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Map of the Honorverse.
Map of the Honorverse.

The Honorverse is the semi-official name for the setting of a series of military science fiction stories by David Weber featuring Honor Harrington, the Nelsonesque heroine in a series reminiscent of C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower book series. Military science fiction is a Subgenre of Science fiction in which the principal characters are members of a military service and an armed conflict is taking David Mark Weber is an American Science fiction and Fantasy author. Honor Stephanie Harrington is a Fictional character, the Eponymous heroine of a series of Science fiction books set in the " Honorverse Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British Cecil Scott Forester was the Pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith ( August 27 1899 – April 2, 1966) an English Admiral of the Fleet Horatio Hornblower 1st Baron Hornblower, GCB, is a fictional protagonist of a series of Novels by C A book series is a sequence of Books with certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group The books are popular in the United States and new releases regularly make The New York Times Best Seller list. The New York Times Best Seller List is widely considered to be the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.

Contents

History

See also: Honorverse timeline

The universe first explored in On Basilisk Station has a detailed diasporal historical "background" for the initial storyline, in which (over several thousand years) mankind migrated first to stars near Earth by "slow-ships" (See: cryonics and suspended animation) and then, as a means of faster than light travel was discovered and gradually developed, rapidly beyond. Dates are measured in pd ( Post Diaspora) and AD ( Anno Domini) This article is for major events affecting star nations in the Honorverse or which could result The first novel in David Weber 's popular Honor Harrington series On Basilisk Station, follows Commander Honor Harrington and Her Majesty’s light cruiser The term Diaspora (in Greek, διασπορά &ndash " a scattering or sowing of seeds " refers any population sharing common ethnic Cryonics is the low-temperature Preservation of Humans and other Animals that can no longer be sustained by contemporary Medicine until Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination

The hypothesized FTL system is a richly detailed hyperspace mechanism, with some unique features such as the ability to "sail" along "gravity waves". Hyperspace is a fictional Plot device sometimes used in Science fiction. One important feature of the hypothesized physics behind the tales is that there exist rare wormholes, by which properly equipped ships can travel virtually instantaneously between wormhole terminus points, vastly speeding interstellar travel along such routes. In Physics, a wormhole is a hypothetical topological feature of Spacetime that is fundamentally a 'shortcut' through Space and Time In practice, these are akin to choke point naval stations (fortified ports, cities, etcetera, in the Age of Sail in the Caribbean, around the horns of Africa and South America, or places in the Far East like India, Ceylon, The East Indies or places near strategic straits like many in today's Indonesia) or man-made routes such as the Panama and Suez canals. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. The Age of Sail was the period in which International trade and Naval warfare were dominated by Sailing Ships lasting from the 16th to the mid The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term often used to refer to the islands of SE Asia, especially the Malay Archipelago The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation Possession of a wormhole provides the owner star nation an important revenue source from tariffs and increased trading opportunities relative to star nations without such access. For other uses of this word see Tariff (disambiguation. A tariff is a tax imposed on goods when they are moved across a political boundary

The analog to our world's extant nation states is the star nation, which in the case of central protagonist Honor Harrington is the Star Kingdom of Manticore. For the online game see Jennifer Government NationStates. The nation-state is a certain form of State that derives its legitimacy Honor Stephanie Harrington is a Fictional character, the Eponymous heroine of a series of Science fiction books set in the " Honorverse The Star Kingdom of Manticore (SKM frequently referred to as Manticore or the Star Kingdom was a Fictional star-nation in the " Honorverse This is located in a binary star system that has three inhabited planets and the unique status of having not just one terminus of a wormhole junction, but six (to the stars: Sigma Draconis, Matapan, Gregor, Basilisk, Trevor's Star, and Phoenix) as of the events in the first book of the series On Basilisk Station. A binary star is a Star system consisting of two Stars orbiting around their Center of mass. This is a list of regions in the Honorverse, and short descriptions A list of planets in the Honorverse. Alphabetical order A Alizon B Basilica In the tenth novel of the series, War of Honor, a seventh terminus is discovered and explored and it is found to lead to a planetless M8 red dwarf near the inhabited Star named Lynx in the (so-called) Talbott Cluster. War of Honor is David Weber 's tenth Honor Harrington novel Plot summary Five years have passed since a truce was reached between In Astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of Stars based initially on photospheric temperature and its associated Spectral characteristics According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool Star, of the Main sequence, either late K The Talbott Cluster is a fictional region of space in the Honorverse (the background setting of David Weber 's Honor Harrington series of novels This became central to the first novel of a new sub-series, Shadow of Saganami, and in some of the short stories set after its discovery. The Shadow of Saganami by David Weber, published in 2004, is a novel set in the Honorverse; it has been billed as the first in the Saganami

