The Service of the Sword
 David Weber et al
 (Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
 2003 Baen Books
 ISBN: 0743435990

Worlds of Honor #4. A collection of stories about Lady Dame Honor Harrington's world.

The stories are:
Promised Land by Jane Lindskold
With One Stone by Timothy Zahn
A Ship Named Francis by John Ringo & Victor Mitchell
Let's Go to Prague by John Ringo
Fanatic by Eric Flint
The Service of the Sword by David Weber.

Reviewer - D. H. BROWN writes:

In David Weber's Honor Harrington series the point is truly driven home that no one person is an island & that we all are part of concentric rings & ripples touching one another.

In Worlds of Honor #4 David Weber brings together a cast of authors who represents, in my humble estimation, the absolute best of what's happening in science fiction today.

These authors, laying aside to a great degree their usual style of writing, have taken from David Weber the best & imprinted it with their own. It cannot be said enough that the main theme is a thread that goes to character & the honor with which lives are led.

I know I've said it before in reviewing an Honor Harrington book & with that acknowledgement believe it can't be said enough The Content of Our Character is what truly makes heroes, great & small.

I personal feel that reading any or all of this series of books will help build character in any teenager exposed to it.

All of the stories contained in The Service of the Sword are grand additions to the overall body of this work. & a definite credit to the authors involved.

I loved it. I recommend it. & it will become a part of my re-read list in years to come.

More from David Weber:
March Up Country
Ashes of Victory
Echoes Of Honor
The Apocalypse Troll
Shiva Option
1633
War of Honor

More from John Ringo:
When the Devil Dances
Hell's Faire (Human - Posleen War, Book 4)
A Hymn Before Battle
Gust Front
There Will Be Dragons

More from Eric Flint:
1632
Fortune's Stroke
1633

More from Jane Lindskold:
The Dragon of Despair
Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart
Through Wolf's Eyes

More from Timothy Zahn:
Angelmass
The Icarus Hunt
Manta's Gift
(10/05/03)

D. H. BROWN
A RebeccasReads.Com Reviewer -

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries. In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow. During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN). While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
Visit him at: www.dhbrownbooks.com