Forester's character Horatio Hornblower and her last name from a fleet doctor in Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander. One of his most popular and enduring characters is Honor Harrington whose alliterated name is an homage to C.S. He frequently places female leading characters in what have been traditionally male roles. Many of his stories have military, particularly naval, themes, and fit into the military science fiction genre. If you’re looking for a read that hits “fun” and “serious” at the same time, look no further than this space opera series.David Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Weber’s world-building is incredibly detailed, well thought-out, and politically rich.
Like any good novel, we get to see the characters mature and grow (or get left in the dust, as the case may be). “Oh, your car won’t start? No big deal! Honor Harrington had to fend off an invasion with a ship that hardly even worked! In space!”Īdventure and pulse-pounding action aren’t the only things On Basilisk Station offers, though. Honor was one of my first role models, and she continues to be a character I look to when I’m having a rough day. I judge all other “strong” female characters against Honor’s measuring stick, and few live up to her courage, bravery, and self-determination (yes, I know she’s not real). Instead of becoming more “manly,” Honor proves that she can hold her own in space combat (with an outdated, malfunctioning ship, no less) and in the sparring ring–not to mention the intelligence arena. Honor doesn’t play by the rules set down by the Navy’s high command (mostly composed of men), and she doesn’t take kindly to being looked down on because of her reproductive organs. Her future should be promising, but she embarrassed her superior, and in retaliation he’s banished her to the edge of the kingdom with an outdated light cruiser and a crew that blames her for their troubles. In this military science fiction adventure, Commander Honor Harrington has just graduated from the Royal Manticoran Navy’s Advanced Tactical Course.
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