Since the wormhole junction termini links are so similar to "Age of Sail"-like trade routes, the Star Kingdom of Manticore has a very important role in interstellar trade and general commerce much out of proportion to its population or number of planets. Trade is the willing exchange of goods, services, or both Trade is also called Commerce. Commerce is a division of trade or production which deals with the exchange of goods and services from producer to final consumer Like the British Royal Navy in the days of the British Empire, the Royal Manticoran Navy has an important role in maintaining the security and integrity of the star nation's economy, and has been designed to do just that. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Royal Manticoran Navy (abbreviated RMN is a Fictional Space navy in the Honorverse, a long-running series of novels and stories written by David Weber The Star Kingdom's wealth and importance have evoked both envy and avarice and it has been and remains the object of much intrigue and friction on the part of other large powers in the Honorverse: examples include the Solarian League, the Republic of Haven, the Andermani Empire, Mesa and its corporate powers, and the large, chaotic collection of mostly individual star-polities known by the misnomer of the Silesian Confederacy, where pirates roam, and more or less everyone wants to do business, or conquer, or annex the mess. Power in international relations is defined in several different ways The Solarian League is a fictional star nation in David Weber 's Honorverse. The Republic of Haven is a fictional political entity (known as a "star nation" in the context of its fictional universe in the Honorverse, a series of Military The Anderman Empire is a fictional star nation in the Honorverse. A misnomer is a term which suggests an interpretation that is known to be untrue The Silesian Confederacy is a fictional star "nation" that appears in David Weber 's Honor Harrington series of novels

There are some other interesting historical parallels to Earth's Age of Sail built into the Honorverse. It is set primarily after Honor's October 1, 3961 birth. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Disruptive technological advances have been gradual in the Honorverse for most of the 500 years of the Star Kingdom of Manticore's existence, and as the series opens, that technological stagnation has led to a similar stagnation in both military strategy and tactics. Military strategy is a National defence policy implemented by Military organisations to pursue desired strategic goals Derived from the Greek Military tactics ( Greek: Taktikē, the art of organizing an army are the techniques for using weapons or military units in combination for engaging and defeating The gravity impeller propulsion systems used in spaceships require "gun ports" in military vessels and captains strive to position their ships to maximize their fire power by using a broadside attack akin to the unturreted days dominated by the warships and ships of the line of the Age of Sail. Fire power is a military capability to direct force at an enemy A broadside is the side of a Ship; the battery of Cannon on one side of a Warship; or their simultaneous (or near simultaneous fire in In Architecture, a turret (from Italian: torretta, little tower Latin: turris, tower is a small Tower that A warship is a Ship that is built and primarily intended for Combat. A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were Like Horatio Hornblower, Lord Nelson and Thomas Cochrane, Honor Stephanie Harrington is a superb ship handler bordering on genius. Admiral Lord Sir Thomas Alexander Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquês do Maranhão GCB, RN (14 December

Although most of the stories and books cast Honor in a starring role, more recent additions to the series include short stories and novels in which only passing references at most are made to her. In some cases this is because they are set before her birth; otherwise the featured characters have usually made appearances (if only brief ones) in Honor-centered stories.

