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Strength and Honor: A Novel of The U.S.S. Merrimack | 
| Author: R.m. Meluch
Publisher: DAW Hardcover
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 41997
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 0756405270
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780756405274
ASIN: 0756405270
Publication Date: November 4, 2008
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Condition: Good shape, medium wear.
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Product Description
The forced alliance between the interplanetary Empire of Rome and the United States-led Earth forces is shattered as Caesar Romulus declares war, striking at the U.S. Deep Space base, and then following with a direct attack against Earth. Merrimack has no choice but to retaliate with an assault on the Roman capital world of Palatine. In the midst of this chaos, the Hive renews its invasion. And even if John Faragut and his crew can survive all of this, the rogue Roman patterner Augustus-who has long been assigned to his own mission aboard Merrimack-flees the ship when war is declared, and no one knows whether he is only biding his time, waiting to meet Farragut in a final deadly showdown.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Semper Fi - One awesome tale woven of unlikely threads January 5, 2009
D. Hoffman
Strength and Honor, is much more than a supreme example of military science fiction. It is a proclamation of the absolute glory of the human spirit.
Meluch gives us a view into the unparalleled strength of mankind to remain always faithful to answer the call of morality and justice to defeat the forces of entropy and evil.
In portraying the indomitable strength of man, and the ability to achieve honor in the face of enemies both inexorable (the Hive - mindless alien race feeding on the universe) and insidious (New Rome on the planet Palatine and its far flung colonies) this novel (and its predecessors in the Tour of the Merrimack) is catapulted into class of its own. This series is on par with the Star Trek franchise for action, the Star Wars saga for portraying the eternal struggle between good and evil, and a great big helping of "hoo ra", a la Starship Troopers to boot.
I hope you pick up the whole series and enjoy them as much as I have.
 Readable SF in the Tradition of Weber's Honor Harrington Series December 9, 2008
Sacramento Book Review (Sacramento, CA)
Part of Meluch's U.S.S Merrimack series; Strength and Honor finds the uneasy peace between Earth and the Palatine Empire (settled by a neo-Roman group that carved out their own empire in opposition to Earth's). This peace was formed when Caesar Magus surrendered to Cap tain John Farragut, as Palatine was hard pressed by the genocidal alien Hive. As Farragut and the Merrimack head to Palatine to be feted, Caesar Magnus is assassinated his son blames the Merrimack and, after roclaiming himself Caesar, declares war and launches and attack directly on Earth.
Meluch is an excellent writer, and has a firm grasp of military tactics, character development and story telling. A good substitute for those waiting for David Weber's next Honor Harrington novel.
I just stayed up all night reading this novel. November 23, 2008
J. Nolt (Atlanta, GA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This lady does military sci fi right. The perfect blend of action, drama, and intrigue, with a solid and mature emotional core sprinkled with wit and sensitivity to The Way Things Really Are.
I loved this novel, and I loved the other three that came before. I plan to read the rest of R.M. Meluch's novels, and would be willing to get on my knees and beg for the Merrimack series to continue. I just can't get enough of these characters!
Great SCI FI book November 20, 2008
Jeffrey T. Elder (chehalis, wa United States)
Another great book in the series, could be the last one. You should read the books in order. Worth your money.
fantastic military science fiction November 4, 2008
Harriet Klausner
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Roman Empire never died; it just went underground waiting for the right time to emerge. That time came when FTL ships made traveling to the stars possible while the internet connected the Romans all across the globe. They took a spaceship and colonized the planet Palatine, modeling it after the ancient Roman Empire. They have since colonized planets all over the galaxy and they have conquered their sector of space. Caesar Romulus declares war on the United States for breaking a treaty which America never did.
It is believed that Romulus' father was assassinated on his son's orders and the Patterner Augustus is still on the USS Merrimack determined to pay Romulus back for killing his Caesar. In a surprise move, Romulus has his troops attack the United States; while they hold their own the government orders the space armada to attack Palatine. Romulus has a plan to conquer earth and make it another Roman colony, but someone who is dead reaches out from the grave to try to foil his scheme. Captain Farragut of the Merrimack is in the thick of the hostilities on earth and Palatine even as Augustus makes a move and the Hive feels regenerated.
R.M. Meluch writes a fantastic military science fiction tale with vivid battle scenes, intricate plotting, and great characterizations. Although Earth and Palatine are home planets to humans, their cultures are radically different, making it seem like two diverse species. The key element is how well the author makes a case that war is waste and the fool's folly of politicians who care nothing about expendable soldiers except the bottom line. The Patterner (a super cyborg who seeks intelligent patterns in the midst of seemingly random chaos) adds to the overall feel of a distant future in which the earth is still at war.
Harriet Klausner
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