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David Weber is a military sf and fantasy author best known for the highly popular Honor Harrington novels, chronicling the exploits of a female naval captain in a far-future space navy. Weber was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952, and was a history major in college. His interest in military history helps explain the strong parallels to Lord Nelson and the conflicts of the Napoleonic Era that appear in the Honor Harrington novels; Harrington’s native world of Manticore is a clear analog of Nelson’s England, and Harrington’s bitter foes, the People’s Republic of Haven, evoke the politics and society of France in the wake of the French Revolution. The hallmarks of Weber’s style include a careful attention to the technology underpinning his stories, meticulously detailed set-piece battles, and lengthy (some would say pedantic) expository pieces focusing on the political, military and scientific forces at play in the narrative.

Other titles by Weber include the War Gods fantasy series and the SF series Heirs of Empire. In addition to his Honor Harrington novels, Weber has edited a number of anthologies set in Harrington’s “Honorverse”, including Worlds of Honor, Changer of Worlds, and The Service of the Sword. He has also co-written a number of novels with fellow Baen authors Eric Flint (1633, Crown of Slaves) and John Ringo (the Prince Roger series). Two novels co-written with Steve White in the early 90’s (Insurrection, Crusade) were inspired by a military SF wargame called Starfire, and can be seen to contain many of the foundational elements Weber would use to greater effect in the Harrington books.