One of the best space operas i've read/ listened to yet. 
 Honor Harrington is the young, honorable, and utterly competent Royal Manticoran Naval Captain is send to doghouse or in this case Basilisk Station. Basilisk being the naval dumping ground for unwanted officers has been slacking of despite its critical position position as the hyperspace junction between the hostile Peoples Republic of Heaven and the Star Kingdom of Manticore. 
 Add to that backstabbing superiors, politics, restless natives, an entire star system to guard.... Oh and said backstabbing superior just left her and set her up to fail. 
 A fantastic story with a main character whose intelligence and competence shines through in every action. In short a dream start for the whole series 
 *Edit 
 Second time round was just as good!