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Is David Weber going to finish the series?

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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by jchilds   » Sun Feb 07, 2016 1:13 pm

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In regards to some of the earlier comments, Honor has already been the Admiral of the Fleet/CO of Home Fleet and her tenure was anything but boring.
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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by Brian   » Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:32 pm

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kzt wrote:IIRC, one of his daughters was appointed and accepted the role as his official successor for the Honor books at Honorcon. So the series WOULD get done.

Given that she was 12 at the time perhaps you might not take that all that seriously.


<shrug> Some 12 year old kids are pretty sharp. Have her fire up MSWord and do an Honorverse short and see how she does...
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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by Relax   » Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:09 am

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Brian wrote:<shrug> Some 12 year old kids are pretty sharp. Have her fire up MSWord and do an Honorverse short and see how she does...

At least it wouldn't be full of bloviating boring political table talk... :? :o
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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by cthia   » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:22 am

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Brian wrote:
kzt wrote:IIRC, one of his daughters was appointed and accepted the role as his official successor for the Honor books at Honorcon. So the series WOULD get done.

Given that she was 12 at the time perhaps you might not take that all that seriously.


<shrug> Some 12 year old kids are pretty sharp. Have her fire up MSWord and do an Honorverse short and see how she does...

Indeed. I wasn't a half-bad 12-yr-old lad myself. Neither was my niece. And what about the amazing 11-yr-old NFL Superbowl correspondent Marlo Mosley? She was truly amazing... handling the mic and asking good questions with aplomb all week.

What is the age of David's daughter now? Is she a member of the forums, as far as anyone may know? It'd be interesting to read some of her comments and angles on various things Honorverse. (I'm not a Safeholder.)

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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by wrlee1966   » Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:39 am

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I think if David is going to wrap the Honor books up in the next 2 books what you will see is Honor as the Allied commander of all forces going after the Alignment. I think you will seem them try to take out Bolt hole. if they can find it. And I think in the Last books one of 2 things will be in it. Honor is killed at the very end doing something to save probably your kids. Or there is a flash forward and you will see her kids or some scholar talking about her impact of so much of the universe and not know what happened to her in the end. Or you will see her last action being shown to the midshipmen - midshipwomen at their last review before their midshipmen's cruise like they did for Edward.
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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by CDRE Arghun   » Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:42 am

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Will David finish the story Arc of Honor? Of this I have no doubt.

But that leaves all sorts of areas to go explore. In addition to House of Lies and House of Shadows with BuNine, there is book 3 of MAnticore Ascendant, and then there still is all the OTHER areas to be explored:

For instance we could learn more about Edward Saganami, Ellen D'Orville and Quentin Saint-James. There are stories about Honor's exploits on other ships coming up the ranks. There could even still be storied in the future about Honor's children (And the children of other characters)

And some of the up and coming officers in both navies. Heck how about the Mya sector? That could be fun too.

For me at least I didn't fall in love with Honor so much as I fell in love with Manticore. And later Grayson too. As long as there are Honorverse stories I can handle them not being about Honor :)
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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by cthia   » Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:26 am

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CDRE Arghun wrote:Will David finish the story Arc of Honor? Of this I have no doubt.

But that leaves all sorts of areas to go explore. In addition to House of Lies and House of Shadows with BuNine, there is book 3 of MAnticore Ascendant, and then there still is all the OTHER areas to be explored:

For instance we could learn more about Edward Saganami, Ellen D'Orville and Quentin Saint-James. There are stories about Honor's exploits on other ships coming up the ranks. There could even still be storied in the future about Honor's children (And the children of other characters)

And some of the up and coming officers in both navies. Heck how about the Mya sector? That could be fun too.

For me at least I didn't fall in love with Honor so much as I fell in love with Manticore. And later Grayson too. As long as there are Honorverse stories I can handle them not being about Honor :)

An Honorverse with no Honor? :o

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When the main storyline concludes, RFC would be free to write some gravy to cover the meat and potatoes. Abigail in command would be good gravy.

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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by pokermind   » Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:47 pm

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Hmm Hamish retires, Honor becomes first Lord of the Admiralty, Mike Hink takes over home fleet. You don't think that pair can get in trouble without even leaving the Manticore system

Perhaps a couple of more anthologies to tie up loose ends.

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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by Roguevictory   » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:18 am

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Why do some people think BuShips wouldn't be a good post for Honor? Given her role in the Medusa project I don't see any reason to believe she would do badly there myself.
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Re: Is David Weber going to finish the series?
Post by Relax   » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:23 am

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Roguevictory wrote:Why do some people think BuShips wouldn't be a good post for Honor? Given her role in the Medusa project I don't see any reason to believe she would do badly there myself.


Because you have to enjoy engineering. Nothing is set in stone. Writing a wish list is one thing. Pouring through the minuscia and trying to deal with the real contractors compared to those just stringing you along. Then you have all of the inter military rivalries that rear their heads say between the Marines/Army/Navy with their own specific oars in the mix. Compounded by careerist bureaucrats who know nothing about war, but are just there for power agrandizement and their own little turf patch which you may have to burn over and bury as it is obsolete which, oh-by-the-way will look "bad" on their bureaucrat record and therefore they will not climb the ladder.

In short you are NOT in command. Rather you are trying to herd dogs using cats without a true goal other than "better". Now add Politics into the mix with lobbyists... I would either kill myself or go on a shooting rampage with... rubber bullets, or pepper spray or tasers, if I had to work that job.
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