A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant), by David Weber, Timothy Zahn
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NEW SERIES FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS. Book #1 in Manticore Ascendant, a new series set in David Weber's best-selling Honorverse, from multiple New York Times best seller David Weber and #1 New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn. FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK.Growing up, Travis Uriah Long yearned for order in his life . . . some things his neglectful mother couldn’t or wouldn’t provide. So when Travis enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Navy, he thought he’d finally found the structure he’d always wanted so desperately. But life in the RMN isn’t exactly what he expected. Boot camp is rough and frustrating; his first ship assignment lax and disorderly; and with the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating plague, the Navy is possibly on the edge of budgetary extinction. The Star Kingdom is a minor nation among the worlds of the Diaspora, its closest neighbors weeks or months away, with little in the way of resources. With only modest interstellar trade, no foreign contacts to speak of, a plague-ravaged economy to rebuild, and no enemies looming at the hyper limit, there are factions in Parliament who want nothing more than to scrap the Navy and shift its resources and manpower elsewhere. But those factions are mistaken. The universe is not a safe place. Travis Long is about to find that out. Praise for A Call to Duty: "This exciting book marks the first collaboration of two powerhouses . . . fans of both writers should be quite pleased with the result. Like Robert A. Heinlein and Orson Scott Card, Weber and Zahn are telling a story about a teenage character but writing for readers of all ages."–Booklist "A new series set in the universe of Weber's popular heroine Honor Harrington gets off to a solid start. . . . Cowriters Zahn and Weber do an excellent job alluding to events known to longtime fans. . . . [T]his astronautical adventure is filled with . . . intrigue and political drama."–Publishers Weekly About the Honor Harrington series: “Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novel…Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.”–Publishers Weekly “. . .everything you could want in a heroine …. Excellent … plenty of action.”–Science Fiction Age “Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!”–Anne McCaffrey “Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.”–Locus “Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice . . .”–Publishers Weekly About Timothy Zahn: “Zahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining excitement.”—Publishers Weekly "[Y]ou can count on Timothy Zahn for three things: clean, sparse prose; good pacing; and great action scenes. The first book in the Cobra War series hits all those marks in admirable style and makes for a quick, entertaining sci-fi novel." —Blogcritics “[Conqueror’s Heritage] is another finely wrought space adventure . . . [with] social, political and emotional complications, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill.”—Booklist “Zahn paints every detail [in Angelmass] with gleamy realism . . . scientific dialogue that streams with starship hardware and military trooper talk . . . immensely appealing.”—Kirkus Review
A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant), by David Weber, Timothy Zahn- Amazon Sales Rank: #412026 in Books
- Brand: Weber, David/ Zahn, Timothy
- Published on: 2015-09-01
- Released on: 2015-09-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.00" w x 6.12" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 400 pages
About the Author With over seven and a half million copies of his books in print and eighteen titles on the "New York Times" bestseller list, David Weber is the science fiction publishing phenomenon of the new millennium. In the hugely-popular Honor Harrington series, the spirit of C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's "Master and Commander "lives on--into the galactic future. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honoverse series have appeared on twenty-one bestseller lists, including those of "The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times," and "USA Today." While Weber is best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, he is also the creator of the Oath of Swords fantasy series and the Dahak saga, a science fiction and fantasy hybrid. Weber is has also engaged in a steady stream of best-selling collaborations including his Starfire Series with Steve White, which produced the "New York Times "bestseller "The Shiva Option" among others." "Weber's collaboration with alternate history master Eric Flint led to the bestselling "1634: The Baltic War. "His Honorverse collaborations with Flint in the Crown of Slave series are also highly popular, with latest entry, "Cauldron of Ghosts, "becoming a "New York Times "bestseller." "His planetary adventure novels with military science fiction ace and multiple national best-selling author John Ringo includes the "March to the Stars "and" We Few. "Finally, Weber's teaming with Linda Evans and Joelle Presby produced the Multiverse series, including latest entry, "The Road to Hell." David Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children. Timothy Zahn is a Hugo award winner, and author of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Heir to the Empire." Born in Chicago, Zahn earned a B.S. in physics from Michigan State University and an M.S. in physics from the University of Illinois. He sold his first story to "Analog" magazine in 1978, and immediately attracted attention as a new writer of science fiction based on real, cutting-edge science. Other Zahn creations include the Conqueror and Dragonback series. His books for Baen include his popular Blackcollar and Cobra SF adventure series, with latest entry "Cobra Outlaw, " and now the Manticore Ascendant series, cowritten with David Weber. The Timothy Zahn author page on Facebook has received over 50,000 likes and can be visited at http: //www.facebook.com/TimothyZahn.