The "Honorverse" universe

The most important space empires or kingdoms in the series are the Star Kingdom of Manticore, the (People's) Republic of Haven, the Solarian League, the Silesian Confederacy, and the Andermani Empire. Galactic empires are a common theme in Science fiction. Many authors have either used a Galaxy -spanning Empire as background or written about The Star Kingdom of Manticore (SKM frequently referred to as Manticore or the Star Kingdom was a Fictional star-nation in the " Honorverse The Republic of Haven is a fictional political entity (known as a "star nation" in the context of its fictional universe in the Honorverse, a series of Military The Solarian League is a fictional star nation in David Weber 's Honorverse. The Silesian Confederacy is a fictional star "nation" that appears in David Weber 's Honor Harrington series of novels The Anderman Empire is a fictional star nation in the Honorverse. Grayson, Mesa, and Erewhon are single system star nations of some importance. The planet Grayson is a Fictional human star-nation in the " Honorverse " located in the Yeltsin's Star system Mesa is a fictional star nation that appears in David Weber 's Honorverse, as well as in some anthology stories based in the same universe written by Eric Erewhon is a fictional star nation that appears in David Weber 's Honor Harrington series of novels Several of the members of the Manticoran Alliance are limited to a single system each; the largest star nation in the neighborhood is Haven (whatever its current government) and the second largest is the three-planet (or four if one counts Basilisk) Star Kingdom of Manticore. By the end of War of Honor, an additional system has petitioned for membership in the Star Kingdom (Trevor's Star, formerly independent and then conquered by the Republic of Haven). The Shadow of Saganami recounts the attempt of the Talbott cluster systems (about 20 star systems near the newly discovered Lynx terminus of the Manticore Junction) to petition for admission to the Star Kingdom as an alternative to the unpleasant prospect of being engulfed by the Solarian League's Office of Frontier Security. And, in At All Costs, a deal between the Andermani Empire and the Star Kingdom resulted in the division of the anarchic Silesian Confederacy between them, adding a large number of systems to the Star Kingdom, now becoming an Empire.

Books

All the books up to and including At All Costs are available on free-to-copy CDs produced by Baen Books. Baen Books is an American Publishing company established in 1983 by long time Science Fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen. Weber has stated that there will be at least five more books in each of the Honor Harrington, Wages of Sin, and Saganami Island series. The newest book, At All Costs, is now available in both paperback and hardcover and the hardback includes one of the CDs containing all the previously released Honorverse titles.

Main series (novels)

  1. On Basilisk Station (© 1993 Mass market paperback, © 1999 Hardcover)
  2. The Honor of the Queen (ISBN 0-671-57864-2, Copyright © 1993 by David Weber, First hardcover printing, March ©2000)
  3. The Short Victorious War (1994)
  4. Field of Dishonor (1994)
  5. Flag in Exile (1995)
  6. Honor Among Enemies (1996)
  7. In Enemy Hands (1997)
  8. Echoes of Honor (1998)
  9. Ashes of Victory (2000)
  10. War of Honor (2002)
  11. At All Costs (2005)
  12. sequel to At All Costs, planned to publish in 2010

Sub-series works

The sub-series works are:

Worlds of Honor sub-series anthologies

The Worlds of Honor anthologies are:

  1. More Than Honor (1998): stories by David Weber, David Drake, S. M. Stirling plus an Honorverse background history, and including the story in which a central species first becomes known to humans; (3 stories total). More Than Honor, published in 1998, was the first Anthology of stories set in the Honorverse. David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is an author of Science fiction and Fantasy literature Stephen Michael Stirling is a French -born Canadian - American Science fiction and Fantasy author
  2. Worlds of Honor (1999): stories by David Weber (two stories), Linda Evans, Jane Lindskold and Roland J. Green; (5 stories total). Worlds of Honor, published in 1999 was the second Anthology of stories set in the Honorverse. Linda Evans is an American Science fiction writer from Florida. Jane M Lindskold is an American writer of Fantasy and Science fiction short stories and Novels Jane M Roland James Green (born September 2, 1944) in Bradford, Pennsylvania, is an American Science fiction and Fantasy writer
  3. Changer of Worlds (2001): stories by David Weber (three stories) and Eric Flint; (4 stories total) Also contains the short story "Ms. Changer of Worlds, published in 2001, was the third Anthology of stories set in the Honorverse. Eric Flint (born 1947 is an American Alternate history and Fantasy author, editor, and e-publisher. Midshipwoman Harrington".
  4. The Service of the Sword (2003) by David Weber, Jane Lindskold, Timothy Zahn, John Ringo and Victor Mitchell (co-written), John Ringo and Eric Flint; (6 stories total). The Service of the Sword, published in 2003, was the fourth Anthology of stories set in the fictional Honorverse. Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951) is a writer of Science fiction short stories and novels John Ringo (b March 22 1963 is an American Science fiction and military fiction author who writes full time Victor Mitchell (born December 12 1965) is a Colorado legislator Originally, this book was to have been titled In Fire Forged.

