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Pre-game Sports Sponsors “athletes of the Week” Segment on Watd’s “sports Exchange”

Pre-Game Sports, Marshfield’s premier sporting goods retailer located in Webster Square, has honored several of these star athletes as part of the “Athletes of the Week” segment of “The Sports Exchange” program on WATD-FM 95.9.

Recent winners of the fall sports season’s “Athlete of the Week,” as selected by The Sports Exchange host Bill Wilhelm, include:

? Week of October 14 – Ryan Fisher, Marshfield High School soccer

? Week of October 21 – Dan Sangster, Duxbury High School soccer

? Week of October 28 – Molly Shanley, Marshfield High School cross country

? Week of November 4 – Kara Weber, Marshfield High School girls soccer

? Week of November 11 – Jordan Perry, Marshfield High School girls soccer

? Week of November 18 – Matt Macedo, Marshfield High School girls soccer

? Week of November 25 – David Garfield, Marshfield High School football

Recipients appear on the “Athlete of the Week” segment of “The Sports Exchange,” hosted by Wilhelm and Arthur Boyle, airing Sunday nights from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

In addition, the Athlete of the Week receives a Pre-Game Sports custom-designed sweatshirt commemorating this achievement.

“As a local sporting goods retailer serving the greater Marshfield area, high school and youth sports are the lifeline of our business. We also work with a lot of youth sports teams and the Marshfield Boys and Girls Club. So, it’s a privilege to honor these athletes, some of whom we’ve known for years, by sponsoring “The Athlete of the Week” segment,” said Mike Seyffert, co-owner of Pre-Game Sports.

Pre-Game Sports carries full lines of equipment and accessories for all the major sports—football, baseball, basketball and hockey—as well as the up-and-coming—soccer and lacrosse as well as paintball and indoor games. Pre-Game also carries fan gear for all the Boston sports teams.

Beyond products and apparel, Pre-Game’s offers skate-sharpening services for the hockey and figure skating crowd and silk screening and embroidery services for local sports teams and companies. Pre-Game has a “no order is too large or small” policy, which is evident in the range of customers who take advantage of this service—from Clean Harbors Environmental Services to local swimming clubs to family reunions.

Pre-Game Sports is an active member of the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce and heavily involved with youth organizations in the Town of Marshfield, like the Marshfield Boys & Girls Club and the Coastal Stars youth hockey program.

Located next to the Star Market at 26 Snow Road in Marshfield’s Webster Square, Pre-Game Sports’ store hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you have any questions about Pre-Game Sports’ products or services, you can visit them online at www.pre-gamesports.com or call the store directly at (781) 834-2747.

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An Interview with David Weber, Part 9

A Rising Thunder (Honor Harrington) $10.99 Peril and strife strike on a double front for Honor Harrington and company. After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington and the Star Kingdom she serves battle back against a new, technologically powerful, and utterly nefarious enemy. And as if that weren’t task enough, Honor must also face down a centuries-old nemesis in the crumbling, but still mighty, Solarian Lea…

The Blockade Run Mercenary pilot and adventurer Susan “Tsunami” Nakamura is hired to covertly retrieve data from a world about to be destroyed by its own moon. No problem–there’s only a blockade, a ruthless alien bio-arms wrangler, and a swarm of planet-eating bugs to deal with first.The Blockade Run is a 7,500 word short story set in a time when hubris and betrayal have brought down the mighty Human Imperiate, p…

A Beautiful Friendship (Star Kingdom) $10.49 Stephanie Harrington always expected to be a forest ranger on her homeworld of Meyerdahl . . . until her parents relocated to the frontier planet of Sphinx in the far distant Star Kingdom of Manticore. It should have been the perfect new home — a virgin wilderness full of new species of every sort, just waiting to be discovered. But Sphinx is a far more dangerous place than ultra-civ…

Mission of Honor by Weber, David Edition , 0 $15.49 The hottest military science fiction series of all time continues with book #12 in the legendary Honor Harrington saga.  This time, it’s all or nothing for Honor. She imagined she might rest on her laurels.  Settle down.  Spend years with her loved ones.  But the galaxy had other plans.   As the nearly-unstoppable juggernaut of the mighty Solarian League allies with the Star Kingdom’s bitter enemies and closes in, millions die and billions are on the chopping block.  Defeat and slavery to a nasty enemy looms.  But Honor Harington has tasted defeat before and come back to win ultimate victory.  The task is dauting:  she must save her family, preserve the life she has built – and once again rescue the constitutional order of her beloved Star Kingdom. The solution?  To brave utter annihilation in a desperate move to defeat her gathered enemies and win freedom for freedom for her people and the kingdom she has given her life and blood for time and again.About Mission of Honor:“Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in the long-awaited 12th Honor Harrington novel…Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.” –  Publishers Weekly on Mission of Honor“This latest Honor Harrington novel brings the saga to another crucial turning point…Readers may feel confident that they will be Honored many more times and enjoy it every time.” – Booklist on Mission of HonorAbout David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:“Honor is everything you could want in a heroine….excellent…plenty of action.” – Science Fiction Age “Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!” – Anne McCaffrey“Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.” – Locus

Worlds of Honor by Weber Edition , 0 $13.99 DAVID WEBER himself contributes three never-before-published excursions into Honor's world, among them the story of how she first discovered her own inner strength and courage; and a chapter in the history of the telepathic treecats, who form a bond with their chosen human that can only be severed by death.ROLAND GREEN, author of the 'Starcruiser Shenandoah' series and the 'Peace Company' series, delivers a hardhitting tale of conflict between Manticore and the People's Republic of Haven.LINDA EVANS, co-author of 'Time Scout', explores life with the treecats before Honor came.And JAMES LINDSKOLD, author of 'Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls', tells how Honor's Queen, Elizabeth III, had to learn the hard way what monarchy was all about.

