I agree that it misses the Hugo mark due to being fantasy. I think that's my problem with Goblet of Fire and even with American Gods.
The Dahak books were very enjoyable, and while I do share your assessment that they aren't quite up to the Hugo, I also believe they meet the same standard of some of the other works that have received a Hugo. Though there was at one part of the second book (Armageddon Inheritance) that was so damn predictable I wanted to send Weber a mail-bomb.
I haven't progressed along the Honor Harrington series far enough to get to where he "jumped the shark" (to use a bad meme) but the earlier Harrington books are quite enjoyable and worthy of a Hugo, I think. I'm guessing that the later books spend to much time on the bloody politics and less on the characters.
I think Weber has the capability to produce Hugo material, it's just a matter of slowing down and doing the work.
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I agree that it misses the Hugo mark due to being fantasy. I think that's my problem with Goblet of Fire and even with American Gods.
The Dahak books were very enjoyable, and while I do share your assessment that they aren't quite up to the Hugo, I also believe they meet the same standard of some of the other works that have received a Hugo. Though there was at one part of the second book (Armageddon Inheritance) that was so damn predictable I wanted to send Weber a mail-bomb.
I haven't progressed along the Honor Harrington series far enough to get to where he "jumped the shark" (to use a bad meme) but the earlier Harrington books are quite enjoyable and worthy of a Hugo, I think. I'm guessing that the later books spend to much time on the bloody politics and less on the characters.
I think Weber has the capability to produce Hugo material, it's just a matter of slowing down and doing the work.