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Title: Baen and Weber: a loss of Honor
Review: In the long, slow decline of the Honor Harrington saga, this work is an abrupt plunge into the depths. Filled with endless exposition disguised as conversation, Weber abandons the formula which made his early work so vibrant, and instead attempts in his usual heavy-handed way to explore the black and white world of politics.Baen should be ashamed: don't they EDIT anymore? This work cries out to be edited. And Weber should either retire Honor, or spend more time to write a cohesive novel. This one is filled with promises which it seldom delivers.If you want black and white characters, no subtlety at all, and a tedious narrative, then this one is for you. But if you are looking for the joy of the early novels, forget it, Weber has lost his way and doesn't have the discipline or skill to explore the world he has now created.
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