More Than Honor by Weber, David; Drake, David; Stirling, S. M. Edition PRB, 0 $20.49 In just a few short years, David Weber has shot to the forefront of science fiction with his top-selling novels of Honor Harrington, the finest starship captain in the galaxy. Now some of the top writers in science fiction are guests in Honor’s universe, bringing their own celebrated skills to give homage to Honor.

Worlds Of Honor by Weber, David Edition , 0 $13.99 A collection of short science fiction tales that take place in the universe of savvy starship captain Honor Harrington includes contributions by Roland Green, Linda Evans, and Jane Lindskold

More Than Honor by Weber, David Edition , 0 $15.99 Combines the efforts of three of the genre’s most popular authors in the newest installment in the series taking place in Honor’s universe, following the adventures of the finest starship captain in the galaxy. Original.

The Honor of the Queen by Weber, David Edition , 0 $13.99 It's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards war as the necessary prelude to conquest. That's why the Kingdom of Manticore needs allies against the so-called Republic of Haven – and the planet Grayson is strategically placed to make a very good ally indeed. But Her Majesty's Foreign Office overlooked one minor cultural difference when they selected Captain Honor Harrington to carry the flag – on Grayson, women are entirely without rank or rights, and Honor's very presence is an intolerable affront to every male on the planet. Then, without warning, Grayson is attacked by its fraticidal sister planet, and Honor is forced to defend it – for its safety, for her own vindication, and above all for the honor of her Queen.

Echoes Of Honor by Weber, David Edition , 0 $13.99 For eight bloody years, Commodore Honor Harrington has been in the forefront of the battle between the Star Kingdom of Manticore and the vastly more powerful People's Republic of Haven. Now Honor has fallen, captured by the Peep Navy, turned over to the forces of State Security, and executed, her death shown on the interstellar network's nightly news. The Manticoran Alliance is determined to avenge her. Yet their military is over-extended and the People's Republic is poised to take the offensive once more. And neither protagonist is aware of events on a distant, isolated, inescapable prison planet called Hell. Honor Harrington is far from dead. She's going home, and taking her people with her . . . even if she has to conquer Hell itself to do it.

Worlds of Weber by Weber, David Edition , 0 $15.99 A mammoth volume (over 250,000 words) of the many facets of one of science fiction’s most popular talents. Here are treecats, starships, dragons, alternate history, self-aware Bolo supertanks, wizards, sailing ships, ironclads—and, of course, Weber’s fantastically popular starship commander, Honor Harrington. For nearly two decades, David Weber has been taking enthralled readers to destinations strange and fantastical, from his best-selling Honor Harrington novels and short stories to the heroic fantasy of Bahzell of the Hrandai, and the shared universe stories set in worlds of his own creation, and those of others, such as Eric Flint’s best-selling Ring of Fire series, the popular Bolo series of Keith Laumer and more.             Visit 17th-century Magdeburg for the creation of the United States Navy a hundred and fifty years early, and go with John Paul Jones as he wins the Revolutionary War—For George III. Fight dragons and demons with U.S. Marines in a most unexpected campaign, find out how humans and treecats first met and share Honor Harrington’s very first battle. But once you step into the worlds of Weber, you may not want to go home again.

Honor Among Enemies Honor Harrington Vi by Weber, David Edition , 0 $15.99 For Captain Honor Harrington, it's sometimes hard to know who the enemy really is. Offered a chance to reclaim her career as an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy, she is given command of a 'squadron' of jury-rigged merchantmen with crew drawn from the dregs of her service, and ordered to somehow stop the pirates who have taken advantage of the Havenite War to plunder the Star Kingdom's commerce. But the pirates are not all they seem – and neither are some of her 'friends'. For Honor has been carefully chosen for her mission – by two implacable and powerful enemies. The way they see it, either she stops the raiders or the raiders kill her – either way, they win.

War of Honor by Weber, David Edition ILL, 0 $20.99 NO ONE WANTED ANOTHER WARThomas Theisman didn’t. After risking his life and a fresh round of civil war to overthrow the Committee of Public Safety’s reign of terror and restore the Republic of Haven’s ancient Constitution, an interstellar war was the last thing he wanted.Baron High Ridge didn’t. The Prime Minister of Manticore was perfectly happy with the war he had. No one was shooting anyone else at the moment, and as long as he could spin out negotiations on the formal treaty of peace, his government could continue to milk all those hostilities only tax measures for their own partisan projects.His Imperial Majesty Gustav didn’t. Now that the fighting between the Star Kingdom and the Havenites had ended, the Andermani Emperor had his own plans for Silesia, and he was confident he could achieve them without a war of his own.Protector Benjamin didn’t. His people had made too deep a commitment to the Manticoran Alliance, in blood as well as treasure, for him to want to risk seeing it all thrown away.And Honor Harrington certainly didn’t. The Salamander had seen the inside of too many furnaces already, knew too much about how much war cost.Unfortunately, what they wanted didn’t matter….

