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I recently finished listening to Flag in Exile written by David Weber and narrated by Allyson Johnson.
This is the fifth book in the core Honor Harrington series. It's hard to review a book this deep in a series without a few spoilers. If this is an issue for you I suggest you skip to the conclusion.
Honor Harrington, after having recently killed another peer of Manticore in a duel due to the death of her beloved, finds herself beached from the Navy. Since she saved Grayson some time in the past they had made her a steadholder, a type of nobility within the Grayson system.
Honor takes up her residence in Grayson and attempts to embrace her duties as a steadholder as well as the champion of the Mayhew reforms. Despite her general willingness to embrace as much of their culture as she can, many on Grayson chafe at the concept of a female steadholder.
The universe waits for no one, however, and the Manticore and Havenite war grind forth in the meantime. Mayhew, let's one of his admirals approach Honor about serving in the Grayson military. While he generally thinks it would be good for, he is mainly allowing it because Grayson is desperate for truly experienced officers. Besieged in her own steading or on the deck of a ship, Honor Harrington must find the will to fight on.
The narrator, Allyson Johnson, does a truly stellar job with this novel. She is highly adept at helping each character find their voice through her.
Conclusion: This is another excellent entry into the Honor Harrington series. Once you combine it with the amazing narration, this is a great political thriller and military Sci-fi novel.