The Mesan Alignment is revealed, and, for Honor Harrington and the Manticoran Star Kingdom, this means war!<br><br><b><i>Unintended Consequences</i></b><br> <br> Sometimes things don't work out exactly as planned.<br> <br> The Mesan Alignment has a plan - one it's been working on for centuries. A plan to remake the galaxy and genetically improve the human race - <i>its</i> way.<br> <br> Until recently, things have gone pretty much as scheduled, but then the Alignment hit a minor bump in the road called the Star Empire of Manticore. So the Alignment engineered a war between the Solarian League, the biggest and most formidable interstellar power in human history. To help push things along, the Alignment launched a devastating sneak attack which destroyed the Royal Manticoran Navy's industrial infrastructure.<br> <br> And in order to undercut Manticore's galaxy-wide reputation as a star nation of its word, it launched Operation Janus - a false-flag covert operation to encourage rebellions it knows will fail by promising <i>Manticoran</i> support. The twin purposes are to harden Solarian determination to destroy the Star Empire once and for all, and to devastate the Star Empire's reputation with the rest of the galaxy.<br> <br> But even the best laid plans can have unintended consequences, and one of those consequences in this case may just be a new dawn of freedom for oppressed star nations everywhere.<br> <br> <b>About <i>Shadow of Freedom</i>: </b><br> <br> "This entry is just as exciting as Weber's initial offering . . . The result is a fast-paced and action-packed story that follows [our characters] as they move from reaction to command of the situation. Weber builds <i>Shadow of Freedom</i> to an exciting and unexpected climax." - <i>Daily News of Galveston</i><br> <br> <b>About <i>Mission of Honor</i>, #13 in the Honor Harrington series: </b><br> <br> "Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novel . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action." - <i>Publishers Weekly</i><br> <br> "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." - <i>BOOKLIST </i><br> <br> <b>About David Weber and the Honor Harrington series: </b><br> <br> ". . . everything you could want in a heroine . . . Excellent . . . plenty of action." - <i>Science Fiction Age</i><br> <br> "Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!" - Anne McCaffrey<br> <br> "Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure." - <i>Locus</i>