Bolo! by Weber, David Edition , 0 $13.99 Controlled by their tireless electronic brains which were programmed to admit no possibility of defeat, the gigantic robot tanks known as Bolos were almost indestructible, and nearly unstoppable. Their artificial intelligences were designed to make them selflessly serve and protect humans throughout the galaxy and made each Bolo the epitome of the knight sans peur et sans reproche, and often far more noble than the humans who gave them their orders. Now, David Weber, New York Times best-selling author of the Honor Harrington series, continues the history of the Bolo, in four short novels, one of them published here for the first time. One Bolo is driven over the edge by the very humans it is pledged to protect. Another Bolo must decide whether or not to disobey when it is given an order that constitutes genocide. A third must hunt one of its own kind whose robot brain is damaged and rescue two children which the deranged Bolo thinks it is protecting from a nonexistent enemy. And more, including as a bonus, David Weber’s own authoritative technical history of the Bolo, all in a volume that will be irresistible both for David Weber’s huge readership and Bolo fans everywhere.

The Service of the Sword by Weber, David Edition , 0 $15.99 Readers can’t get enough of Honor Harrington and her world, and here David Weber is again, accompanied by some of the top science fiction writers in the field, with new adventures of the best starship commander in the galaxy, and explorations of previously uncharted corners of her universe. It’s a party-and you’re invited!

The Service of the Sword by Weber, David Edition PRB, 0 $29.49 Some of the science fiction genre’s leading writers–including David Weber, John Ringo, Eric Flint, and Timothy Zahn–chronicle the continuing adventures and exploits of daring starship commander Honor Harrington, in a new action-packed anthology. Reprint.

War of Honor by Weber, David; Baen, James Edition ILL, 0 $15.99 The New York Times bestseller is now in paperback. As the new government of the Star Kingdom threatens to destroy the Manticore Alliance, Honor Harrington vows to restore the Republic of Haven’s ancient Constitution–or die trying.

Field of Dishonor by Weber, David Edition ILL, 0 $15.99 Field of Dishonor. Weber, David

Empire from the Ashes by Weber, David Edition , 0 $13.99 Empire from the Ashes. Weber, David

The Short Victorious War by Weber, David Edition , 0 $19.99 The Short Victorious War. Weber, David

The Shadow of Saganami by Weber, David Edition , 0 $15.99 The Star Kingdom has a new generation of officers! And this elite group hand-picked and trained by Honor Harrington herself is going to be needed immediately, as their first assignment turns out to be more dangerous than anyone expected. What was supposed to be a quiet outpost, far from the blazing conflict between the Star Kingdom of Manticore and the People’s Republic of Haven has actually been targeted by an unholy alliance between the slaveholders of Manpower, the rival star kingdoms of Mesa and Monica, and the bureaucrats of the Solarian League. The alliance stands to benefit if the Havenites defeat Manticore, and are preparing for a surprise attack from the rear to divide Manticore’s forces, which are already strained nearly to their limits. With their captain, the young Manticoran officers will risk their careers, if not their lives, on an unauthorized mission to expose and counter the threat to their Star Kingdom. Follow their journey as they show what they’re made of. New York Times best-selling author David Weber begins a new series that will be a must-buy for the hundreds of thousands of Honor Harrington fans.

The Shadow of Saganami by Weber, David Edition ILL, 0 $22.49 The Star Kingdom has a new generation of officers! And this elite group hand-picked and trained by Honor Harrington herself is going to be needed immediately, as their first assignment turns out to be more dangerous than anyone expected. What was supposed to be a quiet outpost, far from the blazing conflict between the Star Kingdom of Manticore and the People’s Republic of Haven has actually been targeted by an unholy alliance between the slaveholders of Manpower, the rival star kingdoms of Mesa and Monica, and the bureaucrats of the Solarian League. The alliance stands to benefit if the Havenites defeat Manticore, and are preparing for a surprise attack from the rear to divide Manticore’s forces, which are already strained nearly to their limits. With their captain, the young Manticoran officers will risk their careers, if not their lives, on an unauthorized mission to expose and counter the threat to their Star Kingdom. Follow their journey as they show what they’re made of as New York Times best-selling author David Weber begins a new series that will be a must for the hundreds of thousands of Honor Harrington fans.

