A Novel in the Safehold Series (#3) - By Heresies Distressed

All David Weber fans should enjoy this book. It's a great continuation of his safehold series. If I had to choose one thing to complain about it would be the extremely detailed explanations of sailing that occur at certain points. As most people don't have the interest to follow those details it can become tiresome.

Enjoyed, but my god, please move the story along...things are taking way too long to develop. In a weird way, I don't blame the author. Where is the editor? He should be screaming "Pacing!" at his writer. Still an amazing and original story...just very slooooooow.

Book Three of the Safehold series continues to impress. David Weber is the only author I've found who successfully figured out how to get sci-fi into a medieval world. It's not cheesy at all, it's completely awesome, and every time Nimue Alban bursts into cybernetic action I couldn't be happier.

I also enjoy the clever way the author found to tackle the subject of religion, an interesting take that I don't think I've seen since Dune. I'm not sure how many of these books there are going to be, but count me in for the entire ride!

My only real complaint about David Weber as an author is that he has too many projects going on. Not that I want him to drop any of them! No, I just want to get hold of the next book in each series as soon as possible.

Weber's books are loooong. It takes him several months to write each one and it takes me about a day and half to read them. I admit I'm hooked. But other authors can cram the same action and background into much less length. Luckily "Heresies Distressed" resolves pretty much all the tensions set up in the previous one, so I can be patient about waiting for the next. But, as another reviewer notes, I just hope I can live long enough.

I liked the continuing story about Safehold and the plots being spun. However, I am dissatisfied that I can not obtain a following book in ths series because it is not sold in Europe as Ebook. Shame on the store.

This is the second book in the series and continues the story. You should read the first book, Off Armageddon Reef first for alot of the back story.Interesting characters and a good politico-military storyline.

I am enthralled by the Safehold series. By Heresies Distressed grips from the very first chapter, and continues to draw me into this alternate world. This is space opera on a grand scale. A world in which both Buck Rogers and Hornblower live side by side!By Heresies Distressed (Safehold)

I enjoyed this book, and look forward to more in the same series. I have a few theories on how the action could develop, and expect to be surprised! The technical development of weapons is interesting, and the battle scenes are very convincing. I also like the political background, although the head bad guy and priestly type seems over the top. But Hitler was like that, too.

Looking for "space" science fiction was definitely dupped by the cover; which relates in no way to the contents. The character's names were extremely cumbersome to read, even once they were in my head. Where are the editors these days? difficult language, typos aplenty, and the good guys win too too easily. Love David Weber; really really don't like this series.

I'm not a fan of Weber, quite the contrary actually. I picked up the first volume out of the bargain bin when I was desperate to for something to read. It seemed like a great premise and it is--but here's the problem--the first 50 or so pages of the first book setting up the series are by far the most interesting of the 1500 or so pages published in the "safehold epic".

Now it's apparent what is going to happen over the course of this thing and it's still another foregone conclusion---this should be no surprise it's what the author does--and it's truly regrettable.

Still Weber could salvage this thing if the next book took place over a timespan of several decades (or maybe even centuries). If he doesn't I'm gonna wait for that volume to hit the bargain bin--or the paperback release.

I've always been a fan of Weber's imagination, but now he's getting a bit carried away with it. This book--this whole series--is bloated: too much exposition and dialogue, and not enough plot. Every single character is ridiculously well spoken and all too eager to show it. I find myself skipping pages, and seriously wondering whether I should just give up and move on to a different and more exciting book (or series).

And let's not even get into the flaws in the story itself--I can barely even pay attention long enough to care.

I'll bet he could compress this whole series into one largish book, rather than the four (plus?) that it is headed towards.

I want the old Weber back, the one that wrote fast-paced and creative books.

Mr. Weber is one of the best when it comes to creating realistic characters, worlds, and battles.

This book has more story than most, with one of the most complex plots that I've seen in one of his books. The people who point out its similarities to the Empire from Ashes are correct. I suspect that may be why he skimped on the battle scenes here...no reason to write the same book twice. (And the story really is drastically different).

Or maybe there's just so much else going on that (*gasp*!) the fighting had to take second place to the story telling (though we all know he's never actually skimped on the story telling).

Anyway, I'm not giving it 5 stars because it isn't his best work, but it's still very much worth reading.

It appears to be difficult for David Weber to write a bad book, and his latest is no exception to the rule. By Heresies Distressed very ably continues the story of a future world dominated by a failed religion and the efforts to free itself from the tyranny which results. There are hints of more interesting things to come in future books, of course!

