Re: Honor Harrington

The first book was nice. After that, it got boring. The logic of making
this kid a captain, and keeping him there after he got back to base, was
a little weak. Plus, the kid was an *sshole. But it was certainly a good
read, and a fascinating universe.

On Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:53:02 -0500 Thomas Barclay
<Thomas.Barclay@sofkin.ca> writes:
>
>Another good choice for getting a feel for Nelson's style of Navy in 
>the far future is a series by David Fientuch or Feintuch (can't 
>remember exact spelling) - They are about a young man who works his 
>way through the ranks as an officer cadet up through being a captain. 
>It is reminiscent of the books on Nelson. It gives a good flavour for 
>Navy life and the powers of a Captain a sea (in space?). 
>
>Challenger's Hope I think was the name of the first book in the 
>series. The main character was Nicholas E. Seafort. 
>
>Mind you, I didn't buy the very latest book in the series because I 
>did kind of get tired of it. He should have stopped after three or 
>four. But the first one especially is a great book, and the second 
>one is good too. 
>
>Tom. 
>
>
> 
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