A Beautiful Friendship-Signed Edition by Weber, David Edition , $19.99 SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONStephanie Harrington absolutely hates being confined inside her family’s compound on the pioneer planet of Sphinx, a frontier wilderness world populated by dangerous native animals that could easily tear a human to bits and pieces. Yet Stephanie is a young woman determined to make discoveries—and the biggest discovery of all awaits her: an intelligent alien species.Treecats  are creatures that resemble a cross between a bobcat and a lemur (but with six legs and much more deadly claws). Not only are they fully sentient, they are also telepathic, and able to bond with certain gifted humans such as the genetically-enhanced Stephanie. But Stephanie’s find, and her first-of-its-kind bond with a treecat, brings on a new torrent of danger. An assortment of highly-placed enemies with galactic-sized wealth at stake is determined to make sure that the planet of Sphinx remains entirely in human hands—even if this means the extermination of another thinking species. Stephanie and Lionheart are about to undergo the greatest test two alien species can ever face together: how to survive first contact and win a future with liberty and justice for all!The first entry in the Star Kingdom teen series and the origin saga for the incredibly-popular, multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling Honor Harrington adult science fiction adventures. Young Stephanie Harrington is none other than the founder of a pioneering family dynasty that is destined to lead the fight for humanity’s freedom in a dangerous galaxy.About A Beautiful Friendship: “It’s rare to find teen science fiction that strays beyond popular dystopian fare. The environmental messages, human-animal friendship, humor, action, and inventive technology will make this series starter an easy hit. . . .”—BooklistAbout David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:“. . .everything you could want in a heroine….excellent…plenty of action.”—Science Fiction Age “Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!”—Anne McCaffrey“Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.”—Locus“Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection. . .Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice. . .”—Publishers Weekly

Ashes of Victory by Weber, David Edition ILL, 0 $15.99 The People’s Republic of Haven was mistaken in announcing the execution of Honor Harrington, for she has escaped from a prison planet and returned with more than half a million freed prisoners. Her return provides a much-needed lift for the Allies’ morale, for the war is rapidly entering a decisive phase, and Honor finds herself at the heart of it all.

In Fire Forged by Weber, David Edition ILL, 0 $26.99             Honor Harrington is arguably the most popular character in modern science fiction, but there are many other stories in the Honorverse besides those in which she has the central role. This fifth volume in the popular Worlds of Honor series explores some of those stories with the help of such top writers as best-selling author Jane LIndskjold, New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn, and more—including an all-new Honor Harrington adventure, set in her younger years, when a mob of space pirates made the mistake of tangling with Commander Harrington. That was a fatal mistake—for the pirates . . .   Praise for the hottest series in military science fiction:“Nobody does space opera better than Weber, and his heroine, Honor Harrington . . . like a fusion of Horatio Hornblower, Robert A. Heinlein and Tom Clancy. . . .” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“[At All Costs is] a fast-paced tale that brings together all the elements developed in previous books, and pushes them a good way along toward an ultimate conclusion. . . .” —Booklist (starred review)  “Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! . . . unequivocally superb!” —Anne McCaffrey on Weber’s Echoes of Honor “Great stuff . . . compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.” —Locus

Foreign Legions by Drake, David; Weber, David; Flint, Eric Edition , 0 $13.99 Foreign Legions. Drake, David; Weber, David; Flint, Eric

The Warmasters by Weber, David; Drake, David; Flint, Eric Edition , 0 $13.99 Three masters of military science fiction contribute to this one volume of stories featuring Honor Harrington, Hammer’s Slammers, and Belisarius.

Flag in Exile by Weber, David Edition , 0 $15.99 Struggling to deal with her lover’s murder and a forced retirement, Captain Honor Harrington assumes the role of Steadholder on the planet Grayson, but a threatening uprising calls her back into duty as head of the Grayson Navy.

On Basilisk Station by Weber, David Edition , 0 $15.99 Instead of remaining out of sight during her assignment to a forlorn outpost, spaceship commander Honor Harrington, along with her vessel, the Fearless, performs incredible flying maneuvers to stop a foreign takeover of a major space station.

A Beautiful Friendship by Weber, David Edition , 1 $22.49             Stephanie Harrington always expected to be a forest ranger on her homeworld of Meyerdahl . . . until her parents relocated to the frontier planet of Sphinx in the far distant Star Kingdom of Manticore. It should have been the perfect new home — a virgin wilderness full of new species of every sort, just waiting to be discovered. But Sphinx is a far more dangerous place than ultra-civilized Meyerdahl, and Stephanie’s explorations come to a sudden halt when her parents lay down the law: no trips into the bush without adult supervision!             Yet Stephanie is a young woman determined to make discoveries, and the biggest one of all awaits her: an intelligent alien species.             The forest-dwelling treecats are small, cute, smart, and have a pronounced taste for celery. And they are also very, very deadly when they or their friends are threatened . . . as Stephanie discovers when she comes face-to-face with Sphinx’s most lethal predator after a hang-gliding accident.             But her discoveries are only beginning, for the treecats are also telepathic and able to bond with certain humans, and Stephanie’s find — and her first-of-its kind bond with the treecat Climbs Quickly — land both of them in a fresh torrent of danger. Galactic-sized wealth is at stake, and Stephanie and the treecats are squarely in the path of highly-placed enemies determined to make sure the planet Sphinx remains entirely in human hands, even if that means the extermination of another thinking species.             Unfortunately for those enemies, the treecats have saved Stephanie Harrington’s life. She owes them . . . and Stephanie is a young woman who stands by her friends.             Which means things are about to get very interesting on Sphinx.About A Beautiful Friendship: “It’s rare to find teen science fiction that strays beyond popular dystopian fare. The environmental messages, human-animal friendship, humor, action, and inventive technology will make this series starter an easy hit. . . .”—BooklistAbout David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:“. . .everything you could want in a heroine….excellent…plenty of action.”—Science Fiction Age“Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!”—Anne McCaffrey“Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.”—Locus“Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection. . .Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice. . .”—Publishers Weekly

A Hymn Before Battle $48.96 With the Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the peaceful and friendly races of the Galactic Federation offer their resources to help the backward Terrans?for a price.Humanity now has three worlds to defend.As Earth”s armies rush into battle and special operations units scout alien worlds, the humans begin to learn a valuable lesson: You can protect yourself from your enemies, but may the Lord save you from your allies. John Ringo”s first novel has bad guys from the wrong side of Hell, ”good guys” you wouldn”t buy a used car from, heroism, cowardice, military stupidity and genius, millennia-old plots, Leopard tank versus plasma cannon, and a kick-butt suit of powered armor. It”s a marvelous book, and the galactic neighborhood will never be the same once the monkey-boys and girls from Earth get done with it. –David Weber, author of the New York Times bestselling Honor Harrington series.

