On Basilisk Station by David Weber
Ten people attended this meeting at A. T.’s house. Our topic was David Weber’s first novel, On Basilisk Station, which is also the first in the Honor Harrington series. The book is a military sf novel influenced by C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower series of naval adventures. Five of us had read Weber before. All of us started the book, and nine finished it.
Many of us found the book to be a quick, energetic, enjoyable read. We thought it showed a good understanding of the military mind. We liked the scenes of Honor