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Violence
Some
Naval space combat; deaths in battle
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of duty, professionalism, and a woman officer proving herself against institutional resistance
What this book is about
The first Honor Harrington novel (1993) follows Commander Honor Harrington, assigned to the backwater Basilisk Station after a training exercise gone wrong, who discovers a hidden enemy plot that she alone can stop. Military SF at its most readable. For older teens and adults.
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