LeperColony
Traveller Card Game Dev Team
I enjoyed Weber's work once, but it's chopped full of his particular conservative political view. In other words, nobody in the military can do any wrong, unless they hold political ambitions. And no politician can do any good, unless they are super hawks. The Conservative Party is the group of politicians who act for the selfless benefit of society, and all of their members are paragons of civic virtue. The Liberal Progressive Party "Lib Progs" members are all ignorant, disdainful, treasonous, racist, and shrilly annoying. It's funny but when I first read the Terran Federation series in jr. high school, I simply enjoyed the space combat aspects. It's only later that I realized just how blatant his political posturing is. Especially Insurrection, which is also absurd on plot grounds. These are very much not my views, but even if they were, I think I would still find their omnipresent and rather primitive depiction unappealing.
As far as Honor Harrington goes, again when I was younger I much enjoyed the series. Now I find the character rather thin and sort of absurd. She's the highest ranking person in like 9 navies, queen of some planet, one of like 3 humans in history to have befriended some psychic cat thing, an expert markswoman, swordswoman, and eight degree black belt. The finest military strategist just about ever. All of her subordinates worship her, and thanks to her leadership and example they are now awesome too. She is endowed with preternatural strength, speed, and intellect. Despite her supreme perfection, she is down-to-earth and approachable, treating everyone kindly and fairly. Each and every week she stares down a threat to intergalactic civilization at seemingly great, though often actually meaningless, personal cost. She emerges from every challenge with a promotion, a new title, more adoring servants, another supremely accomplished skill, and the thanks of the entire universe. Oh, and yeah, she's absurdly hot too.
The really sad thing about it? There's not nearly as much hyperbole in that description as you might think. Check out her wikipedia page.
A little bit too much perfection for my taste. I condemn no one who likes her or the series, but in my mind, she's the poster child for how to not make interesting characters.
As far as Honor Harrington goes, again when I was younger I much enjoyed the series. Now I find the character rather thin and sort of absurd. She's the highest ranking person in like 9 navies, queen of some planet, one of like 3 humans in history to have befriended some psychic cat thing, an expert markswoman, swordswoman, and eight degree black belt. The finest military strategist just about ever. All of her subordinates worship her, and thanks to her leadership and example they are now awesome too. She is endowed with preternatural strength, speed, and intellect. Despite her supreme perfection, she is down-to-earth and approachable, treating everyone kindly and fairly. Each and every week she stares down a threat to intergalactic civilization at seemingly great, though often actually meaningless, personal cost. She emerges from every challenge with a promotion, a new title, more adoring servants, another supremely accomplished skill, and the thanks of the entire universe. Oh, and yeah, she's absurdly hot too.
The really sad thing about it? There's not nearly as much hyperbole in that description as you might think. Check out her wikipedia page.
A little bit too much perfection for my taste. I condemn no one who likes her or the series, but in my mind, she's the poster child for how to not make interesting characters.
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