Book Review: David Weber’s Midst Toil and Tribulation
Battles continue to be fought and won as the Imperial Charisian Army impresses and progress is made.
Battles continue to be fought and won as the Imperial Charisian Army impresses and progress is made.
Massacres, betrayals, traps, rescues, and ambition abound as ships desperately needing a refit chase the enemy in revenge. And the Grik no longer turn prey.
Bean, strategist and general in the terrible wars that followed Ender’s defeat of the alien empire, and his wife, Petra, yearn for a safe place to build a family. Yet no such place exists on Earth, a world riddled with Bean’s enemies from the past. Once again he must follow in Ender’s footsteps and look to the stars.
The Church and its Inquisition are increasing the torture and executions, dispatching assassins and terrorists. Will the rebels’ foundation, will Charis, be firm enough to survive?
The juggernaut is bearing down on Charis, but Merlin Athrawes and a handful of extraordinary human beings stand in its path. The Church is about to discover just how potent the power of human freedom truly is.
Peace now exists between Manticore and Haven but the Mesan Alignment and Solarian League are pushing for war, especially if Honor Harrington shuts down that wormhole!
Charis and Chisholm have allied with each kingdom’s leaders marrying one another. And still Cayleb cannot share the true secrets of Safehold with his Sharleyan.
Honor’s worst nightmares fall short of the oncoming reality as the Solarian League attacks.
The Troft invasion of the Cobra Worlds and Qasama has made some uneasy allies with Jin Moreau Broom at its core, and a young Cobra forges a new political order.
Klaxons let loose, and Echo Ops are practically rolled over where they stand when superhuman Nazis invade the major cities of the world.