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Title: Superb space empire warfare
Review: On Basilisk Station begins the story of Honor Harrington's rise through the ranks of the Manticoran Navy, as she becomes an increasingly important factor in an intragalactic war.The series has fantastic stories, believable characters, and engrossing plots. I've just finished the sixth book.This first book, more than any other in the series, focuses on the mechanics of Weber's pseudo-science for faster than lightspeed travel. I enjoyed it, but I know some won't. Regardless, don't let it bog you down: after he covers it here, it is only mentioned briefly in future works.The only reason I give this book (and the series as a whole) four stars instead of five is that the heroine is a trifle too lucky. Don't get me wrong, she largely makes her own luck. But coincidence plays a hair too big of a factor for me to be truly comfortable. If it weren't for that, I would gladly label this the best science fiction I've ever encountered.
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