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Honorverse
Jayne's Intelligence Review: The Royal Manticoran Navy
Jayne's Intelligence Review: Manticoran Navy provides a wealth of information on the Manticoran Navy, a must have for all Honor Harrington fans. Included are the uniforms, traditions, honors, histories and ship data of the navy, most of which in rich color. Service uniforms, battle armor, personal weapons, unit organization and tactics are all explained in detail.
66 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
About the author
David Weber
329 books4,605 followersDavid Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952.
Many of his stories have military, particularly naval, themes, and fit into the military science fiction genre. He frequently places female leading characters in what have been traditionally male roles.
One of his most popular and enduring characters is Honor Harrington whose alliterated name is an homage to C.S. Forester's character Horatio Hornblower and her last name from a fleet doctor in Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander . Her story, together with the "Honorverse" she inhabits, has been developed through 16 novels and six shared-universe anthologies, as of spring 2013 (other works are in production). In 2008, he donated his archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.
Many of his books are available online, either in their entirety as part of the Baen Free Library or, in the case of more recent books, in the form of sample chapters (typically the first 25-33% of the work).
http://us.macmillan.com/author/davidw...
Many of his stories have military, particularly naval, themes, and fit into the military science fiction genre. He frequently places female leading characters in what have been traditionally male roles.
One of his most popular and enduring characters is Honor Harrington whose alliterated name is an homage to C.S. Forester's character Horatio Hornblower and her last name from a fleet doctor in Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander . Her story, together with the "Honorverse" she inhabits, has been developed through 16 novels and six shared-universe anthologies, as of spring 2013 (other works are in production). In 2008, he donated his archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.
Many of his books are available online, either in their entirety as part of the Baen Free Library or, in the case of more recent books, in the form of sample chapters (typically the first 25-33% of the work).
http://us.macmillan.com/author/davidw...
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August 24, 2026
This was a really interesting companion book for anyone who enjoys the Honor Harrington universe. I liked how much detail it gives about the Royal Manticoran Navy, especially the uniforms, traditions, ships, weapons, organization, and tactics.
What I enjoyed most was the extra world-building. It makes the Manticoran Navy feel more real and gives you a better understanding of the people, equipment, and systems behind the stories. The illustrations and reference-style information also make it easy to dip into whenever you want to look up something specific.
It’s probably more enjoyable for existing Honor Harrington fans than for someone completely new to the series, but for fans, it’s a fun addition to the universe.
A detailed and enjoyable reference book that adds another layer to the Honorverse.
What I enjoyed most was the extra world-building. It makes the Manticoran Navy feel more real and gives you a better understanding of the people, equipment, and systems behind the stories. The illustrations and reference-style information also make it easy to dip into whenever you want to look up something specific.
It’s probably more enjoyable for existing Honor Harrington fans than for someone completely new to the series, but for fans, it’s a fun addition to the universe.
A detailed and enjoyable reference book that adds another layer to the Honorverse.
February 14, 2015
This is a great resource book for any Honor Harrington fan, and goes well the the RMN edition. I've already used the information in here several times while working on exams for the Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association.
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