A Rising Thunder
A New Honor Harrington Novel
by David Weber
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A Rising Thunder
Chapter One
“Get your goddamned ships the hell out of my space!”
The burly, dark-haired man on Commander Pang Yau-pau’s com was red-faced and snarling, and Pang took a firm a grip on his own temper.
“I’m afraid that’s not possible, Commodore Chalker,” he replied as courteously as the circumstances permitted. “My orders are to protect Manticoran vessels passing through this terminus on their way home to Manticoran space.”
“I don’t give a damn about your ‘orders,’ Commander!” Commodore Jeremy Chalker spat back. His six destroyers were 2.4 million kilometers—eight light-seconds—from Pang’s cruiser, and one might have thought it would be difficult to maintain a properly infuriated conversation over such a distance, especially with the delays light-speed transmissions built into its exchanges. Chalker seemed able to manage it quite handily, however. “You’re in violation of my star system’s sovereignty, you’ve evicted Solarian Astro Control personnel from their duty stations, and I want your ass gone!”
“Sir, it’s not my intention to violate anyone’s sovereignty,” Pang replied, choosing to let the rather thornier question of the Solly traffic controllers lie. “My sole interest at this time is the protection of the Star Empire’s merchant vessels.”
Sixteen more seconds ticked past, and then—
“Shut your mouth, return control of this terminus to the personnel whose control stations you’ve illegally seized, and turn your ass around now, or I will by God open fire on the next fucking Manty freighter I see!”
Pang Yau-pau’s normally mild brown eyes hardened, and he inhaled deeply.
“Skipper,” a quiet voice said.
The single word couldn’t have been more respectful, yet it was edged with warning, and Pang hit the mute button and glanced at the smaller screen deployed from the base of his command chair. Lieutenant Commander Myra Sadowski, his executive officer looked back at him from it.
“I know he’s a pain in the ass,” she continued in that same quiet voice, “but we’re supposed to do this without making any more waves than we have to. If you hand this guy his head the way you want to—the way he deserves, for that matter—I think it would probably come under the heading of at least a ripple or two.”
Myra, Pang reflected, had a point. There was, however, a time and a place for everything. For that matter, the Admiralty hadn’t sent Pang and HMS Onyx to the Nolan Terminus to let someone like Jeremy Chalker make that sort of threat.
No, they didn’t, another corner of the commander’s brain told him. At the same time, I don’t suppose it’s too hard to understand why he’s so pissed off. Not that it makes me like him any better.
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.
Copyright © 2012 by David Weber
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.
A Rising Thunder
The war between the People’s Republic of Haven and the Star Kingdom is finally won and peace established. But a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system alerts Honor Harrington and the navy she serves to a grave new danger: a plan to enslave the entire human species! Behind that plan lies a technologically powerful, utterly nefarious enemy—the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment. As if that weren’t peril enough, Honor must also face down a centuries-old nemesis in the Solarian League.
Honor’s top priority is to defend against another Mesan strike—one that may spell Manticore’s doom in a singe blow. It’s time to shut down and secure the wormhole network that is the source of the Star Kingdom’s wealth and power...but also its greatest vulnerability. Yet this is an act that the Earth-based Solarian League inevitably will take as a declaration of war.
In David Weber’s action-packed A Rising Thunder, the Solarian League directs its massive power against Manticore. And once again, Honor Harrington is thrust into a desperate battle that she must win if she is to take the fight to the real enemy of galactic freedom—the insidious puppetmasters who lurk behind the Mesan Alignment!
Hardcover : 464 pages
Publisher: Baen Books ( March 06, 2012 )
Item #: 13-513214
ISBN: 9781451638066
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Product Weight: 16.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I Love these stories! 
April 10, 2012
Another wonderful book about the world of Honor Harrington. David Weber never runs out of new ideas. Love the tree cats, love the kids, love the villains, love the battles (though I sometimes get a little overwhelmed by the details), love the surprises...can't wait to read the next installment.
Reviewer: janet h
Set up 
April 07, 2012
While I realize this book is a set up for future books, it was a complete disappointment. Honor doesn't show up until page 127 and is gone before the last 130 pages. For a Honor Harrington book, you shouldn't have your main character missing for two-thirds of the book. I sincerely hope the following books that have the Honor Harrington moniker attached to them have more Honor in them.
Reviewer: Beth
Shame on Publisher
March 30, 2012
This is not Mr Weber's best effort, but it may not be entirely his fault. One can see Mr. Weber has a much larger story arc in mind but I bet the publisher felt it was to large for one book and saw profits to be made to from a two or three book effort. So Mr Weber felt compelled to write filler. In addition I think Mr. Weber is reaching the end of his interest in the Honor Harrington character. I am not one who reads the blogs dissecting a writer's intent but I always thought he was building towards a glorious end for Honor. The universe he has built is very interesting and populated with a vast array of interesting folk it is a shame to see the affection for one player in that universe, even though it has been the central actor, lower the quality of narrative. Mr. Weber is stuck with problem what to do with Honor next.
Reviewer: Jlb
A Rising Thunder
March 28, 2012
Another of David Weber's excellent Honor Harrington novels with additional characters who develop very well. Wish his next book would come out tomorrow.
Reviewer: Larry L
Good setup...
March 27, 2012
Like another reviewer noted, this book is clearly set up for the next one. There are all the favorite characters (and seeing Honor dealing with the Manticore political universe is really fascinating), but you a) need to have read some of the not-directly-about-Honor books to have a sense of the political universe, and b) really need to wait for the next book to see what's going to become of Manticore and the new Manticore/Peep alliance. There should be some serious action in the NEXT book, but we'll have to wait for it. Recommended (it's still a great story), but it's definitly more of a book to maintain continuity in the Honorverse than past book.
Reviewer: David B
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