A Hymn Before Battle (Human-Posleen War Series #1) $0.99 With the Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the peaceful and friendly races of the Galactic Federation offer their resources to help the backward Terrans—for a price.Humanity now has three worlds to defend.As Earth’s armies rush into battle and special operations units scout alien worlds, the humans begin to learn a valuable lesson: You can protect yourself from your enemies, but may the Lord save you from your allies.”John Ringo’s first novel has bad guys from the wrong side of Hell, ‘good guys’ you wouldn’t buy a used car from, heroism, cowardice, military stupidity and genius, millennia-old plots, Leopard tank versus plasma cannon, and a kick-butt suit of powered armor. It’s a marvelous book, and the galactic neighborhood will never be the same once the monkey-boys and girls from Earth get done with it.” —David Weber, author of the New York Times bestselling Honor Harrington series.

A Hymn Before Battle (Human-Posleen War Series #1) $29.99 With the Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the peaceful and friendly races of the Galactic Federation offer their resources to help the backward Terrans—for a price.Humanity now has three worlds to defend.As Earth’s armies rush into battle and special operations units scout alien worlds, the humans begin to learn a valuable lesson: You can protect yourself from your enemies, but may the Lord save you from your allies.”John Ringo’s first novel has bad guys from the wrong side of Hell, ‘good guys’ you wouldn’t buy a used car from, heroism, cowardice, military stupidity and genius, millennia-old plots, Leopard tank versus plasma cannon, and a kick-butt suit of powered armor. It’s a marvelous book, and the galactic neighborhood will never be the same once the monkey-boys and girls from Earth get done with it.” —David Weber, author of the New York Times bestselling Honor Harrington series.

A Hymn Before Battle (Human-Posleen War Series #1) $24.99 With the Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the peaceful and friendly races of the Galactic Federation offer their resources to help the backward Terrans—for a price.Humanity now has three worlds to defend.As Earth’s armies rush into battle and special operations units scout alien worlds, the humans begin to learn a valuable lesson: You can protect yourself from your enemies, but may the Lord save you from your allies.”John Ringo’s first novel has bad guys from the wrong side of Hell, ‘good guys’ you wouldn’t buy a used car from, heroism, cowardice, military stupidity and genius, millennia-old plots, Leopard tank versus plasma cannon, and a kick-butt suit of powered armor. It’s a marvelous book, and the galactic neighborhood will never be the same once the monkey-boys and girls from Earth get done with it.” —David Weber, author of the New York Times bestselling Honor Harrington series.

A Hymn Before Battle (Human-Posleen War Series #1) $0.01 With the Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the peaceful and friendly races of the Galactic Federation offer their resources to help the backward Terrans—for a price.Humanity now has three worlds to defend.As Earth’s armies rush into battle and special operations units scout alien worlds, the humans begin to learn a valuable lesson: You can protect yourself from your enemies, but may the Lord save you from your allies.”John Ringo’s first novel has bad guys from the wrong side of Hell, ‘good guys’ you wouldn’t buy a used car from, heroism, cowardice, military stupidity and genius, millennia-old plots, Leopard tank versus plasma cannon, and a kick-butt suit of powered armor. It’s a marvelous book, and the galactic neighborhood will never be the same once the monkey-boys and girls from Earth get done with it.” —David Weber, author of the New York Times bestselling Honor Harrington series.

A Rising Thunder $15.35 David Weber,Hardcover – Baen,Series: Honor Harrington Series 17, English-language edition,Pub by Baen Books on 03-06-2012

A Rising Thunder By David Weber $26 Peril and strife strike on a double front for Honor Harrington and company. After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington and the Star Kingdom she serves battle back against a new, technologically powerful, and utterly nefarious enemy. And as if that weren’t task enough, Honor must also face down a centuries-old nemesis in the crumbling, but still mighty, Solarian League. <P>The war between the People’s Republic of Haven and the Star Kingdom is finally won and peace established, but grave danger looms–for there is a plan well on its way to completion designed to enslave the entire human species. Behind that plan lies the shadowy organization known as the Mesan Alignment. <P>Task number one for Honor is to defend against another devastating Mesan strike–a strike that may well spell the doom of the Star Kingdom in one fell blow. It is time to shut down and secure the wormhole network that is the source of the Star Kingdom’s wealth and power–but also its greatest vulnerability. Yet this is an act that the Earth-based Solarian League inevitably will take as a declaration of war. <P>The thunder of battle rolls as the Solarian League directs its massive power against the Star Kingdom. And once again, Honor Harrington is thrust into a desperate battle that she <I>must</i> win if she is to survive to take the fight to the real enemy of galactic freedom–the insidious puppetmasters of war who lurk behind the Mesan Alignment!<P><b>About <I>Mission of Honor</i>, #15 in the Honor Harrington series:</b><P>“Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in the long-awaited 15th Honor Harrington novel…Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action.”–<I>Publishers Weekly</i> <P>“This latest Honor Harrington novel brings the saga to another crucial turning point&helli

