doowgad1 t1_it5ei0g wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:37 AM

meh.

I tried one and noped out halfway through.

May I suggest Robyn Bennis - The Fire Above and The Guns Above. Military fiction about airships in Napoleonic times.

alfdis_vike OP t1_it5eubd wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:39 AM

I'll check it out. Thanks for the recommendation. I'm actually not into the other military fiction that I've tried, but now I'm not sure what I like.

What didn't you like about the Honor books?

doowgad1 t1_it5f4lm wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:41 AM

It was a while back, but I remember disliking the monarchy, and that Honor came off as a Mary Sue with no flaws.

WanShangCha t1_ita3wqv wrote on October 22, 2022 at 1:30 AM

It might be worth looking at the older naval fiction as that is what Harrington is allegedly modeled after.

Not OP, but I can see the struggle I go back and forth on both HH and safehold. I enjoy them but I cant do them in more than like a 2 book spurt. I don't have a great way to articulate it but the best I have is they feel almost pulpy?

alfdis_vike OP t1_itaijqf wrote on October 22, 2022 at 3:36 AM

I get a bit of a formula after 5 books, but I appreciate the formula bc I know what to expect 😄