A review by dorinlazar
Field of Dishonor, by David Weber
3.0
The militaristic space opera returns; this time Honor's ship is due some repairs (funny enough, she ruins a ship in each of her campaigns, but not in this one), so she takes a bit of time to enjoy her life. Or something on that line. Without pushing spoilers, this book becomes a bit soapy, as while she's visiting Grayson to take over her role as steadholder things happen back in Manticore. The field of dishonor named in the title refers to the dueling field, and it's kind of strange to see the whole justification for people shooting themselves with bullets in space era unfold.
Unfortunately, the romance that builds up between Paul and Honor doesn't feel quite credible; I think it's the kind of thing that David Weber is not very good at. On the up-side there's no more info-dump; perhaps because all the info was dumped in the previous books.
All in all the experience is enjoyable while the arcs of the characters are less enjoyable. There is drama and irreversible damage done to characters, and it is a bit bold, to be perfectly honest.
Unfortunately, the romance that builds up between Paul and Honor doesn't feel quite credible; I think it's the kind of thing that David Weber is not very good at. On the up-side there's no more info-dump; perhaps because all the info was dumped in the previous books.
All in all the experience is enjoyable while the arcs of the characters are less enjoyable. There is drama and irreversible damage done to characters, and it is a bit bold, to be perfectly honest.