If, however, you must blame someone for the mix-up, that someone should be me and not Audible, who have done everything they could to get it right. I can ascribe it only to a temporary mental hiccup on my part and crave your forgiveness. Unfortunately, at some point in the process, I replied to one of her e-mails by telling her that “Man-ti-core-ahn” was pronounced “Man-tik-er-ahn.” Exactly how this happened is more than I can say at this point, except to blushingly disclose that the original e-mail remains intact, confirming to all the world that it was, indeed, my fault. She wanted to make absolutely certain she had the correct pronunciations for names, places, star nations, etc., and I tried to make certain all of her questions were answered. Before Audible recorded the very first Honor Harrington book, narrator Allyson Johnson and I not only corresponded by e-mail but actually spoke to one another by phone.

There’s been some confusion-not to say, um, energetic debate, readers and fans being readers and fans-about the correct pronunciation of “Manticoran.” The truth, alas, is that a stitch was dropped. Because if everything Honor Harrington loves is going down to destruction, it won't be going alone. But Manticore's enemies may not have thought of everything after all. There are forces in play, hidden enemies in motion, all converging on the Star Kingdom of Manticore to crush the very life out of it, and Honor's worst nightmares fall short of the oncoming reality. About Mission of Honor, 13 in the Honor Harrington series: Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy in this long-awaited Honor Harrington novelFans of this venerable space opera will rejoice to see Honor back in action. But there are things not even Honor knows about. She's prepared to do anything, risk anything, to stop it, and she has a plan that may finally bring an end to the Havenite Wars and give even the Solarian League pause. The millions who have already died may have been only a foretaste of the billions of casualties just over the horizon, and Honor sees it coming. And now the unstoppable juggernaut of the mighty Solarian League is on a collision course with Manticore. The Star Kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven have been enemies for Honor Harrington's entire life, and she has paid a price for the victories she's achieved in that conflict.

Mission of honor