The ultimate guide and companion to<I> </I>the <i >New York Times </i>best-selling Honor Harrington series.<P> A <I><b>new</b></i> short Honorverse novel, plus a compendium of tech, specs, and history to accompany the blockbuster series.<P>An all-new David Weber Honorverse short novel, <I>I Will Build a House of Steel</i>, chronicling the early days of the Manticoran Star Kingdom and the reign of King Roger.<P> <P> Have you ever finished the latest Honor Harrington novel from David Weber and wished you could linger in Weber’s Honorverse just a bit longer? Now you can with this treasure trove of tech, specs, and insights on David Weber’s mega best-selling Honor Harrington series. Orbital characteristics of key planets, regimental order of the Royal Navy, backstory on the history and drama of the Star Kingdom’s birth and early days—you’ll find it all here, thoughtfully arranged by the Bureau 9 Weber research group, and overseen by David Weber himself.<P> <b>About David Weber and the Honor Harrington series:</b><P> “. . .everything you could want in a heroine….excellent…plenty of action.”–<I>Science Fiction Age</i><P> <P> “Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!”–Anne McCaffrey<P> <P> “Compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.”–<I>Locus</i><P> <P> “Weber combines realistic, engaging characters with intelligent technological projection . . . Fans of this venerable space opera will rejoice . . .”–<I>Publishers Weekly</i>