Through Fiery Trials

Posted on 01 June 2019 by David Weber

With new alliances forged and old regimes fractured, Merlin the cybernetic avatar of Earth s last survivor and immortal beacon to humanity and the colonies of Safehold and have many adventures ahead in Through Fiery Trials, the continuation of David Weber s New York Times bestselling military science fiction seriesThose on the side of progressing humanity through advanced technology have finally triumphed over their oppressors The unholy war between the small but mighty island realm of Charis and the radical, luddite Church of God s Awaiting has come to an end.However, even though a provisional veil of peace has fallen over human colonies, the quiet will not last For Safefold is a broken world, and as international alliances shift and Charis charges on with its precarious mission of global industrialization, the shifting plates of the new world order are bound to clash.Yet, an uncertain future isn t the only danger Safehold faces Long thought buried secrets and prophetic promises come to light, proving time is a merciless warden who never forgets Vast, complex, intricate, subtle, and unlaydownable.The biggest thing in science fiction since Isaac Asimov s Foundation series Dave Duncan on the Safehold seriesSafehold Series1Off Armageddon Reef 2 By Schism Rent Asunder 3By Heresies Distressed 4 A Mighty Fortress 5 How Firm A Foundation 6Midst Toil and Tribulation 7Like A Mighty Army 8Hell s Foundations Quiver 9At the Sign of Triumph10 Through Fiery Trials Best Read Through Fiery Trials By David Weber For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr OMG, I m giving Weber 2 starsNothing Happens.Seriously, you could just skip to the last chapter and be ready for the next book There were several weddings, a few funerals, some political machinations and upheavals, but in the end nothing happened The final chapter in the book is the only one that couldn t have been glossed over in a preface to the next tome.See, there needed to be some big enemy or evil plot that was fighting the good guys, but there wasn t It was justpeople being people OMG, I m giving Weber 2 starsNothing Happens.Seriously, you could just skip to the last chapter and be ready for the next book There were several weddings, a few funerals, some political machinations and upheavals, but in the end nothing happened The final chapter in the book is the only one that couldn t have been glossed over in a preface to the next tome.See, there needed to be some big enemy or evil plot that was fighting the good guys, but there wasn t It was justpeople being people.Another criticism is that I got a bit tired of having noblewomen explain how they aren t shocked by coarse language It got boring Or the overused metaphor that is an understatement that has to be thoroughly explaine...Finally, the first Safehold novel after the end of the war in At The Sign of triumph is here and it makes for an excellent read covering some 15 years March 901 to March 916 after a prelude between Merlin and Nahrmahn s avatar which is probably set in November 900 in shorter or longer snippets at various times and in various places, it starts with a recap ostensibly from The Life of Merlin Athrawes, Zhakleen Wylsynn,Tellesberg, Royal University Press, 4217 and ends with a bang almost Finally, the first Safehold novel after the end of the war in At The Sign of triumph is here and it makes for an excellent read covering some 15 years March 901 to March 916 after a prelude between Merlin and Nahrmah...This was not a story It was a timeline 15 16 years The author picked points on the timeline and then told a little vignette It does not add to the overall story arc at all and had no story of its own I listened to the audiobook He took 30 hours to say, Time passed People died people got married children were born the economy fell, rose, and fell again I kept listening, afraid that I would miss something that would be pertinent to the overall plot, but there was nothing, until the last This was not a story It was a timeline 15 16 years The author picked points on the timeline and then told a little vignette It does not add to the overall story arc at all and had no story of its own I listened to the audiobook He took 30 hours to say, Time passed People died people got married children were born the economy fell, rose, and fell again I kept listening, afraid that I would miss something that would be pertinent to the overall plot, but there was nothing, until the last ten minutes.The ending was an author s cheap trick, but I won t spoil it.That entire thirty hour...This is classic David Weber The early books are awesome The middle books get a bit weighty and ponderous, though in a necessary fashion as the world expands The later books become endless, slogging, back breaking tomes filled with nothing but meetings The latest Safehold sadly falls into this last category.Now I should point out that one of the reasons I love Weber s books early...This novel should be one, perhaps two, chapters worth of material in the next novel in the series.1 Some people die peacefully of old age2 Some younger characters grow up and marry3 Mainland realms face challenges some successfully, some not so much, with and without help from Charis as is politically possible4 The expected denouement of the major plot item for this novel is a couple of pages of cliff hanger at the finish.I regret spending money on this the publisher should have rejected This novel should be one, perhaps two, chapters worth of material in the next novel in the series.1 Some people die peacefully of old age2 Some younger characters grow up and marry3 Mainland realms face challenges some successfully, some not so much, with and without help from Charis as is politically possible4 The expected denouement of the major plot item for this novel is a couple of pages of cliff hanger at the finish.I regret spending money on this the pub...Until now I enjoyed Weber booiks but this is, by far, the worst one As other people said it NOTHING HAPPEN.We see the same problem again and again Too many characters introduced Who needs the story of Priest N524 Too many meetings where nothing happen A useless PICA so they are supposed to influence the world and they basically do nothing Too many useless pages Who really want to know about the 2nd child of the 1st daughter Too many unused characters because of the 1st problem Not Until now I enjoyed Weber booiks but this is, by far, the worst one As other people said it NOTHING HAPPEN.We see the same problem again and again Too many characters introduced Who needs the story of Priest N 524 Too many meetings where nothing happen A useless PICA so they are supposed to influence the world and they basically do no...It s so weird to be giving weber 2 stars, but after 15 years of fandom, I m growing tired of him ruining series with boring character point of views and unessescery plot developments.This book could be sumurized asAll the old people dieAll the young couples have babiesAll the young teenagers fall in loveSiddermark and NotChina fuck themselvesTrains are awesomeAirships are betterIt didn t take an entire freaking book to tell those stories I wouldn t even mind if yo...I wish i had read the reviewsIt was just so full of filler It s like he is trying to see how long he can stretch out a series before everyone stops buying Not going to buy another in this series.David Weber s fantastic Safehold series roars on like a mighty river, continuing to tell the story of a planet s medieval society contending with not only a massively powerful central Church and the emergence of advancing technology All immensely entertai...Safehold secrets Safehold continues to be a complex, multifaceted world that pits technological development against the righteousness of the Church of God s Awaiting Think back to the Spanish Inquisition and you re coming close to the nub of heresy and beliefs that stymie cultures unable or unwilling to look to move forward Of course cobbl...

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01 June 2019

David Weber