The Shiva Option Starfire Book 4 eBook David Weber Steve White
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DEFEAT WAS NOT AN OPTION
The war wasn't going well.
The mind-numbingly alien Arachnids were an enemy whose like no civilized race had ever confronted. Like some carnivorous cancer, the "Bugs" had overrun planet after planet . . . and they regarded any competing sentient species as only one more protein source. They couldn't be reasoned with, or even talked to, because no one had the least idea of how to communicate with a telepathic species with no recognizable language . . . and whose response to any communication attempt was a missile salvo. No one knew how large their civilization—if it could be called a "civilization"—actually was, or how it was organized, but the huge fleets they threw against their opponents suggested that it was enormous.
The Grand Alliance of Humans, Orions, Ophiuchi, and Gorm, united in desperate self-defense, have been driven to the wall. Billions of their civilians have been slaughtered. Their most powerful offensive operation has ended in shattering defeat and the deaths of their most experienced and revered military commanders. The edge in technology with which they began the war is eroding out from under them and whatever they do, the Bugs just keep coming.
But the warriors of the Grand Alliance know what stands behind them and they will surrender no more civilians to the oncoming juggernaut. They will die first . . . and they will also reactivate General Directive 18, however horrible it may be. Because when the only possible outcomes are victory or racial extermination, only one option is acceptable.
The Shiva Option
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A lifetime military history buff, David Weber has carried his interest in history into his fiction. In the New York Times best selling Honor Harrington series, the spirit of both C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and history's Admiral Nelson are evident. With over five million copies of his books in print, David Weber is the fastest rising star in the Science Fiction universe. His Honor Harrington series boasts over 3 million copies in print, and Weber has had over thirteen of his titles on The New York Times Best Seller List. War of Honor, book 10 in the series appeared on over twelve Best Seller lists, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA TODAY.
While he is best known for his spirited, modern-minded space operas, he has also developed a fantasy series, of which two books have been published Oath of Swords and The War God's Own. David's solo work also includes three novels of the "Dahak" series, and the stand alone novels Path of the Fury and The Excalibur Alternative.
Weber's first published novels grew out of his work as a war game designer for the Task Force game Starfire. With collaborator Steve White, Weber has written four novels set in that universe Insurrection, Crusade, In Death Ground, and The Shiva Option.
Recent bestsellers in planetary adventures also include the teamwork of John Ringo in the best selling Empire of Man series where the titles March Upcountry, March to the Sea, March to the Stars and We Few have made appearances on The New York Times List.
Weber's proliferation continues with author Eric Flint, where they joined forces in the Best Selling "Ring of Fire" alternate history series, for 1634 The Baltic War, coming in May.
A popular guest at science fiction conventions, Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife Sharon, three children and a passel of dogs.
The Shiva Option Starfire Book 4 eBook David Weber Steve White
<Spoiler Alert> Plot elements may be discussed. This book is the sequel to the recommended "In Death Ground", and picks up as if you were just beginning another chapter instead of another whole book. The fate of Humanity and its allies is in doubt, and only the greatest of individual and societal sacrifices will save the day. Death and destruction continue from the first book on a scale that is near incomprehensible. The arachnid enemy has pushed the alliance into several corners, and will not listen to any sort of peace entreaty. The only conclusion possible is reached and implemented with a cold efficiency that will sap the very humanity from the souls of those who must prosecute the option. It is a simple matter - fight to win, or die. Most of the action is similar to the first book, epic space engagements with a give-and-take through the chapters as one side or the other employs a fleeting advantage in technology. There is a slightly different method to the author's descriptions of the battles, less on the details of the battles as they occur, but more of an emphasis on the outcomes of the battles as a setup for the next phase of action. Nonetheless, "Shiva Option" is a very satisfying read and a fitting conclusion (?) to this mini-series. Only one quibble to mention, and that would be the star charts at the beginning are nearly incomprehensible as to how the different star systems are oriented to each other. But don't let that detract from an otherwise highly satisfactory effort. Recommended.Product details
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The Shiva Option Starfire Book 4 eBook David Weber Steve White Reviews
I've been a great fan of David Webers books many years now. The most famous "Honor Harrington" series is truly great to read.
I found this book without actually looking for it. And by the look of it seemed interesting. So I got this one and the one before it (which is part one out of a two part series) which is called "In death ground". This book ends the story but you should really read the former one first to get all the needed backstory and a proper beginning.
