In Fury Born 
asked by dannyboy on November 5, 2006 10:10 PM
Imperial Intelligence couldn't find them, the Imperial Fleet couldn't catch them, and local defenses couldn't stop them. It seemed the planet-wrecking pirates were invincible. But they made a big mistake when they raided ex-commando leader Alicia DeVries' quiet home work, tortured and murdered her family, and then left her for dead. Alicia decided to turn "pirate" herself, and stole a cutting-edge AI ship from the Empire to start her vendetta. Her fellow veterans think she's gone crazy, the Imperial Fleet has shoot-on-sight orders. And of course the pirates want her dead, too. But Alicia DeVries has two allies nobody knows about, allies as implacable as she is: a self-aware computer, and a creature from the mists of Old Earth's most ancient legends. And this trio of furies won't rest until vengeance is served.
In Fury Born is a greatly expanded new version of David Weber's popular novel Path of the Fury, which has gone through six large printings in its original mass market edition. David Weber has added considerable new material, revealing the earlier life of Alicia DeVries before she embarked on her mission of vengeance, and illuminating the universe of the original story. The result is a novel with almost twice the wordage of the original, and a must-buy for all David Weber fans.
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Frist let me say I think Weber is at the top of the list in his field I have a fan as I own all of the Harrington series up to (at all cost)path of the fury, the march series, three with White, and every thing that he has done up to this new book witch I will buy when it is in soft back. I hope he will do more of Harrington series. all in all I think he is a hell of a writer. I am also a Nora Roberts fan for what it's worth
reviewed by davedriver on November 10, 2006 2:03 PM
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If you read the Honor Harrington books you will love this.
Even if you own a copy of Path of the Fury buy this.
It takes you back to the start of Alicia Devries career right up to & including Path of the Fury.
Finaly read about what happened in the Shallingsport raid.
All we need now is to know what happens next.
Even if you own a copy of Path of the Fury buy this.
It takes you back to the start of Alicia Devries career right up to & including Path of the Fury.
Finaly read about what happened in the Shallingsport raid.
All we need now is to know what happens next.
reviewed by bugger on November 28, 2006 5:38 AM
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I've forced myself about halfway through this book, but the writing is just no good. There are misspellings, grammatical errors, and it just looks like the book was not reviewed by an editor at all before it was published. The story is not novel. It seems to be a series of short stories, pieced together. But there is nothing interesting or new about them. I keep hoping it will pick up at some point - show some interesting twist or turn. In sum: lame writing, lame plot. But who knows, I'm only at page 400. Maybe the next 400 pages will be better.
reviewed by james58 on November 28, 2006 1:08 PM
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As a big fan of the Honor Harrington series, I have been reading a great deal of Weber's other works. This is one of the best "non-Honor" works I have yet seen. Weber is a master of the space/naval genre these days, and this work certainly matches to that standard.
The only problem (and it's a minor one) that I had with this was that it covered too much ground. Weber did it very well, but it seemed that some things were compressed to set up the next stage of the story.
Still, the whirwind tour of this woman's life, plus the addition of...well...strange mythogy appearing in an unexpected way, makes for a doozy of a story. I don't know if this is the start of a series, but I will look forward to others.
The only problem (and it's a minor one) that I had with this was that it covered too much ground. Weber did it very well, but it seemed that some things were compressed to set up the next stage of the story.
Still, the whirwind tour of this woman's life, plus the addition of...well...strange mythogy appearing in an unexpected way, makes for a doozy of a story. I don't know if this is the start of a series, but I will look forward to others.
reviewed by scanner on November 29, 2006 1:00 AM