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Ashes of Victory (Honor Harrington Series #9) $0.01 The People’s Republic of Haven made a tiny mistake when it announced the execution of Honor Harrington. It seemed safe enough. After all, they knew she was already dead. Unfortunately, they were wrong. Now Honor has escaped from the prison planet called Hell and returned to the Manticoran Alliance with a few friends. Almost half a million of them, to be precise … including some who know what really happened when the Committee of Public Safety seized power in the PRH. Honor’s return from the dead comes at a critical time, providing a huge, much-needed lift for the Allies’ morale, for the war is rapidly entering a decisive phase. Both sides believe that victory lies within their grasp at last, but dangers no one could foresee await them both. New weapons, new strategies, new tactics, spies, diplomacy, and assassination … all are coming into deadly focus, and Honor Harrington, the woman the newsies call “the Salamander,” once more finds herself at the heart of them all. But this time, the furnace may be too furious for even a salamander to survive.

Ashes of Victory (Honor Harrington Series #9) $25 The People’s Republic of Haven made a tiny mistake when it announced the execution of Honor Harrington. It seemed safe enough. After all, they knew she was already dead. Unfortunately, they were wrong. Now Honor has escaped from the prison planet called Hell and returned to the Manticoran Alliance with a few friends. Almost half a million of them, to be precise … including some who know what really happened when the Committee of Public Safety seized power in the PRH. Honor’s return from the dead comes at a critical time, providing a huge, much-needed lift for the Allies’ morale, for the war is rapidly entering a decisive phase. Both sides believe that victory lies within their grasp at last, but dangers no one could foresee await them both. New weapons, new strategies, new tactics, spies, diplomacy, and assassination … all are coming into deadly focus, and Honor Harrington, the woman the newsies call “the Salamander,” once more finds herself at the heart of them all. But this time, the furnace may be too furious for even a salamander to survive.

At All Costs (Honor Harrington Series #11) $26 What price victory? The war with the Republic of Haven has resumed . . . disastrously for the Star Kingdom of Manticore. Admiral Lady Dame Honor Harrington, Steadholder and Duchess Harrington, the single victorious Allied commander of the opening phase of the new war, has been recalled from the Sidemore System to command Eighth Fleet. Everyone knows Eighth Fleet is the Alliance’s primary offensive command, which makes it the natural assignment for the woman the media calls “the Salamander.” But what most of the public DOESN’T know is that not only are the Star Kingdom and its Allies badly outnumbered by the Republic’s new fleet, but that the odds are going to get steadily worse. Eighth Fleet’s job is to somehow prevent those odds from crushing the Alliance before the Star Kingdom can regain its strategic balance. It’s a job which won’t be done cheaply. Honor Harrington must meet her formidable responsibilities with inferior forces even as she copes with tumultuous changes in her personal and public life. The alternative to victory is total defeat, yet this time the COST of victory will be agonizingly high.

At All Costs (Honor Harrington Series #11) $7.99 What price victory? The war with the Republic of Haven has resumed . . . disastrously for the Star Kingdom of Manticore. Admiral Lady Dame Honor Harrington, Steadholder and Duchess Harrington, the single victorious Allied commander of the opening phase of the new war, has been recalled from the Sidemore System to command Eighth Fleet. Everyone knows Eighth Fleet is the Alliance’s primary offensive command, which makes it the natural assignment for the woman the media calls “the Salamander.” But what most of the public DOESN’T know is that not only are the Star Kingdom and its Allies badly outnumbered by the Republic’s new fleet, but that the odds are going to get steadily worse. Eighth Fleet’s job is to somehow prevent those odds from crushing the Alliance before the Star Kingdom can regain its strategic balance. It’s a job which won’t be done cheaply. Honor Harrington must meet her formidable responsibilities with inferior forces even as she copes with tumultuous changes in her personal and public life. The alternative to victory is total defeat, yet this time the COST of victory will be agonizingly high.

At All Costs By David Weber $26 What price victory? The war with the Republic of Haven has resumed . . . disastrously for the Star Kingdom of Manticore. Admiral Lady Dame Honor Harrington, Steadholder and Duchess Harrington, the single victorious Allied commander of the opening phase of the new war, has been recalled from the Sidemore System to command Eighth Fleet. Everyone knows Eighth Fleet is the Alliance’s primary offensive command, which makes it the natural assignment for the woman the media calls “the Salamander.” But what most of the public DOESN’T know is that not only are the Star Kingdom and its Allies badly outnumbered by the Republic’s new fleet, but that the odds are going to get steadily worse. Eighth Fleet’s job is to somehow prevent those odds from crushing the Alliance before the Star Kingdom can regain its strategic balance. It’s a job which won’t be done cheaply. Honor Harrington must meet her formidable responsibilities with inferior forces even as she copes with tumultuous changes in her personal and public life. The alternative to victory is total defeat, yet this time the COST of victory will be agonizingly high.