Wages of Sin sub-series

The Wages of Sin works are:

  1. Crown of Slaves (2003) with Eric Flint — a departure type work, the setting is outside Manticore space for these stories based on the Zilwicki family, who were mentioned in earlier works. Crown of Slaves is a 2003 novel by David Weber and Eric Flint set in the Honorverse; it has been billed as the first in the Wages of Sin
  2. Crown of Slaves 2 (working title, planned release after March 2009)

Saganami sub-series

The Saganami works are:

  1. The Shadow of Saganami (2004) — In this first novel the action happens in the Talbott Cluster, newly discovered to be connected to Manticore via a junction terminus, and involves the naval career of Helen Zilwicki mentioned in earlier works. Commodore Edward Saganami is a fictional character in a series of science fiction books set in the " Honorverse " written by David Weber and published by The Shadow of Saganami by David Weber, published in 2004, is a novel set in the Honorverse; it has been billed as the first in the Saganami The Talbott Cluster is a fictional region of space in the Honorverse (the background setting of David Weber 's Honor Harrington series of novels
  2. Storm from the Shadows (planned release in May 2009) (read excerpt online)

Honorverse stories by internal chronology

Honorverse Year (From) Honorverse Year (To) Story Title Author Source Hardcover Release Paperback Release
 ?  ? A Beautiful Friendship David Weber More than Honor NA Jan 1, 1998
 ?  ? The Stray Linda Evans Worlds of Honor  ? Mar 1, 2000
c1652 P. D. c1652 P. D. What Price Dreams? David Weber Worlds of Honor Feb, 1999 Mar 1, 2000
c1880 P. D.  ? Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington David Weber Changer of Worlds Feb 27, 2001 Jan 29, 2002
c1883 P. D. c1883 P. D. Queen's Gambit Jane Lindskold Worlds of Honor Feb, 1999 Mar 1, 2000
c1892 P. D. c1892 P. D. Promised Land Jane Lindskold The Service of the Sword Mar 25, 2003 Jun 29, 2004
c1890 P. D. c1890 P. D. The Hard Way Home David Weber Worlds of Honor Feb, 1999 Mar 1, 2000
c1900 P. D.
(March 3rd)		 c1901 P. D. (January) On Basilisk Station David Weber On Basilisk Station (Novel) Oct, 1994 Feb, 1999
 ?  ? With One Stone Timothy Zahn The Service of the Sword Mar 25, 2003 Jun 29, 2004
c1903 P. D. (April) c1903 P. D. (May) The Honor of the Queen David Weber The Honor of the Queen (Novel) Mar, 2000 Jun 1993
c1904 P. D. c1905 P. D. (May) The Short Victorious War David Weber The Short Victorious War (Novel) Jun, 2002 Oct, 1994
 ?  ? A Grand Tour David Drake More than Honor NA Jan 1, 1998
c1905 P. D. (June)  ? Field of Dishonor David Weber Field of Dishonor (Novel) Oct, 1999 Oct, 1994
 ?  ? A Ship Named Francis John Ringo & Victor Mitchell The Service of the Sword Mar 25, 2003 June 29, 2004
 ?  ? Deck Load Strike Roland J. Green Worlds of Honor Feb, 1999 Mar 1, 2000
 ? c1907 P. D. (August) Flag in Exile David Weber Flag in Exile (Novel) Mar, 2001 Sep, 1995
c1908 P. D. (September) c1910 P. D. (March) Honor Among Enemies David Weber Honor Among Enemies (Novel) Feb, 1999 Jun 1, 1997
c1911 P. D. (July) c1911 P. D. (July) A Whiff of Grapeshot S. M. Sterling More than Honor NA Jan 1, 1998
 ?  ? Changer of Worlds David Weber Changer of Worlds Feb 27, 2001 Jan 29, 2002
c1911 P. D. c1911 P. D. (December) In Enemy Hands David Weber In Enemy Hands (Novel) Aug, 1997 Oct 1, 1998
c1912 P. D. (February) c1913 P. D. (December) Echoes of Honor David Weber Echoes of Honor (Novel) Oct, 1998 Oct, 1999
 ?  ? Let's Go to Prague John Ringo The Service of the Sword Mar 25, 2003 June 29, 2004
 ?  ? From the Highlands Eric Flint Changer of Worlds Feb 27, 2001 Jan 29, 2002
c1913 P. D. (December) c1915 P. D. (May) Ashes of Victory David Weber Ashes of Victory (Novel) Mar 1, 2000 Feb 27, 2001
c1914 P. D. (December) c1914 P. D. (December) Nightfall David Weber Changer of Worlds Feb 27, 2001 Jan 29, 2002
c1915 P. D. (May) c1915 P. D. (May) Fanatic Eric Flint The Service of the Sword Mar 25, 2003 June 29, 2004
c1918 P. D. (June) c1918 P. D. (August) The Service of the Sword David Weber The Service of the Sword Mar 25, 2003 June 29, 2004
c1918 P. D. c1920 P. D. War of Honor David Weber War of Honor (Novel) Aug 31, 2002 Nov 1, 2003
 ?  ? Crown of Slaves David Weber Crown of Slaves (Novel) Aug 26, 2003 Mar 29, 2005
c1920 P. D. (June) c1921 P. D. (July) The Shadow of Saganami David Weber The Shadow of Saganami (Novel) Oct 26, 2004 Sep 6, 2005
c1920 P. D. (July) c1921 P. D. (August) At All Costs David Weber At All Costs (Novel) Oct 25, 2005 Sep 25, 2007

