Good, but a step back. 
 Honor is now officially back from dead. Welcomed back our battered hero needs her time to quietly heal and recuperate. All the while war rages one and new tactics, weapons, plots and plans are used to win this final leg of the war. 
 Though all of that sounds incredibly interesting, i felt my own interest waning. The story touches too many places and too many people, deluding the attention from the most interesting character of all: Honor Harrington herself. Though Weber's writing remains top notch as always, I found myself becoming frustrated with how little time is spent with our main character. 
 So by most account this is a very good book, but as it turns out by far my one of my leased favorite in the series.