Aside from the interesting and exciting story line, Mr. Weber creates a parable for our own world and time. The reader, of course, gets to figure out in his or her own mind who the bad guys and good guys represent. In short, Mr. Weber is obviously a very intelligent and thoughtful man, and writes intelligent and thoughtful, as well as exciting, books. Well done!

I'm hooked on the premise of the series, so I enjoyed the development of the story. There is less political intrigue than the last episode, but still too much. Instead of skipping pages, I only had to skip paragraphs. Maybe on the fourth book I'll only have to skip lines?

I love this entire series. Unique plot, compelling characters and complex situations. Wonderful heroes and villains, I think you'd need to read books 1 and 2 to really get into book 3. I can hardly wait for the next in the series.

I've never read a series where I could arbitrarily rip 300 pages out of one book and still know exactly what's going on. Mr. Weber needs to pull back on the dialog reigns and get to the point! The first 70 pages of Off Armeggedon Reef was probably the most riveting intro to a story I've ever read in my 32 years. How a story can fizzle out like this series has is the stuff of legend. I got about half way through this one before I tossed it in the trash, along with the rest of the series.

I'd wish Merlin and Caleb the best of luck in there endevours, but I just don't care anymore.

Series generally drag as they get longer. This one is no exception. Weber's vice is dialog. Blah, blah, blah, blah. Page after page of scheming, analysis of schemes, more scheming. When the characters are not talking to each other, they talk to themselves in italics. Not many authors can hold my interest this way. About three things actually happened in this whole book. The Honor Harrington series tanked the same way. I'm skipping the rest of this series and only reading the first book in the next series Weber comes out with. He's written some decent novels, but never a decent series.

Oliver Wyman just did a MUCH better job narrating than Jason Culp. It's much more difficult to follow the story due to very poor job of vocal characterization that he did for the reading of this book. His voice maintains a steady monotone drone which lulls one to sleep, rather than engaging them in the story.

Just an awful move on Macmillan Audio's part, especially after the dedicated listeners of this series have gotten well used to and acquainted with Oliver Wyman's vocal characterizations and styles. I give the audiobook version 2 out of 5 stars due to poor choice of narrator.

As the third book in the Safehold series, By Heresies Distressed provides more action than the previous book, but at the same time a lot less evolution to the main storyline. Most of the book is dedicated to the conquest of Corisande and to some internal restlessness in Charis, while the Church finally discovers that it is going the in wrong way in its efforts to create a navy capable of meeting the Royal Charisian Navy in battle.

This book is required reading for anyone that liked the previous two and wishes to see how this story evolves.

The Kindle version($10.08) costs more than the paperback($7.99) for this book. Because of this, I will not be paying for either. It is unfortunate for the author but how else can we express ourselves other than voting with our wallets? It also makes me feel ripped off for having bought a Kindle in the first place.

All that can be said is if you like Weber and you liked the first one, then keep reading. I hope that one reviewer is wrong though; while I believe Weber may decide not to explain how the humans end up defeating the Gbaba, it would be a crime not to at least include an epilogue centuries later letting us know that the human race survived and defeated the Gbaba. It's the worst feeling in the world when an author doesn't provide closure, it's not suspenseful, it's not creative, it's just annoying.

Bordering on being too wordy and taking a bit too long to develop the action. I hope the next book gets to business and is not just another moneymaking installment on what is and should continue to be a great series. I bought this in hardcover and now I wish I had waited for paperback. I will read the next in the series in paperback.

I love David Weber books having read them all. This book and all the others in this series are nothing but chapters in what would be a great book. At 15 dollars per chapter, I hate paying $60 for a book, even a good one.

Excellent third novel of this series! Safehold has LEGS!! Could rival the Honorverse masterpiece, which appears to be ongoing. Pray to God Weber doesn't pull a "Herbert" and DIE before he completes it! Safehold is "SPACE OPERA" with a TWIST!! Thank You Mr. Weber!! Bootstrap Sci-Fi.

David Weber is a writer who does good characterization. His people aren't flat. The stories may seem to be slow but then I look at the clock & it's 3:30 am. I really look forward to anything with his name.

I'm enjoying this series much much more the second time around. I think I read it the first time to fast and missed some really good parts. But, good books I do re-read because you do catch those things you missed and this series you don't want to miss anything.