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59 of 63 people found the following review helpful. WOW! Loved it, gobbled it in one day! Set 300 years before Honor! By K. O'Neil Wow... I WANT MORE! I have read, and often re-read, all the Honorverse books and stories. I'm not saying that all of them are perfect, they're not. But they're all—as far as I'm concerned—worth reading more than once (and only small percentage of the books I read make that list). But you don't need to have read any of the Honorverse books to understand or enjoy this one... It doesn't end in a cliff hanger but it does end with questions that will be answered in the next book in the series.I'm not going to go through the plot except to say that this book is set pre-Manticore gates! That means no Honor Harrington, not even a smidgen. It's the beginning of a new story-line about the Star Kingdom and the early Royal Manticoran Navy. The Honor books begin around 1870 PD (Post-Diaspora). This book begins in 1529 PD!For me this book is well written, interesting, full of action and characters to care about. And, although knowing what the future holds ads a bit to the reading, this book is the beginning of a standalone series. The combination of David Weber, Timothy Zahn and Tom Pope of BuNine (and NO this is NOT an anthology! It's a damned good novel!) is great! I've read, and appreciated, the stories Zahn has written of the Honorverse and I understand that Pope has been the keeper of the continuum of the Honorverse at BuNine. Read the foreword, it explains a lot and it's short!Travis Uriah Long is a character that grows as you read the book, I want to know what happens to and around him! The early history of Manticore and the RMN is fascinating! If you get the feeling that I liked this book—YOU'RE RIGHT!In case you're wondering, I bought this book as part of Baen Books Oct. 2014 bundle which means I got it on Sept. 16th and I gobbled it on Sept.16th! I think I need to go back and read it again (something almost never do)... I'm sure I was reading so fast that I missed some of the more subtle points. If I did, I shall add to this review.
42 of 48 people found the following review helpful. Not up to my expectations from Weber, Very weak By Jeffey Holmes Hunter Its a simple book that leaves you wanting more. The depth in story telling, for a new series is lacking. On Basilisk Station or The Shadow of Saganami were much stronger starts for a new series. For the money its not worth it.There is a lack of background to all of the characters that you normal get from David Weber that he is known for. I had no real connection and I really wanted there to be one. Maybe I am to used to his books being longer SS was over 700 pages for a new series and BS was 432, about the same for this book but it had so much more in it.I have read many Amazon self published books, i.e. Marco Kloos Frontlines books or Elliot Kay's Poor Mans Flight, that follow along the same path as this book and they are much much better.The only thing this book has that they don't is a better editor to find the little mistakes.At this would be a 2.99 book if it was self published on amazon and that all I should have paid.Very disappointing start to what cold be a great new series.
33 of 37 people found the following review helpful. Big Disappointment By Raymond L. Watkins I found this disjointed and disappointing. It is closer to David Drake than David Weber. Travis Long is totally shallow and insubstantial. The overwhelming negativity depicting the RMN beoomes both tedious and not believable. The jump from lazy poorly trained and poorly led to the professionalism described aboard the Horizon can't be swallowed whole. Add in the apparent professionalism of Prince Edward and the whole thing simply falls apart. I'm sorry. Weber and Zahn simply did not produce a book worthy of their names.
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