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Title: Crusade by David Weber, Steve White ISBN: 0-671-72111-9 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good space opera, not a character study.
Comment: "Crusade" is billed as the second book in the trilogy which also comprises "Insurrection" and "In Death Ground." However, chronologically, it goes before "Insurrection."
"Crusade" is a space opera, with a handful of interesting characters, that are nonetheless one or two-dimensional at best. Fans of Weber's Honor Harrington series will see his hand at the orchestration and description of the space battles, as well as some of the personal clashes and resolutions (one in which a naval officer faces down the local government and industrial lobbyists by quoting case law comes to mind). However, the lack of compelling characters makes it overall a book inferior to the HH series.
On the other hand, as pure space opera this is a remarkably good and entertaining read. After their Orion allies are attacked by mysterious ships, humanity (in the form of the Terran Federation) must meet the challenge and defend their honor, or risk a new war with the Orion Khanate. From then on, the book will spend most of its time either describing fleet actions or preparations and consequences thereof, with a few passages given over to character interaction (but, alas, never character developement). In the grand tradition of the Doc Smith space operas, in which characters are flat and almost secondary to the action, with one larger than life character orchestrating it all (in this case, two: a former president and a naval admiral), the book has no apologies to make and is an excellent specimen. If that is all you are looking for you will be happy with your purchase and entertained throughout. If you are looking for a bit more character, however, you will probably be disappointed.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fascinating but confusing.
Comment: This was a great book, but I had trouble keeping up with the storyline. In "In Death Ground" Admiral Anotov is Khaatha's Visthka brother, which means this is after Crusade, the Third Interstellar War (Terran-Theban). No Fourth Interstellar War is mentioned in "In Death Ground." In "Insurrection" the outcome is a split nation containing the Fringers and the Corporate Worlders. Trevyane is moorning the death of his wife, yet, in "In Death Ground" she's well and alive. And Trevyane is only a lieutenant. That's just the people, the technology is even more out of order. The actual story realy makes up for these glitches though. I would still highly recommend this trilogy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Want to see the Rigelian war (ISW3)
Comment: I enjoyed this book, as with the others in the series. However, I would like to see a book devoted to ISW3-the Rigelian war.
As a side note, I love the way Admiral Antonov holds politicians in utter contempt.
Really wish that Weber & White (or either separately) would flesh out this series like the HH books. ISW4 (the Bugs) had to great books devoted to it. What about ISW 1 through 3? The Rigelian wars really appear to be interesting.
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Title: In Death Ground by David Weber, Steve White ISBN: 0671877798 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Shiva Option by David Weber, James P. Baen, James Baen ISBN: 074347144X Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Path of the Fury by David Weber ISBN: 067172147X Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: War of Honor by David Weber ISBN: 0743471679 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: MUTINEER'S MOON : MUTINEER'S MOON by Weber ISBN: 0671720856 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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