To Honor You Call Us (Man of War), by H. Paul Honsinger
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The Terran Union is engaged in a vast interstellar war against the Krag
Ruthless aliens intent on exterminating humankind. In 2315, the wily Max Robichaux is given command of the USS Cumberland, a destroyer with state-of-the-art capabilities but a combat record so bad, she’s known as the “Cumberland Gap.”
Capt. Robichaux’s first mission: to take his warship to the Free Corridor, where the Krag have secretly been buying strategic materials, and to seize or destroy any ships carrying enemy cargo. Far from the fleet and under enforced radio silence, Max relies only on his determination and guile…and the support and friendship of his chief medical officer, the brilliant Dr. Sahin.
Because even as he deals with the ship’s onboard problems and the stress of carrying out her risky assignment, Max and the doctor discover that the Cumberland and her misfit crew are all that stands in the way of a deadly Krag attack that threatens to end the war―and humanity―once and for all.
A far-future story in the tradition of “ships of wood, men of iron” novels, To Honor You Call Us and the Man of War series combine the adventure of exploration, the excitement of war, and the dangers of the unknown through the eyes of a ship and her crew.
To Honor You Call Us (Man of War), by H. Paul Honsinger- Amazon Sales Rank: #1613313 in Books
- Brand: Honsinger, H. Paul/ Chase, Ray (NRT)
- Published on: 2015-05-26
- Formats: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.75" h x .50" w x 5.25" l, .0 pounds
- Running time: 13 Hours
- Binding: MP3 CD
Review "Horatio Hornblower in Space!" —The American Catholic
About the Author H. Paul Honsinger is a retired attorney. Born and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he is a graduate of Lake Charles High School, The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and Louisiana State University Law School in Baton Rouge. Honsinger currently lives in Lake Havasu City, Arizona with his beloved wife, Kathleen, and his daughter and stepson, as well as a 185-pound English Mastiff and two highly eccentric cats. Paul’s hobbies include astronomy, military history, and the history of the Apollo Program.
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful. Brilliant, well-paced, engaging read By JOHN WILLIAM HAYES As an ex-submariner and a lifelong fan of Heinlein, Asimov, and Doc Smith, I find it difficult to actively dislike a story that focused on a naval space vessel and the men crewing it. Then again, it's fairly easy for me to dismiss a story out of hand when it is grossly inaccurate, or uses poorly drawn military caricatures, when describing the challenges of shipboard life on a vessel surrounded by a hostile atmosphere, and to whom Stealth is Life.These gents did it right; I got a warm, fuzzy feeling as soon as they introduced the COB. The only caricature is the hostile alien force, and I thought that eventually their motivations were explained well enough, at least for the first novel of a series, to make them believable. Many of the elements in play here could have been off-putting had they been handled poorly: Max's "cajun-ness", the extra-extra-ordinary competence and compatibility of the command team, the many throwback references to traditions born in the age of sail and salt-water navy (and Star Trek) when some of them seemed almost prohibitively dated. But I believe they were all handled with an exceptional amount of humanity and humor, which prevented things that could have been cliche from distracting from the main points, and in no way prevented me from thoroughly enjoying the progression of the Captain and crew of the Cumberland.If any of the previous reviews mentions a story or author you're keen on (Heinlein, O'Brien, Foster, Horatio Hornblower), I believe you'll have a good time here. Can't wait for the sequel, and I'm hunting for the paperback right now so I can pass a copy around to friends. Highly recommended.
128 of 148 people found the following review helpful. Remarkable in many ways, but needing work in others By Nicholas King I enjoyed this book greatly, and found it immensely readable. It's rare that I can like a book for the sake of the prose and the overall storyline together, yet this book succeeded in both criteria, which made it a winner for me.The authors clearly display a masterful grasp of naval awareness and detail, as well as an excellent systematic and logical approach to all things space-faring, at least, so far as I can tell. Certainly, if there is any element of bluff there, it is stronger than I can pierce. (Note I am not a specialist reader of space opera / space military fiction, but I couldn't fault it.) My desire for hard science fiction was entirely satisfied.Indeed, I knew I was reading something with a high respect for veracity when I first read the description of the Cumberland's layout (particularly the position of CIC - so obvious when mentioned, yet I had never considered it. It's a good, gentle dig at Star Trek.)I was also impressed by the successful collaboration of two authors, particularly for a first novel. Indeed, if they wrote any of the book portions separately and combined them later, I could not tell that it was so. There seemed to be one distinct voice for the authors, and any differences between them did not make it into the book.However, as it stands, I cannot give it above a three star rating. The great number of positives are balanced out by a significant number of negatives, which I explain below, hopefully in a helpful manner without any desire to deride the novel. Please note that I am also an indie sci-fi novelist (see here:Splice Children - Book One), so I am writing this review from the position of both a reader and an author. Here we go...Major issues:- The book is EXTREMELY sentimental and nostalgic (particularly regarding the navy in general), to the point that I feel it lost a great degree of objectivity. This would be more acceptable if the main viewpoint was 1st person, or a carefully controlled limited 3rd viewpoint that was more strict to a given character or group or characters. However, given the blended-omniscient-limited 3rd person viewpoint employed throughout the book, the sentiment in the narrative often comes through as seeming to be direct from the authors themselves, thus making it feel like they are imposing their "emotional will" on me (sounds harsh, but it's so).