Granted, the decade has just begun, but David Weber shows all signs of being
the science fiction phenomenon of the decade. Weber is often compared to C.S.
Forester (the celebrated creator of Captain Horatio Hornblower), is the
recipient of critical praise worthy of Heinlein or Asimov, and has hordes of
voracious fans clamoring for more and more Weber. Fortunately for them, Weber
keeps steadily producing book after book with first printings that sell out
almost immediately, then go back into printing after printing after printing.
His novels range from epic fantasy (Oath of Swords, The War God's Own)
to breathtaking space opera (Path of the Fury, The Armageddon Inheritance)
to military science fiction with in-depth characterization (the celebrated and
awesomely popular Honor Harrington novels, the New York Times bestselling Ashes
of Victory being the latest). Reviewers call Weber "irresistible . .
masterful" (Publishers Weekly), "highly entertaining" (Booklist),
"outstanding . . . superb . . . excellent" (Wilson Library Bulletin),
"remarkable" (Kliatt), "the best" (Dragon), "worth shouting
about" (Philadelphia Weekly Press), "great" (Locus), and "the
best writer around today" (FosFax). Readers call Weber similar things,
but mostly they call the Baen offices several times a week demanding more from
their main man. Weber lives in South Carolina and, in spite of having gotten
married a year ago, shows no sign of slowing down. . . .