Flag in Exile vs The Short Victorious War: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women soldiers, Space Warfare, Life on other planets, Space opera, Fiction
Flag in Exile
Hounded into retirement and disgrace by political enemies, cut to the heart by the murder of the man she loved, and bereft of confidence in herself and her abilities, Captain Honor Harrington has retreated to the planet…
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The Short Victorious War
Novel 3 of the Harrington Series. Follows "The Honor of the Queen". After almost a year to recover from the injuries suffered in the previous book, Honor is returned to command of a brand new battlecruiser. She now…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Flag in Exile has the widest readership — 390 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Flag in Exile | The Short Victorious War | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (110) | 3.8 (139) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | 4.5 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (390) | 4.5 (386) |
Reception
| Flag in Exile | The Short Victorious War | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 390 | 386 |
| Editions | 12 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 203 | 281 |
| Pages | 432 | 376 |