Warner Caslet
Encyclopedia
Commander Warner Caslet is a fictional character
in the Honorverse
, a series of military science fiction
novels written by David Weber
.
Born on the planet Danville, he served in the People's
Navy. He commanded the light cruiser PNS Vaubon during the first years of the war, until, in an ironic twist of events, he was forced to surrender to Honor Harrington after attempting to save her ship from Silesian pirates. Believing her ship to be an unarmed merchant vessel he attacked a pirate squadron to rescue it. This was in accordance with the letter of his orders but a clear defiance of the intent. It was the honorable intentions of this act that persuaded Lady Harrington to set him and his surviving officers free after her return to Manticore.
He was then assigned as Admiral Theisman
's Operations Officer. He was then chosen as a military liaison for the Manticorian prisoners captured with Honor Harrington when Cordellia Ransom chose to transport them to Hades. He assisted in Honor Harrington
's escape from State Security, fought alongside her and other Manticoran officers and prisoners of various nationalities against the forces of State Security on the planet Hades and defected to Manticore
after a soul searching discussion with Amos Parnell, Ex-CNO of the People's Navy. He then relocated to Grayson, and was commissioned into the Protector's Own Squadron under the command of another Havenite defector, Admiral Alfredo Yu.
The name of this character resembles and may have been derived from the merchant ship Walmer Castle that appears in the C. S. Forester
Horatio Hornblower
novel, A Ship of the Line
.
Fictional character
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in the Honorverse
Honorverse
The Honorverse refers to the military science fiction book series and sub-series created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. The series is set primarily after Honor Harrington's October 1, 3961, birth; although she is the protagonist in most of the stories, more recent entries make only...
, a series of military science fiction
Military science fiction
Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the principal characters are members of a military service and an armed conflict is taking place, normally in space, or on a planet other than Earth...
novels written by David Weber
David Weber
David Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Weber and his wife Sharon live in Greenville, South Carolina with their three children and "a passel of dogs"....
.
Born on the planet Danville, he served in the People's
People's Republic of Haven
The Republic of Haven is a fictional star-nation in the Honorverse, the background setting for a series of novels and short stories in the military science fiction genre, written by David Weber and others and published by Baen Books....
Navy. He commanded the light cruiser PNS Vaubon during the first years of the war, until, in an ironic twist of events, he was forced to surrender to Honor Harrington after attempting to save her ship from Silesian pirates. Believing her ship to be an unarmed merchant vessel he attacked a pirate squadron to rescue it. This was in accordance with the letter of his orders but a clear defiance of the intent. It was the honorable intentions of this act that persuaded Lady Harrington to set him and his surviving officers free after her return to Manticore.
He was then assigned as Admiral Theisman
Thomas Theisman
Admiral Thomas Edward Theisman is a fictional character in the Honorverse, a series of military science fiction novels written by David Weber...
's Operations Officer. He was then chosen as a military liaison for the Manticorian prisoners captured with Honor Harrington when Cordellia Ransom chose to transport them to Hades. He assisted in Honor Harrington
Honor Harrington
Honor Stephanie Alexander-Harrington is a fictional character, the heroine of a series of military science fiction books set in the "Honorverse", written by David Weber and published by Baen Books....
's escape from State Security, fought alongside her and other Manticoran officers and prisoners of various nationalities against the forces of State Security on the planet Hades and defected to Manticore
Star Kingdom of Manticore
The Star Kingdom of Manticore , frequently referred to as Manticore or the Star Kingdom, is a fictional star-nation in the Honorverse series of military science fiction novels and short stories by David Weber and others, published by Baen Books.- Depiction :The Star Kingdom was founded in the...
after a soul searching discussion with Amos Parnell, Ex-CNO of the People's Navy. He then relocated to Grayson, and was commissioned into the Protector's Own Squadron under the command of another Havenite defector, Admiral Alfredo Yu.
The name of this character resembles and may have been derived from the merchant ship Walmer Castle that appears in the C. S. Forester
C. S. Forester
Cecil Scott "C.S." Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith , an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. His most notable works were the 11-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era, and The African Queen...
Horatio Hornblower
Horatio Hornblower
Horatio Hornblower is a fictional Royal Navy officer who is the protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester. He was later the subject of films and television programs.The original Hornblower tales began with the 1937 novel The Happy Return Horatio Hornblower is a fictional Royal Navy...
novel, A Ship of the Line
A Ship of the Line
A Ship of the Line is an historical seafaring novel by C. S. Forester. It follows his fictional hero Horatio Hornblower during his tour as captain of a ship of the line. By internal chronology, A Ship of the Line, which follows The Happy Return, is the seventh book in the series...
.