Honorverse Information

The Honorverse refers to the military science fiction book series and sub-series created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. The series is set primarily after Honor Harrington's October 1, 3961, birth; although she is the protagonist in most of the stories, more recent entries make only passing references to Harrington. Reminiscent of C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series,^[1] the books have made The New York Times' Best Seller list.^[2][3][4]

Many of Weber's books are available at the Baen Free Library; chapters of some texts are otherwise available online. The first-edition hardcover releases of War of Honor, At All Costs, Torch of Freedom, and Mission of Honor contained a CD with copies of Weber's books at the time, and labeled for free redistribution.^[5]

Depiction

The universe first explored in On Basilisk Station has a diasporal historical background for the initial storyline, in which mankind over several thousand years migrated to systems beyond the solar system. The FTL hyperspace propulsion system in the story uses the ability to "sail" along "gravity waves". There also are rare wormholes by which properly equipped ships can travel virtually instantaneously between wormhole terminus points.

The stories include several star nations; protagonist Honor Harrington is a citizen of the Star Kingdom of Manticore. The Manticore binary star system has three inhabited planets and a wormhole junction with more termini than any other known junction; the discovery of another terminus, and the exploration of the system beyond it, is a component of the first novel of the Shadow of Saganami series. The Star Kingdom's wealth and importance have elicited both envy and avarice among other star nations and groups, such as the Andermani Empire, the Republic of Haven, Mesa and its corporate powers, the Silesian Confederacy, and the Solarian League. Disruptive technological advances have been few in the Honorverse for most of the 500 years leading up to the series; as the series opens, that technological stagnation has led to a similar stagnation in both military strategy and tactics. During the course of the book series, both forms of stagnation (technological and military) are brought to a violent end by developments stemming from the Havenite/Manticoran Wars, which give both Haven and Manticore a massive technological advantage over the Solarian League by the time of the most recently published books of the series.

Honor Harrington series

1. On Basilisk Station (April 1992) ISBN 0-671-57793-X
2. The Honor of the Queen (June 1993) ISBN 0-671-57864-2
3. The Short Victorious War (April 1994) ISBN 0-671-87596-5
4. Field of Dishonor (December 1994) ISBN 0-671-57820-0
5. Flag in Exile (September 1995) ISBN 0-671-31980-9
6. Honor Among Enemies (February 1996) ISBN 0-671-87723-2
7. In Enemy Hands (July 1997) ISBN 0-671-57770-0
8. Echoes of Honor (October 1998) ISBN 0-671-57833-2
9. Ashes of Victory (March 2000) ISBN 0-671-57854-5
10. War of Honor (October 2002) ISBN 0-7434-3545-1
11. At All Costs (November 2005) ISBN 1-4165-0911-9
12. Mission of Honor (June 2010) ISBN 1-4391-3361-1
13. A Rising Thunder (forthcoming 2012)^[6] Editing has resulted in a split into two volumes^[7]
14. Shadow of Freedom (after A Rising Thunder^[8])

The Honor Harrington series was produced in audiobook format by Audible Frontiers in 2009, narrated by Allyson Johnson, now available at Audible.com

Spin-offs

Worlds of Honor anthologies

1. More Than Honor (January 1998) ISBN 0-671-87857-3—three stories by David Weber, David Drake, and S. M. Stirling plus a Honorverse background history, and including the story in which treecats and some of their characteristics first come to human ken.
2. Worlds of Honor (February 1999) ISBN 0-671-57855-3—five stories by David Weber (two stories), Linda Evans, Jane Lindskold and Roland J. Green.
3. Changer of Worlds (March 2001) ISBN 0-671-31975-2—four stories by David Weber (three stories) and Eric Flint. The short story "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" is built around the Honorverse's namesake character.
4. The Service of the Sword (April 2003) ISBN 0-7434-3599-0—six stories by David Weber, Jane Lindskold, Timothy Zahn, John Ringo, and Eric Flint; one by John Ringo and Victor Mitchell jointly. Originally to have been titled In Fire Forged.^[9]
5. In Fire Forged (February 2011) ISBN 978-1439134146^[10]

Wages of Sin series

1. Crown of Slaves (September 2003) ISBN 0-7434-7148-2 with Eric Flint—a departure type work, the setting is outside Manticore space for these stories based on the Zilwicki family, who are mentioned in earlier works.
2. Torch of Freedom (November 2009) ISBN 1-4391-3305-0 with Eric Flint—sequel to the above, continues the story of Queen Berry and her family and friends

Saganami Island series

1. The Shadow of Saganami (October 2004) ISBN 0-7434-8852-0—The novel is primarily set in the remote Talbott Cluster, connected to Manticore via a newly discovered junction terminus, and includes characters already introduced in other works, such as Helen Zilwicki and Abigail Hearns as well as brief appearances by many others.
2. Storm from the Shadows (March 2009) ISBN 978-1416591474—The novel continues the events in the Talbott Cluster (now Quadrant), and centers around Honor Harrington's best friend Admiral Michelle Henke and characters from the original book of the series. The events of the book include the results of Talbott governments' signing its constitution and becoming now part of the Star Empire of Manticore. The shadow conflict between Mesa and Manticore heatup as more Mesa-orchestrated incidents accrue to bring about war between Manticore and Solarian League.

