The story is self contained and complete, as are all of the books in the series. However, it doesn’t feel like that is what it is doing. The Havenites are plotting to invade, the aboriginals on the planet below are taking homicide inducing drugs and her Executive Officer hates her.Īs an opening volume in a series of this size, On Basilisk Station sets the initial pieces on the board for the following books and the war that develops. Her crew blame her for their posting to this punishment detail. Of course, having Basilisk Station under their control would make their annexation efforts and resultant ‘trade’ much simpler.Ĭommander Honor Harrington finds her aged and understrength ship being responsible for the entire picket On Basilisk Station. Unfortunately the Republic of Haven’s economy is straining and they are looking at the worlds on theįar side of Basilisk as candidates to bolster their economy.

In fact it is a collection of several wormholes that turn the star system of Basilisk into a major hub for commerce. Thus, Basilisk Station is the Royal Manticoran Navy’s picket at one such wormhole. The benefit to interstellar trade and to fleet maneuvers that this offers is significant.

Some star systems are linked by wormhole termini that offer instantaneous travel between their end points. Mankind has spread out into the stars using a form of Hyperspace which offers the ability of sail along dangerous gravity waves at hundreds, even thousands, of times the speed of light. So far there are eleven main novels in the series in print, plus over a half-dozen anthologies and spin-offs. A great space opera that quickly builds up to a full out war between the Star Kingdom of Manticoran and her allies against the aggressive and expansionist Republic of Haven. On Basilisk Station is the first of Weber’s Honor Harrington series. Themes: / Science Fiction / Military SF / War / Space Opera / Politics / On Basilisk Station (Book One in the Honor Harrington Series) – Welcome to Paul Campbell, prestidigitator with Cossmass Productions.

On basilisk station by david weber