At All Costs By David Weber $7.99 What price victory? The war with the Republic of Haven has resumed . . . disastrously for the Star Kingdom of Manticore. Admiral Lady Dame Honor Harrington, Steadholder and Duchess Harrington, the single victorious Allied commander of the opening phase of the new war, has been recalled from the Sidemore System to command Eighth Fleet. Everyone knows Eighth Fleet is the Alliance’s primary offensive command, which makes it the natural assignment for the woman the media calls “the Salamander.” But what most of the public DOESN’T know is that not only are the Star Kingdom and its Allies badly outnumbered by the Republic’s new fleet, but that the odds are going to get steadily worse. Eighth Fleet’s job is to somehow prevent those odds from crushing the Alliance before the Star Kingdom can regain its strategic balance. It’s a job which won’t be done cheaply. Honor Harrington must meet her formidable responsibilities with inferior forces even as she copes with tumultuous changes in her personal and public life. The alternative to victory is total defeat, yet this time the COST of victory will be agonizingly high.

Auf verlorenem Posten.: Honor Harrington, Bd. 1. Roman $9.49 David Weber, Dietmar Schmidt,NOOK Book (eBook) – 1., Aufl., Edition: 1,Series: luebbe digital ebook Series, German-language edition,Pub by Bastei Lubbe

Baen Books Available As E-Books $21.18 Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Baen Free Library, March Upcountry, March to the Sea, Ring of Fire, the Honor of the Queen, on Basilisk Station, Grantville Gazette Ii, the Grantville Gazette, the Armageddon Inheritance, Oath of Swords, Belisarius Series, Heirs of Empire, 1633, in Enemy Hands, the Shadow of Saganami, Mutineers’ Moon, 1634: the Ram Rebellion, 1632, the Excalibur Alternative, 1634: the Bavarian Crisis, Ashes of Victory, the Short Victorious War, at All Costs, Honor Among Enemies, Field of Dishonor, War of Honor, the Shiva Option, Crown of Slaves, 1634: the Baltic War, Flag in Exile, 1635: the Cannon Law, in Death Ground, Echoes of Honor, 1634: the Galileo Affair, the War God’s Own, Empire From the Ashes, Old Soldiers. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: March Upcountry is the first novel in the science fiction series of the Empire of Man by David Weber and John Ringo. It tells the story of Prince Roger MacClintock and his bodyguards of the Empress’ Own Regiment who get marooned on the alien planet of Marduk due to an act of sabotage on their ship, and must fight their way towards the local space port (held by enemies of the Terran Empire) in order to get back home to Earth. This book appeared on the New York Times best seller list. Prince Roger MacClintock is the youngest and least loved child of Empress Alexandra VII, ruler of the Empire of Man from her second consort, Lazar Fillipo, the Earl of New Madrid. An extremely handsome and tall 22-year-old man who loves dressing up in extremely fine and expensive clothing, Roger is considered, by most, as a fop and is not well regarded by pretty much anyone except his valet, Kostas Matsugae. Aware at times of his childish behavior and in desperate need of love and genuine parental guidance (and at times, parental

Bolo! By David Weber $7.99 Controlled by their tireless electronic brains which were programmed to admit no possibility of defeat, the gigantic robot tanks known as Bolos were almost indestructible, and nearly unstoppable. Their artificial intelligences were designed to make them selflessly serve and protect humans throughout the galaxy and made each Bolo the epitome of the knight <I>sans peur et sans reproche</i>, and often far more noble than the humans who gave them their orders. Now, David Weber, <I>New York Times</i> best-selling author of the Honor Harrington series, continues the history of the Bolo, in four short novels, one of them published here for the first time. One Bolo is driven over the edge by the very humans it is pledged to protect. Another Bolo must decide whether or not to disobey when it is given an order that constitutes genocide. A third must hunt one of its own kind whose robot brain is damaged and rescue two children which the deranged Bolo thinks it is protecting from a nonexistent enemy. And more, including David Weber’s own authoritative technical history of the Bolo, all in a volume that will be irresistible both for David Weber’s huge readership and Bolo fans everywhere.

Changer of Worlds (Worlds of Honor Series #3) $25 WELCOME AGAIN TO THE MANY WORLDS OF HONOR Lady Dame Honor Harrington — starship captain, admiral, Steadholder, and Duchess — has spent decades defending the Star Kingdom of Manticore against all comers. Along the way, she has become the legend known as “the Salamander” from her habit of always being where the fire is hottest…and also a national bestseller (Ashes of Victory: #7, The Wall Street Journal). But it’s a big universe, and Honor’s actions affect a lot of lives, not all of them human. And their actions affect her — a lesson “Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington” learns years before rising to command rank, when a desperate battle against “pirates” who aren’t quite what they seem begins her brilliant career. Closer to home, in “Changer of Worlds,” a secret that the alien treecats have kept from their human friends for hundreds of years is about to come out…and completely change the relationship between the two species forever. Meanwhile, Eric Flint weighs in with “From the Highlands.” Honor can’t be everywhere, so when the People’s Republic of Haven tries to stage a political assassination on Earth, Anton Zilwicki — husband of one of the Star Kingdom’s most revered military martyrs, and father of a young woman who is clearly a chip off the old block — steps into the breach…and takes the opportunity to settle some old scores along the way. And finally, Esther McQueen and Oscar Saint-Just square off for their final confrontation in Noveau Paris in “Nightfall.”

