In Fury Born (Fury Series Book 1)

I love, love, love that David Weber is a man who obviously loves strong women, because he has created Alicia DeVries as another outstanding, waaaay atop the nearly unscalable peak of super women in the vein of Honor Harrington, a character that I didn't think could be surpassed EVER by any author, not even himself. He has surprised and thrilled once again with a fantastic new super-female character that makes an average woman like me feel empowered.Alicia is a superior marine commando resculpted with nanotechnology and other futuristic internal hardware and conditioned to superlative above human capabilities. She is, however, still able to embrace her humanity without sacrificing herself. I love this aspect of Alicia which the author maintains in his female heroines. This characteristic remains until Alicia, after surviving unbelievable odds in several government orchestrated ambushes and receiving the planetary highest honors and accolades of the Emperor, is double crossed. She is betrayed not only by her superior officers, but the Emperor himself who conveniently forgets honor and integrity in the service of politics.She is so emotionally destroyed that she finds she can no longer serve her leaders or the government because of this betrayal and she retires to another planet with her family. Alicia is an Amazon non-pareil. She nearly dies during the ambush and murder of her entire family by rogue military men who have their own get-rich agendas and have raped and plundered her new home planet. She fights to the finish and is dying from blood loss as the only survivor of this invasion. During the final moments of her life she vows anything and all if she could live to settle the score. The supernatural element enters into the story and she is rescued by one of the goddess "Furies" of ancient Earth mythology. Alicia is kept alive until human rescuers find her and reanimate her without understanding what has transpired other than Alicia is a medical miracle and a complete mystery.She becomes so threatening to the medical and marine community that they deactivate her highly specialized internal hardware and chemistry technology used by commandos during their campaigns after they repair her body. The powers that be perceive her as having "lost her mind" and no longer a viable asset as she is observed talking to herself by the doctors and nurses during her lengthy recovery. Hence, the "insanity" viewpoint, when she is, in fact, dialoging with the so-called goddess "Fury" within her mind. She learns that she has been deactivated, but the "Fury" reassures her that she can reactivate Alicia's internal hardware once she discovers a way for Alicia to escape her "medical" captivity and settle the score upon which they had agreed as part of the "rescue" deal. The double meaning herein described is rich with inferences.Eventually, Alicia escapes through acts of derring do that leave you breathless with the thrill of her courage and David's usual stunning and spectacular writing. She steals a $80 billion dollar Alpha Synth to go after those criminals and the pirates. She suspects that they are within her own government. She learns that these pirates had raided her planet and killed all her family for the pelts of an animal that are used for various trade purposes. The credits add to the enrichment of the corrupt military men and their leaders in their goal to overthrow the Emperor. Alicia is bent on revenge since no one in her government has a clue about how to find the criminals and the politics of the whole mess have sabotaged their efforts to do so. Alicia is a madwoman on a mission.She uncovers the driving forces and the agenda for the destruction of her family, the Emperor, the entire government and her life. This cements her decision to settle the score on her own. Having succeeded against staggering odds and astronomical costs, Alicia loses her sanity in her final desperate act of revenge as she drives the Alpha Synth on her suicide mission. As the Alpha Synth slams toward the space station where the corrupt power seeking governor and his top level military henchmen are located she fights another battle with the Fury and her Artificial Intelligence. Alicia's lost humanity resurfaces through ship to ship communication by the voice of her best friend. She along with a top Admiral are in a starship racing along behind trying to reach her in order to halt Alicia's catastrophic mission. Coupled with the desperate help of the "Fury", who finally realizes what type of monster she has created in Alicia, and the electronic interface with the A.I. with whom she is permanently interfaced, Alicia aborts the mission. This stunning and chill inducing last moment mission abort leaves you breathless and shivering. Literally. The story winds up with an official pardon for all her "crimes" and a stuffy apology from the Emperor.The ending left me somewhat unsatisfied even though Alicia now has legal command of her Alpha Synth and A.I. plus the "Fury' is still part of her inner mind self. I felt hungry to know what was up next. Alas, unless I have missed it, there has been no follow up to this superb story. I really, REALLY want to read another book about Alicia. I hope that if there is such a thing as reincarnation that in my future life I incarnate as an Honor Harrington or Alicia DeVries type woman. What could be more thrilling and rewarding? Bravo David. You are the Man!

