Re: "Heirs of Empire (Dahak)" by David Weber

On 11/2/2025 8:13 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> "Heirs of Empire (Dahak)" by David Weber
>     https://www.amazon.com/Heirs-Empire-Dahak-David-Weber/dp/0671877070/
> 
> Book number three of a three book space opera series.  I reread the well 
> printed and bound MMPB published by Baen in 1996.  This is my favorite 
> SF series of all time as I have reread it six or ten times now.  In 
> fact, the binding of my book has broken since I have read it so many 
> times.  This book has sadly has gone out of print as a standalone book. 
> But, the omnibus is still available as a new book:
>     https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Ashes-David-Weber/dp/141650933X/
> 
> I do not know why this is my favorite SF series of all time.  I think 
> that I like the standup position of the chief protagonist, Colin the 
> First.  Or that there are so many different species of intelligent space 
> races.  Or that the book is written so tightly, especially when compared 
> to Weber's later works.  Or that an self aware artificial intelligence 
> shares the main protagonist job in the book, much like Heinlein's "The 
> Moon Is A Harsh Mistress".
> 
> I keep on hoping that David Weber will write more books in the Dahak 
> series but, I doubt it.  He did write the Safehold series which is along 
> the same lines as this book, overpowering space aliens and self aware 
> artificial intelligences.  BTW, there is an ending to the Safehold, 
> Honorverse, and Dahak series that David Weber wrote as joke:
> 
> https://forums.davidweber.net/viewtopic.php? 
> f=7&t=4078&sid=e6322fa55d3aaf53b9dfd49f72db54c7
> 
> Here is my 2012 review of the book: "OK, time for my biennial rereading 
> of the Dahak series.  You want space opera, I've got your space opera 
> right here.  You want milsf, I've got your milsf right here.  The series 
> is well written and tight unlike Weber's later verbose efforts.  Not 
> bad, just verbose."
> 
> "This is my favorite SF series of all time.  I'm waiting for it to be 
> continued but I am losing all hope.  To me, the "Off Armageddon Reef" 
> series is just a reworking of this series done in a more verbose way. 
> I'm sure that Weber will deny that but after all, he is the author of 
> both."
> 
> My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
> Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (55 reviews)
> 
> Lynn
>