- In addition to the above, the problem with the slightly inconsistent viewpoint is resultant author visibility, i.e. the apparent author sentiment and switch to a more omniscient voice makes the authors themselves suddenly noticeable, thus damaging the illusion of the book in what is otherwise mostly effective limited 3rd.- Finally in regard to viewpoint, I feel that more simple line breaks or other such reader cues could be employed for changes between character viewpoint, which is standard fare for limited 3rd shifts. Such changes tend to happen in this book without much warning, which can be a little jarring.- There are far, far too many exposition dumps. Yes, the information needs to be there, but much of it could be trimmed, and what remains would need to be more carefully integrated with better justifications for its incidental inclusion. There are too many "As you know..." type conversations.- I just didn't find the small arms weapons sufficiently believable. The use of simple kinetic weapons (meaning, pistols, sawn-off shotguns and cutlasses!) is an extremely bold move, but again requires more justification. As for the fact that swords are used in hand-to-hand combat whilst boarding or being boarded, (since using bullets in such confined spaces surrounded by things that go "boom" is unwise), I ask myself, don't they have anti-personnel energy weapons by the 2300s? Or even a different TYPE of sword? Or a different type of GUN?- There are a lot of historical references made by Captain Robichaux and some of the more erudite characters in the book. However, the vast majority of the references are from recent history (and a great many of them from the 20th century), with barely any from fictional post-2013 "future" history. I find it hard to fathom that so little of historical note has eventuated in the 300+ years between now and then.Minor issues:- I noticed 10-20 typographic errors in my casual reading, mostly omitted words or punctuation, but not exclusively. There are also some inconsistencies of editing, such as a midshipman with the name of "Shepherd" which name changes to "Shepard" on the next page. There are some others too. Needs a good proofreader.- I believe there is some confusion with the use of future dates; maybe it's just me, but sometimes the authors seemed to refer to the 24th century as the story's present time (with the current date of 2315), yet on occasion I noticed the 22nd century mentioned as what seemed to be the present time (with 2114 used a couple of times, I believe.) This looks like an editing error too.- Some of the chapters are a little padded, causing the pace to lag a bit. For example, I thought the the chapter detailing Doctor Sahin's experience obtaining supplies on Rashid IV (and another critical object which does actually make for a reasonable plot point later) could have been much briefer. It felt like an unnecessarily long episode in a plot that felt like just a series of linear episodes until the end actually tied a few things up. Now, I'm not saying that linear episodes are necessarily of themselves a bad thing, but I personally much prefer that the overarching plot is given higher priority than any individual episodes or scenes, and that edits are made based on keeping a plot tight for the sake of the overarching story. It's not the only way to write, but I am confident it is the key to keeping a cracking pace.- I was a little less than taken with the initial effusively positive attitude toward women in the navy, espoused at the beginning of the book by both Captain Robichaux and Dr Sahin (presumably to counter the potential reader's response to the fact that there are virtually no women in this fictional navy). I found it over-compensatory. I also thought some of the "facts" stated about women at that point were likely to be unsubstantiated. However, what was equally odd was the negative tone the Captain and the Doctor took later in the book when discussing women on an emotional level. Granted, these are their opinions as characters, but in both cases the total agreement between them made the dialogue feel, again, like "author-speak" and lacking in objectivity. (Given the acknowledgments in the book, I can only presume that these passages are sort of a nod to the author's wives, which, if so, is perfectly understandable ;-). Also the inclusion of Admiral "Kathleen Phillips", a compound name from the first name of one author's wife and, oddly, the other author's last name, would suggest such recognition.)- One last thing: I am myself a Mormon (LDS), and the reference to Mormons in the book was something I enjoyed greatly (very funny!). However, there is a factual spelling error in the use of a term. The word "Zarahemia" is used a few times, which should in fact be "Zarahemla", that is, using the letter 'l' instead of 'i'. No problem, but worth a mention.---That's about it, I think. The book has great potential, regardless of the criticisms above. I did very much enjoy the novel, and am looking forward to reading the second in the series. Best wishes to both authors.
50 of 56 people found the following review helpful. Worth the Price of Admission By Picklehead This novel is the best independently published military sci-fi book that I have read and ranks, frankly, among the best professionally published ones as well.Characterization is strong and interesting. Descriptions are detailed and logical. Editing is not perfect (a few homonym errors: some/come, hear/near, etc.) but is quite well-done for a self-published book and better than some "professionally" published books. The science is present and plausible, without being pedantic or distracting. Military structure, discipline, procedure and relationships are encompassed within a believable framework. The story is captivating, and I can't wait for the next installment.The authors' stated goal was to engage the reader in "some of the adventure, wonder, excitement, and vivid realism" of space, and, in this 100+ books/year reader's case, they have certainly succeeded.
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