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Midst Toil and Tribulation
David Weber's New York Times bestselling Safehold series of military Science Fiction adventure, which began with Off Armageddon Reef, continues with Midst Toil and Tribulation
WAR AND FAMINE
Once the Church of God Awaiting dominated all the kingdoms of Safehold. Then, after centuries of stasis, the island kingdom of Charis began to defy the edicts of Mother Church--egged on, some say, by the mysterious warrior-monk Merlin Athrawes, who enjoys the Charisian royal family's absolute trust.
What vanishingly few people know is that Merlin is the cybernetic avatar of a young woman a thousand years dead, felled in the war in which aliens destroyed Earth...and that since awakening, his task has been to restart the history of the long-hidden human race.
Now, reeling from the wars and intrigues that have cascaded from Charis's declaration of independence, the Republic of Siddermark slides into chaos. The Church has engineered a rebellion, and Siddermark's all-important harvest is at risk. King Cayleb and Queen Sharleyan struggle to stabilize their ally, which will mean sending troops--but, even more importantly, preventing famine. For mass starvation in Safehold's breadbasket is a threat even more ominous than civil war...
Safehold Series
1. Off Armageddon Reef
2. By Schism Rent Asunder
3. By Heresies Distressed
4. A Mighty Fortress
5. How Firm A Foundation
6. Midst Toil and Tribulation
7. Like A Mighty Army
8. Hell's Foundations Quiver
9. At the Sign of Triumph
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Reviews
After reading all the books up to this last reading, starting to get a bit tired of all the reference to god and religion. Here there is only one religion. In the real world we have too many, Which has caused us many problems and is still causing us major problems. Makes one think about our problem with religion here, now and in the future.
By ArptOpns
If you like the nuts and bolts and have patience with extensive repetition and cover-explaining, this one’s for you
By ImmortalHedgehog
The books keep getting longer and the story is told less and less. Pages and pages and pages of nothing. No plot advancement And only a thin grease of character of development. Yet another in the great lines of RR Martin style milk it for all it’s worth tripe. This is the last of my money and you will never get David. Telling a story for the sake of a good story should be the number one goal of an author. You used to know that. Shame on you.
By Eyescratcher
I'm just sorry he can't write as quickly as I read; I hate having to wait so long to get caught up with old friends. Mr. Weber's good characters are always very, very good, and his bad ones are very, very bad. Notwithstanding, he develops some complex personalities and deals with complex relationships and political and religious issues with great insight. The series operates on a scale that is tough for me to follow, and I often concentrate on the characters for that reason. (With so many of them, doing so is enough of a challenge.) Since I was reading the electronic version, the maps were of less use than in a paper version. Having said that, I can't wait for the next installment!
By DeanD63
I was thinking "exactly right!" to every point he made. However, I am irretrievably drawn in to the story and will continue. But it would be nice if he spent one page instead of 12-15 on the latest minor innovation. And perhaps move things ahead a few hundred years. I realize he's spent a lot of time developing the main characters, but he could keep them around with regeneration treatments, as PICAs or as uploaded personalities into his computer network. Great stories but it's time to move things along.
By HoosYerDaddy