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

On 11/2/2025 8:54 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> 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
> 
> The Safehold joke ending is:
> 
> https://web.archive.org/web/20211128164744/https:// 
> forums.davidweber.net/viewtopic.php? 
> f=7&t=4078&sid=e6322fa55d3aaf53b9dfd49f72db54c7
> 
> Lynn
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