Beginnings

✍ Scribed by Weber, David;Gannon, Charles E.;Presby, Joelle;Zahn, Timothy

• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 270 KB
• Series: Honorverse Anthologies 6
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

The sixth anthology of short stories set in the Honorverse includes: By The Book, by Charles E. Gannon. A story from the early days of the Diaspora describes how a small group of opposition fighters decided to bring about the Economic Winter of 252 PD in order to destroy the tyrannical Earth Union and free humanity for the journey to the stars. A Call To Arms, by Timothy Zahn. In the early days of the Star Kingdom of Manticore, Lieutenant Travis Uriah Long has to deal with cronyism and injustice within the Royal Manticoran Navy, while a powerful enemy approaches intent on taking over the Manticore System. Long will be the main protagonist of Zahn's upcoming prequel trilogy. Beauty and the Beast, by David Weber. This story describes Lieutenant Alfred Harrington's arrival on Beowulf for his medical education – and his first meeting with a beautiful young woman named Allison Chou... The Best Laid Plans, by David Weber. Teenage colonist and aspiring Naval officer Honor Harrington and the treecat Laughs Brightly both have plans for their respective futures, but when they come across one another in the woods of Sphinx, where dangerous predators lurk, they soon learn that even the best laid plans mean nothing compared to the bonding of two souls. Obligated Service, by Joelle Presby. Claire Bedlam Lecroix, one of the first women to serve as an officer candidate in the Grayson Space Navy, faces numerous challenges in a uniformed service almost completely dominated by men.