Hardcover, 608 pages
English language
Published Jan. 9, 2007 by Tor Books.
With humankind reduced to a single colony on the world of Safehold, the human rulers of the planet, in an effort to preserve the remnants of their industrial civilization, build a religion designed to hide the colony by keeping its society medieval.
fun and engaging at times, at other times it drags you into plots with s plethora of characters that seen to be named strangely just for the fun of it.
I enjoyed it, but it's probably not for everybody
<spoiler>Very heavy handed fanfiction for a idealised christian monarchy; detracts from otherwise serviceable novel</spoiler>
What I love about this book is that the good guys might win! I read Off Armageddon Reef after reading George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones, and let me just say that while I love Martin's book it can be a bit depressing. Thus, Weber was a nice break from harsh, cruel reality. It's such a perfect blend of sci-fi and fantasy that I cannot help but love it. Weber also does an excellent job of making each and every character unique and interesting for the reader, so the book never has a dull moment.