Stories by internal chronology

  1. "A Beautiful Friendship" by David Weber from More than Honor
  2. "The Stray" by Linda Evans from Worlds of Honor
  3. c1652 P. D. "What Price Dreams?" by David Weber from Worlds of Honor
  4. c1880 P. D. "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" by David Weber from Changer of Worlds
  5. "Queen's Gambit" by Jane Lindskold from Worlds of Honor
  6. "Promised Land" by Jane Lindskold from The Service of the Sword
  7. c1890 P. D. "The Hard Way Home" by David Weber From Worlds of Honor
  8. cMarch 3, 1900 P. D. - cJanuary 1901 P. D On Basilisk Station (1993)
  9. "With One Stone" by Timothy Zahn from The Service of the Sword
  10. April 1903 P. D. - cMay 1903 P. D. The Honor of the Queen (1993)
  11. Contemporary Events
    • The Short Victorious War (1994)
    • "A Grand Tour" by David Drake from More than Honor
  12. Field of Dishonor (1994)
  13. "A Ship Named Francis" by John Ringo and Victor Mitchell from The Service of the Sword
  14. "Deck Load Strike" by Roland J. Green from Worlds of Honor
  15. Flag in Exile (1995)
  16. Honor Among Enemies (1996)
  17. "A Whiff of Grapeshot" by S. M. Stirling from More than Honor
  18. "Changer of Worlds" by David Weber from Changer of Worlds
  19. In Enemy Hands (1997)
  20. Contemporary Events
    • Echoes of Honor (1998)
    • "Let's Go to Prague" by John Ringo from The Service of the Sword
  21. Contemporary Events
    • Ashes of Victory (2000)
    • "From the Highlands" by Eric Flint from Changer of Worlds
    • "Nightfall" by David Weber from Changer of Worlds
    • "Fanatic" by Eric Flint from The Service of the Sword (characters introduced in "From the Highlands")
  22. "The Service of the Sword" by David Weber from The Service of the Sword
  23. Contemporary Events
    • War of Honor (2002)
    • Crown of Slaves (2003)
  24. Contemporary Events
    • The Shadow of Saganami (2004)
    • At All Costs (2005)
Main Honor Harrington series
HH0 Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington HH6 Honor Among Enemies
HH1 On Basilisk Station HH7 In Enemy Hands
HH2 The Honor of the Queen HH8 Echoes of Honor
HH3 The Short Victorious War HH9 Ashes of Victory
HH4 Field of Dishonor HH10 War of Honor
HH5 Flag in Exile HH11 At All Costs
Spin off Series
Wages of Sin Saganami Island series
WS1 Crown of Slaves SI1 The Shadow of Saganami
Anthologies
HHA1 More Than Honor HHA2 Worlds of Honor
HHA3 Changer of Worlds HHA4 Service of the Sword

Repeated motives

See also

External links

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