Young adult series

This series features Stephanie Harrington.

1. A Beautiful Friendship (forthcoming, October 2011) ISBN 1451637470 ^[6][11]

{The eARC^[12] version is available as of early July 2011^[13]; see: This Link.}

Stories listed by internal chronology

Ad Astra databooks

1. Honor Harrington: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator (2005) ISBN 0974879746

1. Honor Harrington: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator: Manticoran Fleet Box 1 (2006) ISBN 0974879754
2. Honor Harrington: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator: Havenite Fleet Box 1 (2006) ISBN 0974879762
3. Honor Harrington: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator: Andermani Fleet Box 1 (2006) ISBN 1934153028
4. Honor Harrington: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator: Silesian Fleet Box 1 (2006) ISBN 1934153052
5. Honor Harrington: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator: Havenite Fleet Box 2 (2010)

1. Honor Harrington: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator: Shipbook 2: Silesian Confederacy (2006) ISBN 0974879770
2. Honor Harrington: Saganami Island Tactical Simulator: Shipbook 3: The Short Victorious War (2010)

1. Jayne's Intelligence Review: The Royal Manticoran Navy (2006) ISBN 1934153087
2. Jayne's Intelligence Review: The People's Republican Navy (2007) ISBN 1934153095

1. Honor Harrington: Ships of the Fleet: 2006 (2005) ISBN 097487972X
2. Honor Harrington: Ships of the Fleet: 2007 (2006) ISBN 0974879797

Other collections containing Honorverse stories

1. The Warmasters (May 2002) ISBN 0-7434-3534-6 — A multi-author anthology, containing the Honorverse story "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington". The story has previously appeared in a "Worlds of Honor" collection.
2. Worlds of Weber (September 2008) ISBN 978-1-4391-3314-9/ISBN 1-4391-3314-X — A David Weber anthology that includes nine short stories, set both in and out of the Honorverse. The two Honorverse stories have previously appeared in "Worlds of Honor" collections.
3. Worlds (February 2009) ISBN 1-4165-9142-7 / doi:1416591427 — An Eric Flint anthology that contains the Honorverse story "From the Highlands". The story has previously appeared in a "Worlds of Honor" collection.

See also

• List of Honorverse characters
• List of locations in the Honorverse

References

1. ^ Hartwell, David G.; Kathryn Cramer (2006). The space opera renaissance. Macmillan. ISBN 9780765306173. http://books.google.com/books?id=sH3jLWvSMBkC&pg=PA415&&ei=HQvuSbepB4mGNo2mxZwB#PPA416,M1.
2. ^ "David Weber on Five-City Tour". SWFA Pressbook. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.. 2009-02-28. http://www.sfwa.org/pressbook/09/0227b-Weber-Five-City.html. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
3. ^ "Toni Weisskopf APPOINTED appointed publisher of Baen Books". 2006-08-08. http://www.baen.com/publisher%202006-08-08.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
4. ^ "David Weber". WebScription.net. http://www.webscription.net/s-108-david-weber.aspx. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
5. ^ "Baen CD-ROM Label Cover Art". http://www.bonham.net.nz/SF/Baen/CD_Cover_Art/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
6. ^ ^{a b} "Frequently Asked Questions". David Weber. September 2010. http://www.davidweber.net/faqs. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
7. ^ "Forum Posting by Webmaster". February 2011. http://forums.davidweber.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1085&start=40#p23733.
8. ^ David Weber's schedule and ART Snippet
9. ^ "Newsletter #61 March–May, 2003". Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore. May 2003. http://unclehugo.com/prod/newsletterSection.shtml?seq=61&section=forthcomingSF. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
10. ^ Amazon.com, "In Fire Forged: Worlds of Honor V (Honor Harrington)" (accessed 25 July 2010)
11. ^ Amazon.com, "A Beautiful Friendship"
12. ^ electronic Advanced Reader Copy
13. ^ http://forums.davidweber.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1808&sid=d9bbbc22b73a54b0a14de5b9594be7fa#p34501

External links

• Baen Books, publisher of Honorverse works
• Baen's Bar, the official discussion forum
• HonorverseCD/ David Weber CD free versions of Honorverse works
• Baen Free Library free versions of On Basilisk Station, The Honor of the Queen, Changer of Worlds, Crown of Slaves, and The Shadow of Saganami.
• Joe Buckley's InfoDump, includes maps, a timeline and a collection of Weber's forum posts relating to the Honorverse
• The Universe of Honor Harrington, a detailed description of the Honorverse, by David Weber
• Honorverse – The Online Game, an online game in development set in the Honorverse, including ship art and discussions of in-game features
• Honorverse Wiki, a wiki database about the Honorverse
• Glossary of Places in Honorverse, an extensive glossary of all locations mentioned in the Honorverse

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