''More Than Honor'', published in 1998, was the first

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of stories set in the

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. The stories in the anthologies serve to introduce characters, provide deeper more complete

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and flesh out the universe, so claim the same canonical relevance as exposition in the main series. David Weber, author of the mainline Honor Harrington series, serves as editor for the anthologies, maintaining fidelity to the series canons.''More Than Honor'', Baen Books, The book contains the following stories: *"A Beautiful Friendship" by

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( HHA1 and Worlds of Weber). The story of the first meeting between humans (Stephanie Harrington) and treecats (Climbs Quickly). This story was later expanded to a full length young adult novel, published in 2011. *"A Grand Tour" by

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: A story with few links to any other in the

setting. Careful reading may reveal similarities to the first novel in his

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, in the characters, style, and attitude. Both were published in 1998. Indeed, Drake confirms that ''A Grand Tour'' is the conceptual antecedent of ''With the Lightnings''. *"A Whiff of Grapeshot" by S. M. Stirling. This story serves as background to the "Leveler Uprising" mentioned in the early chapters of '' In Enemy Hands''. A radical Havenite faction stages an uprising against the rule of the Committee of Public Safety, wreaking havoc in the Havenite capital city of Nouveau Paris. With the Committee's security forces in complete disarray following an attack on its information network, the only forces able to intervene and restore order are Navy ships under the command of Admiral Esther McQueen, even though the Admiral is not precisely a supporter of the Committee and has an agenda of her own. *"The Universe of Honor Harrington" by David Weber. A " deep background" essay covering such diverse topics as the physics of space travel, the mechanics space colonization and politics of various "star nations", such as Manticore, Haven and the Solarian League.

Reception

The anthology was reviewed: * by Carolyn Cushman in ''

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'', #446 March 1998 * by Burkholder Vicky in ''

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'', August 1998 edition

References

External links

* An excerpt of ''More Than Honor'' is available for download or reading online at ** The

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