David Weber

What I admire most about David Weber is his sheer stamina as a worldbuilder. The Honor Harrington series is the kind of sprawling, lovingly detailed military space opera that rewards readers who commit to it, and that level of sustained invention is rare. I find it telling that his first sale to Baen in 1989 came from a collaboration with Steve White; there's a generosity in writers who build alongside others rather than guarding their universe alone. Decades on, he keeps producing, and that durability impresses me more than any single accolade. He writes for readers who want to be immersed, and I respect that fully.

Name (English)

David Weber

Name (Japanese)

デイヴィッド・ウェーバー

Reading

でいゔぃっど・うぇーばー

Born

October 24, 1952 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

Origin

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Occupation

novelist / writer / science fiction writer / fantasy author / screenwriter

University

Appalachian State University

Awards & achievements

• 2018 European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
• 1997 Phoenix Award

• Official sitehttp://www.davidweber.net/
• Xhttps://x.com/davidweber1
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Weber
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q588653

Tags

• Ohio
• novelist
• writer
• science fiction writer

Last updated

2026-06-24

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