On Basilisk Station

About “On Basilisk Station”

Honor Harrington is exiled to Basilisk Station after being made to look foolish and is left with a crippled ship and a crew that blames her for their posting. The system's only habitable planet is home to indigenous people who use hallucinogenic smoke. Parliament is unsure about keeping the system, which is run by smuggling and merchant cartels. The star-conquering Republic of Haven is also involved. Honor has a single, outdated light cruiser with faulty weapons to manage the entire system. Despite the dangers and enemies, she is determined to fight back after being wronged. This is a 1993 novel by David Weber.