
As a story it is interesting enough. It is also a nice view into the early talent of one of the top selling authors of today.
Rating: 5
Summary: Space Opera lives!
Comment: My first David Weber novel, an excellent introduction to the author. Story is well-told and thought provoking (imagine a ship the size of a moon). Space opera is fun and interesting. Give it a try.
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Title: HEIRS OF EMPIRE by David Weber ISBN: 0671877070 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Path of the Fury by David Weber ISBN: 067172147X Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: In Death Ground by David Weber, Steve White ISBN: 0671877798 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Crusade by David Weber, Steve White ISBN: 0671721119 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Insurrection by David Weber, Steve White ISBN: 0671720244 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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