Changer of Worlds (Worlds of Honor Series #3) $0.99 WELCOME AGAIN TO THE MANY WORLDS OF HONOR Lady Dame Honor Harrington — starship captain, admiral, Steadholder, and Duchess — has spent decades defending the Star Kingdom of Manticore against all comers. Along the way, she has become the legend known as “the Salamander” from her habit of always being where the fire is hottest…and also a national bestseller (Ashes of Victory: #7, The Wall Street Journal). But it’s a big universe, and Honor’s actions affect a lot of lives, not all of them human. And their actions affect her — a lesson “Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington” learns years before rising to command rank, when a desperate battle against “pirates” who aren’t quite what they seem begins her brilliant career. Closer to home, in “Changer of Worlds,” a secret that the alien treecats have kept from their human friends for hundreds of years is about to come out…and completely change the relationship between the two species forever. Meanwhile, Eric Flint weighs in with “From the Highlands.” Honor can’t be everywhere, so when the People’s Republic of Haven tries to stage a political assassination on Earth, Anton Zilwicki — husband of one of the Star Kingdom’s most revered military martyrs, and father of a young woman who is clearly a chip off the old block — steps into the breach…and takes the opportunity to settle some old scores along the way. And finally, Esther McQueen and Oscar Saint-Just square off for their final confrontation in Noveau Paris in “Nightfall.”

Changer of Worlds Edited By David Weber $7.99 <B>WELCOME AGAIN TO THE MANY WORLDS OF HONOR</B><P>Lady Dame Honor Harrington — starship captain, admiral, Steadholder, and Duchess — has spent decades defending the Star Kingdom of Manticore against all comers. Along the way, she has become the legend known as “the Salamander” from her habit of always being where the fire is hottest…and also a national bestseller <I>(Ashes of Victory: #7, The Wall Street Journal).</I><P>But it’s a big universe, and Honor’s actions affect a lot of lives, not all of them human. And their actions affect her — a lesson “Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington” learns years before rising to command rank, when a desperate battle against “pirates” who aren’t quite what they seem begins her brilliant career.<P>Closer to home, in “Changer of Worlds,” a secret that the alien treecats have kept from their human friends for hundreds of years is about to come out…and completely change the relationship between the two species forever.<P>Meanwhile, Eric Flint weighs in with “From the Highlands.” Honor can’t be everywhere, so when the People’s Republic of Haven tries to stage a political assassination on Earth, Anton Zilwicki — husband of one of the Star Kingdom’s most revered military martyrs, and father of a young woman who is clearly a chip off the old block — steps into the breach…and takes the opportunity to settle some old scores along the way.<P>And finally, Esther McQueen and Oscar Saint-Just square off for their final confrontation in Noveau Paris in “Nightfall.”

Changer of Worlds Edited By David Weber $25 <B>WELCOME AGAIN TO THE MANY WORLDS OF HONOR</B><P>Lady Dame Honor Harrington — starship captain, admiral, Steadholder, and Duchess — has spent decades defending the Star Kingdom of Manticore against all comers. Along the way, she has become the legend known as “the Salamander” from her habit of always being where the fire is hottest…and also a national bestseller <I>(Ashes of Victory: #7, The Wall Street Journal).</I><P>But it’s a big universe, and Honor’s actions affect a lot of lives, not all of them human. And their actions affect her — a lesson “Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington” learns years before rising to command rank, when a desperate battle against “pirates” who aren’t quite what they seem begins her brilliant career.<P>Closer to home, in “Changer of Worlds,” a secret that the alien treecats have kept from their human friends for hundreds of years is about to come out…and completely change the relationship between the two species forever.<P>Meanwhile, Eric Flint weighs in with “From the Highlands.” Honor can’t be everywhere, so when the People’s Republic of Haven tries to stage a political assassination on Earth, Anton Zilwicki — husband of one of the Star Kingdom’s most revered military martyrs, and father of a young woman who is clearly a chip off the old block — steps into the breach…and takes the opportunity to settle some old scores along the way.<P>And finally, Esther McQueen and Oscar Saint-Just square off for their final confrontation in Noveau Paris in “Nightfall.”

Crown of Slaves (Disciples of Honor Series #1) $0.75 Beginning a new blockbuster series set in the “Honorverse”-the universe of Honor Harrington. The Star Kingdom’s ally Erewhon is growing increasingly restive in the alliance because the new High Ridge regime ignores its needs. Add to that the longstanding problem of a slave labor planet controlled by hostile Mesans in Erewhon’s stellar back yard, a problem which High Ridge also ignores. Finally, the recent assassination of the Solarian League’s most prominent voice of public conscience indicates the growing danger of political instability in the Solarian League – which is also close to Erewhon. In desperation, Queen Elizabeth tries to defuse the situation by sending a private mission to Erewhon led by Captain Zilwicki, accompanied by one of her nieces. When they arrive on Erewhon, however, Manticore’s most capable agent and one of its princesses find themselves in a mess. Not only do they encounter one of the Republic of Haven’s most capable agents – Victor Cachat – but they also discover that the Solarian League’s military delegation seems up to its neck in skullduggery. And, just to put the icing on the cake, the radical freed slave organization, the Audubon Ballroom, is also on the scene – led by its most notorious killer, Jeremy X.

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