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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780671721114 ISBN: 0671721119 Label: Baen Manufacturer: Baen Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: March 01, 1992 Publisher: Baen Studio: Baen Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In the period of peace following the Human-Orion War, a ship from a half-forgotten history emerges from a warp point notorious for devouring ships and opens fire on the Orions. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Good StartCrusade is the first book written by Weber and White, and takes place before In Death Ground, and lays a pretty good base for the three books that would follow. When ships emerge from a forbidden warp point, they begin to attack the Orion's, a cat-like race with whom Humans have a very shaky relationship. Because these attackers claimed to be humans, it is left to the Terran Federation to sort things out, or face another possible conflict with their neighbors. The war quickly ... Read More Rating: - Some amusing unintentional irony and plenty of actionThe alliance between humans and their cat-like former opponents isn't perfect, but it seems to be working. Working, that is, until starships emerge from a warp point that has resulted in the destruction of every starship that ever entered it. The intruders claim to be human--descendants of a colony ship that fled through the warp point generations before. They fake a willingness to negotiate and destroy the Orion fleet guarding the system. From there, the 'Thebans' attack the humans who, thanks to an agreement ... Read More Rating: - A Different Space OperaI am hooked on the Honor Harrington series. I have spent so much time reading them that, when I was done, I was disappointed because I had nothing else from Weber to read until the next one comes out. I forgot to check for some of his other works. I wouldn't have thought he would have time to write anything else. WRONG! CRUSADE pits the human federation against a new alien species which considers itself saviors dedicated to saving Terra and humanity for the evil Orions who just happen to be uneasy ... Read More Rating: - Fun and allAs noted before, there isn't much character development, but this is a fun space opera. The events in the book occur before Insurrection, so you need not have read it before this, unless you just want to get a feel for the weapons and structure of the universe. I found my eyes glazing over during the ground combat moments, and of course the literal translation of the Scottish accent was death to me, but overall I enjoyed the book. I'm looking forward to In Death's Ground, as it seems to have a bit more substance, ... Read More Rating: - Sub-Plots Save the BookI started backwards, with ON DEATH GROUND. Then I read THE SHIVA OPTION. Now I just finished CRUSADE. I did think the CRUSADE book was on a par with ON DEATH GROUND. Perhaps the scale of sheer horror was less. But the description of naval battles was on a par. As I finished the halfway point of CRUSADE, I had this feeling of "battles and battles and battles." It was getting flat, and I had a feeling the authors were just repeating a formula. The sub-plots really saved the ... Read More 
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