The Warmasters

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" by David Weber: Before she saved the galaxy, she was "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington," and then an encounter with "pirates" who were more than they seemed began Honor Harrington's Brilliant Career. Choosing Sides by David Drake: Lieutenant Huber stepped off the starship into an ambush - but Slammers aren't supposed to get ambushed. Huber can save his career if he survives a suiclde mission. The Island by Eric Flint: Think General Belisarius was tough? Meet the wife of one of his officers. She is determined to reach her wounded husband - going over the broken bodies of the enemy if necessary. "Before she saved the galaxy, she was "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" - author David Weber reveals how Honor Harrington's long and brilliant career began with an encounter with "pirates" who turned out to be much more than they seemed." "Another day, another planet at war. But in David Drake's "Choosing Sides, " Lieutenant Huber stepped off the starship right into an ambush. The attackers didn't survive, but neither did far too many of Huber's troops - and Slammers aren't supposed to get caught in ambushes. Now, to redeem himself, Huber is being sent on a special mission that may be his last. But even so, the enemy will learn the cost of killing even a single one of Colonel Hammer's Slammers." "If the enemy thought General Belisarius was tough, wait until they meet the wife of one of his soldiers in Eric Flint's "Island." She was wed just before her husband left with Belisarius to fight an evil from beyond time. Now her husband is wounded, and she is going to travel a thousand miles to reach his side - and few who get in her way will live to regret it."--BOOK JACKET Three masters of military science fiction present short novels from their three popular science fiction series, in a volume that includes David Weber's "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington," "Choosing Sides by David Drake, and Eric Flint's "The Island." Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington / by David Weber Island / by Eric Flint Choosing sides / by David Drake.