My Tech-Fu is Stronger
The Honorverse, in the first few novels, is a loose transliteration of the Horatio Hornblower books, but then it turns into something... Different.
With the introduction of the Missile Pods (and to a lesser extent, the Grav Lance), the game is now technological oneupsmanship - can you keep your new (FTL comm, enhanced targetting, FTL fire control, enhanced grav shield, enhanced fusion reactor) secret long enough to build enough of them to deliver a crushing blow?
No, actually. But you _can_ come close enough to drag on the excitement and anticipation for eleven odd books.. Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
The Honorverse, in the first few novels, is a loose transliteration of the Horatio Hornblower books, but then it turns into something... Different.
With the introduction of the Missile Pods (and to a lesser extent, the Grav Lance), the game is now technological oneupsmanship - can you keep your new (FTL comm, enhanced targetting, FTL fire control, enhanced grav shield, enhanced fusion reactor) secret long enough to build enough of them to deliver a crushing blow?
No, actually. But you _can_ come close enough to drag on the excitement and anticipation for eleven odd books.. Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979