David Weber






David Weber

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born
January 01, 1952

gender
male

place of birth
Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy


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David 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 13 novels and four shared-universe anthologies, as of spring 2006 (other works are in prod...more




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avg rating: 3.98 | 19,390 ratings | 824 reviews | 110 distinct works | 78 fans
On Basilisk Station On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
by David Weber
avg rating 4.10 — 1,150 ratings — published 1993
13 editions
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The Honor of the Queen The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington, #2)
by David Weber
avg rating 4.14 — 888 ratings — published 1993
11 editions
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The Short Victorious War The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington, #3)
by David Weber
avg rating 4.07 — 828 ratings — published 1994
8 editions
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Honor Among Enemies Honor Among Enemies (Honor Harrington, #6)
by David Weber
avg rating 4.09 — 796 ratings — published 1996
5 editions
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Field of Dishonor Field of Dishonor (Honor Harrington, #4)
by David Weber
avg rating 4.12 — 772 ratings — published 1994
9 editions
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In Enemy Hands In Enemy Hands (Honor Harrington, #7)
by David Weber
avg rating 4.10 — 766 ratings — published 1997
4 editions
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Flag in Exile Flag in Exile (Honor Harrington, #5)
by David Weber
avg rating 4.14 — 733 ratings — published 1995
7 editions
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Echoes of Honor Echoes of Honor (Honor Harrington, #8)
by David Weber
avg rating 4.03 — 725 ratings — published 1998
4 editions
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Ashes of Victory Ashes of Victory (Honor Harrington, #9)
by David Weber
avg rating 3.97 — 695 ratings — published 2000
4 editions
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War of Honor War of Honor (Honor Harrington, #10)
by David Weber
avg rating 3.92 — 633 ratings — published 2002
4 editions
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