Field of Dishonor, by David Weber, was a good book and continued the Honor Harrington series, but didn't wow me like the first two in the series did. There were no space battles, few gun fights, and a lot of secondary characters were introduced. It is a good read though, with interesting political conflicts and a couple of good and memorable scenes.
Early in the book there is a good part- the Kingdom of Manticore (a constitutional monarchy) has just defeated the Peoples Republic of Haven (a communist empire), and they have a good chance to build on their gains. But a group of politicians decides to be against the war for political purposes, and the end result is for the worse. The Opposition group opposes the use of force, believing that this is noble, and not just a gutless inability to fight evil. The Opposition believes that as long as someone else does the fighting, they can be against the war politically to prove their moral superiority over those who they think are beneath them. In the book, the Opposition is a bunch of communists and nobleman. The parallels to our world are striking.
It is a good book to pick up to continue the series, and if you haven't read any of Weber's books, pick up the first one, On Basilisk Station, and give it a read- you won't be disappointed.
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