In Fury Born by David Weber is an engaging blend of military science fiction and space opera, centering on the character Alicia DeVries, a driven and highly capable marine. The novel combines two of Weber’s works—Path of the Fury and its expanded version—with a detailed look into Alicia’s journey from a young soldier to a fierce and determined force for justice, aided by the ancient Fury, Tisiphone. The story explores themes of loyalty, vengeance, and the bonds of camaraderie, while delivering intense, tactical action and well-developed world-building. The pacing can slow at times due to in-depth technical details, but fans of complex military strategy and character-driven narratives will find much to enjoy. Overall, it’s a captivating read for those who appreciate epic space battles and a strong female protagonist.From sitting with her Marine grandfather hearing stories about military life both good and bad Alicia develops a sense of honor and duty to protects those who need it and is focused on accomplishing her goals. Unfortunately, she is traumatized by the death of comrades in arms who are betrayed by a traditional in the military. She resigns when the powers that be in her elite service will not punish this traitor. With all the losses she endures this is a story of a soldier then civilian who is finally able to adapt to living with her Fury.

I’ve read Webber for many years, mostly the Honor Harrington series and the Manticore Rising series, and always enjoyed them. I found. This to be a mostly enjoyable but uneven book. The core problem is that for whatever reason I did not gravitate to the Alicia DeVries character nearly as strongly as I did either Honor Harrington or Travis Long.Perhaps connected, I felt the “human interest” portion of the story was wanting, an antiseptic “ I had to write this and so I did” thing. The family depiction in Enders Game, for instance, was a tenth as brief and infinitely more convincing.Still, a page turner and I will definitely read the next in the series.

This is one of Weber’s best books yet. The characters are extremely well written, the action paints pictures in your mind, the Universe is full with room to keep expanding, and the story gets better as it chugs along. Highly recommended. The first half is a great military sci-fi story that focuses on an extremely talented young woman who works her way up the ranks to the cream of the Imperial military, with plenty of action and growth of the character. At first I was worried that the second half would be not as good as it is a vastly different story, but it is a great story of three characters in one mind of the MC and how that changes her for good and bad, along with action and an investigation into treason. It is a daunting, emotional tale that takes the now woman out of the military and into a search for vengeance and the path to madness. Understand, this is really 2 books about the same characters and while different in many ways the second could not have been written without the first. I believe it’s in one book because readers might not have given the 2nd story a chance as it sounds so different, and if they passed they would have missed out on one of the most emotionally complex sci-fi military action books written. Weber has grown a lot as a writer from his first Harrington book to this, and No, this is a different universe than Manticore. Give this book a read, you won’t regret it.

Particularly good, long book. Lot of crazy tech but a good plot and an admirable protagonist. Would recommend it for her alone, but we have aliens, rebels and traitors as well. Audio book is good too,

Really enjoyed this story. Very satisfying. Love the Honor Harrington series and will add this to my re-read pile. Space, fighting, epic.

What a great concept melding Greek mythology with space travel and the most amazing warrior ever created. Absolutely loved it!

the author once again managed to built a strong Charakter in the main heroine. Combining Sci-fi (even though the sci-part might benefit of a little deeper explanation of the base technologies) with a sprinkle of ancient greek mythology gives the story a nice twist and makes this book a real pageturner that I could hardly put out of hand.I'm looking forward to read the next book in this series -keep the good stories coming, Mr. Weber!

Weber shines when describing starship combat but this character is a 100% Mary Sue...The story is interesting but the origins and capabilities of tisiphone are quite a Deus Ex Machina...Just acceptable

Le héros de cette histoire est en fait une héroïne dont le personnage nous entraîne loin des intrigues d'alcôves coutumières quand une personne du beau sexe est en première ligne.Cet opus est une évasion dans les grandes largeurs.