I recently read a fanfic titled 'Honor Amongst Thieves' and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, only at the end did the author thereof have the indecency to declare his/her fic a response to the 'fact' that the Honorverse is 'dead', seeing as how the series is just going on and on. Apparently the author wished to show how the series could have been wrapped up in 380 or so pages.
Well, Mr or Ms fanfic author, I for one am damn glad that you ain't Mr Weber, otherwise I would have been deprived of many, many hours of utterly mesmerizing reading enjoyment.
I LIKE the fact that the series just goes on and on and on. In fact, I love it. It makes it possible for Mr Weber to really get into the details of every aspect of the universe he created when he first wrote 'Basilisk', from the wide range of societies, cultures, political dynamics & ideologies to the interpersonal interactions & relationships to the characterizations to the military hardware & tactics. As a result, the Honorverse has become just about the most vivid and vibrant alternate universe any sci-fi author has ever created.
It is one of the sad facts about most sci-fi media, that while the authors focus on the action they seriously neglect the context within which the action takes place and the rationale that motivates the action. Equally disappointing is the sloppy characterization that, well, characterizes so much of popular sci-fi.
So, Mr Weber, I wish to conclude my rant with sincere thanks for your hard work.