There is a lot of charachters. Some deeper compared to others. Also a great deal of space battles. Epic ones to be honest. The basic conflict is about two VERY different ways of life. Two extremly different kind of life ours and our allies and the "Arachnids" who sees us as simpy food. This time EVERYTHING is on the line and loosing the war simply is NOT an option!
standard David Weber SF.
well written, moves along somewhat more quickly than his more recent work
the story line is interesting, and the fact that I had not read the previous books in the series was not an issue
basically an enjoyable read, complex enough to keep me interested, but not to the point of being repetitious
This is the fourth book in the series, the order of books is Crusade, In Death Ground, The Shiva Option, and Insurrection. (Insurrection was written first, but it takes place last.) The series is fascinating, well thought out, and full of great sci-fi military action, so I suggest you pick it up sometime. The Shiva Option, however, doesn't live up to the rest of the series.
The Shiva Options has great military action, but the plot is too simplistic at times and could have used better editing. There are far too many coincidences and unrealistic deductions by the characters. For instance, one enemy world changes its deployment based on what happened at another enemy world even though the book previously stated that those two worlds aren't in contact. To make matters worse, it becomes obvious pretty early how the book will end. The book bogs down in the middle, and you almost want the good guys to lose just so something interesting happens.
The publisher, Baen, has a two hundred page preview on their website. Or if you're interested in other books that have a lot of good sci-fi military action and a great plot, pick up the Honor series by David Weber or A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo.
I've been waiting for the next release in this series for 5 years - and it's not a disappointment. Took a while to get into the plot again - but that's what the intro was for. We meet a new sapient species that has also been 'a bug squashin' for a long time, learn much about the bugs, their methods and hardware.
Plenty of military jargon (as you'd expect!) and tons of action. If you're a fan of the series, get it. If you've never read the series, you'd probably want to skip it. You really need to have the history of the series to appreciate and enjoy this book. As military SF, it's very good - although not as good as Drake's "With the Lightenings" or Weber's own "Honor Harrington" series. It's space opera - many of the really great characters in the series get killed off in these books, the baddies are really, really, evil, and many events are predictable.
This is the best military Sci-Fi I have ever read. But it is the second novel about a war. For maximum enjoyment, read "In Death Ground" first. Humans and 3 other races are allies, when a new race, the Bugs, attack without warning at first one planet and then another hundreds of light years away. The Bugs never communicate. And when the Bugs capture a planet, they kill all the inhabitants. Or worse.
Interstellar flight is only possible through warp points. Some warp points between two star systems are "open", that is, detectable from around either star. But others are "closed", that is, detectable from only one star. If a fleet in one star system advances to a second system, it can be ambushed by an enemy fleet entering the first system to cut off its retreat.
Battles between fleets involve battleships, cruisers, carriers, fighters, missiles, and stationary space fortresses. The Bugs are willing to sacrifice any number of ships to defeat an Allied fleet. And the Allies often have to use suicidal rear guard actions to give time for civilian evacuations or for a fleet to escape. But after awhile, the Allies learn to cooperate better and begin winning some battles and retaking some captured planets.
<Spoiler Alert> Plot elements may be discussed. This book is the sequel to the recommended "In Death Ground", and picks up as if you were just beginning another chapter instead of another whole book. The fate of Humanity and its allies is in doubt, and only the greatest of individual and societal sacrifices will save the day. Death and destruction continue from the first book on a scale that is near incomprehensible. The arachnid enemy has pushed the alliance into several corners, and will not listen to any sort of peace entreaty. The only conclusion possible is reached and implemented with a cold efficiency that will sap the very humanity from the souls of those who must prosecute the option. It is a simple matter - fight to win, or die. Most of the action is similar to the first book, epic space engagements with a give-and-take through the chapters as one side or the other employs a fleeting advantage in technology. There is a slightly different method to the author's descriptions of the battles, less on the details of the battles as they occur, but more of an emphasis on the outcomes of the battles as a setup for the next phase of action. Nonetheless, "Shiva Option" is a very satisfying read and a fitting conclusion (?) to this mini-series. Only one quibble to mention, and that would be the star charts at the beginning are nearly incomprehensible as to how the different star systems are oriented to each other. But don't let that detract from an otherwise highly satisfactory effort. Recommended.
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