A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant)

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A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant) Book Detail

Series: Manticore Ascendant (Book 1)
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Baen (October 7, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1476736847
ISBN-13: 978-1476736846
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches

A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant) Book Synopsis

Growing up, Travis Uriah Long yearned for order and discipline in his life the two things his neglectful mother couldn't or wouldn't provide. So when Travis enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Navy, he thought he'd finally found the structure he'd always wanted so desperately.

But life in the RMN isn't exactly what he expected. Boot camp is rough and frustrating; his first ship assignment lax and disorderly; and with the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating plague, the Navy is possibly on the edge of extinction.

The Star Kingdom is a minor nation among the worlds of the Diaspora, its closest neighbors weeks or months away, with little in the way of resources. With only modest interstellar trade, no foreign contacts to speak of, a plague-ravaged economy to rebuild, and no enemies looming at the hyper limit, there are factions in Parliament who want nothing more than to scrap the Navy and shift its resources and manpower elsewhere.

But those factions are mistaken. The universe is not a safe place.

A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant) Book Review

In this book that pre-dates the Honerverse series of books, we find a Manticore that has just gotten over an empidemic and is in a state of trying to bring their economy back into an upward swing. We find a Manticore not at the cutting edge of technology nor is it the wormhole junction that it becomes in the Honerverse timeline.

The story focuses around Travis Long, an enlisted spacer who really did not have much going for him before he joined the Royal Manticorian Navy. Travis finds that all is not as he thought it would be, with politics, nepotism and general human disregard for rules being a large part of his military experience. Add to this his 'out of the box' thinking that brings him to the notice of his superiors, both good and bad.

David Weber does a great job of bringing a human element into the story. There are challenges to overcome, personal issues to examine and a nefarious unknown enemy with a hidden agenda. I really enjoyed the story and hope to see the next book out soon. Plus I hope to see another Honor Harrington book out there as well. Get online A Call to Duty (Manticore Ascendant) today.