Beginnings

On a story by story basis:

1. By the Book - Charles Gannon: I have no idea what this has to do with the Honorverse. The only connections are Earth, space, and a postscript written by a Ph.D. on Haven. It's a reasonably good sci-fi story, but it's not really Honorverse.

2. A Call to Arms - Timothy Zahn: This is more like it. Early RMN story of some action you've never heard of. It's recognizable as as Honorverse and well written.

3. Beauty and the Beast - David Weber: The story of Alfred Harrington and Allison Chou. Great story. Provides a lot of depth to momma and daddy Harrington.

4. Best Laid Plans - David Weber: Probably the story we've all been waiting for: how Honor met Nimitz. Very nice.

5. Obligated Service - Joelle Presby: This one felt really gritty to me, and the main character is a little bleak. It definitely shows a little of the dark side of both Grayson and Manticoran officers.