Shadow of Victory

The Mesan Alignment is revealed, and, for Honor Harrington and the Manticoran Star Kingdom, this means war! Unintended Consequences Sometimes things dont work out exactly as planned. The Mesan Alignment has a planone its been working on for centuries. A plan to remake the galaxy and genetically improve the human raceits way. Until recently, things have gone pretty much as scheduled, but then the Alignment hit a minor bump in the road called the Star Empire of Manticore. So the Alignment engineered a war between the Solarian League, the biggest and most formidable interstellar power in human history. To help push things along, the Alignment launched a devastating sneak attack which destroyed the Royal Manticoran Navys industrial infrastructure. And in order to undercut Manticores galaxy-wide reputation as a star nation of its word, it launched Operation Janusa false-flag covert operation to encourage rebellions it knows will fail by promising Manticoran support. The twin purposes are to harden Solarian determination to destroy the Star Empire once and for all, and to devastate the Star Empires reputation with the rest of the galaxy. But even the best laid plans can have unintended consequences, and one of those consequences in this case may just be a new dawn of freedom for oppressed star nations everywhere. About Shadow of Freedom: This entry is just as exciting as Webers initial offering . . . The result is a fast-paced and action-packed story that follows [our characters] as they move from reaction to command of the situation. Weber builds Shadow of Freedom to an exciting and unexpected climax.Daily News of Galveston About Mission of Honor, #13 in the Honor Harrington series: Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novel . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.Publishers Weekly This latest Honor Harrington novel brings the saga to another crucial turning point . . . Readers may feel confident that they will be Honored many more times and enjoy it every time.Booklist About David Weber and the Honor Harrington series: . . . everything you could want in a heroine . . . Excellent . . . plenty of action.Science Fiction Age Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!Anne McCaffrey Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.Locus