Dauntless

Jack Campbell

Aug 2011 · Lost Fleet, The Book 1 · Titan Books

About this ebook

The Alliance has been fighting the Syndic for a century, and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their only hope is Captain John "Black Jack" Geary - a man who has emerged from a century-long hibernation to find himself heroically idealized beyond belief. Now, he must live up to his own legend.

Ratings and reviews

If what you're looking for is naval fleet actions in space, with everything surrounding it from politics to maneuvers, you have found it. Personally I'd have enjoyed a bit more extrapolation around the possibilities and limitations of relativistic warfare especially at long distance / high fractions of c (other than time lag, much of the battles depiction still stay fairly close to classic naval action). Hamilton depiction of technology is still a notch ahead.Despite that, a strongly recommended read nonetheless.

Perhaps a very first published novel, however greatness is evident in the style and the direction of writing. Ill be reading more.

great read

About the author

Jack Campbell is the pseudonym for John G. Hemry, a retired Naval officer and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. As Jack Campbell, he writes The Lost Fleet series of military science fiction novels. He also wrote the Stark’s War and JAG in Space series under his real name.