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| Plot Summary of The Honor of the Queen - Honor Harrington 2 |
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"The Honor of the Queen is the second book of the Honor Harrington series. Honor has a new ship (heavy cruiser Fearless) and a new mission: escort Admiral Corvosier and a convoy of 'gifts' to Grayson (a prospective ally against the Peeps), but there is a problem. Grayson has been cut off from the rest of Human civilisation for centuries and has evolved a unique way of life and a special way of governing that relies heavily on personal loyalty to a leige lord. When Honor arrives in system she is shunned as unatural and finds her mission much harder than anticipated. On Grayson women are cared for and cherished, they are never put in danger and Honor is an affront to their male dominated society. Honor must represent her Queen and is determined to ignore numerous insults given her by the Graysons, but it is hopeless. In an effort to aid the Admiral's mission, she pulls out of the system hoping he will have more luck with her out of the way. He does, which annoys Corvosier no end. While Honour is gone the Medusans (medusa is a world colonised by Grayson dissidents) attack Grayson, destroy its fledgling navy, and kill Corvosier. When Honor returns and is attacked, she reacts as her training demands and blows the attacking ship into itty bitty pieces. When she descends on Grayson in order to chastise its navy for attacking her, the full horror of her situation becomes known. Her mentor (Corvosier) is dead, and she has only three ships to defend Grayson against a Peep led Medusan fleet. Will she and the Graysons survive? Read Honor of the Queen and find out!"
Mark E. Cooper, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book
- very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Political power play
Yes
Political plotlets
- saving govt/kingdom from external overthrow
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV:
- fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens)
War or Invasion
Yes
Major kinds of combat:
- lasers
- spaceship battles
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- Space, need spacesuit
- Asteroid
Spaceship setting:
- futuristic human warship
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- some scientific explanation
Sex in book?
Yes
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
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