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Jack Campbell

May 2017 · Genesis Fleet, The Book 1 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Jack Campbell returns to the world of the New York Times bestselling Lost Fleet novels with an action-packed military science fiction series that explores the founding of the Alliance...and the men and women who fought to create it.
 
Earth is no longer the center of the universe. After the invention of the faster-than-light jump drive, humanity is rapidly establishing new colonies. But the vast distances of space mean that the old order of protection and interstellar law offered by Earth has ceased to exist.
 
When a nearby world attacks, the new colony of Glenlyon turns to Robert Geary, a young former junior fleet officer, and Mele Darcy, a onetime enlisted Marine. With nothing but improvised weapons and a few volunteers, Geary and Darcy must face down warships and armored soldiers—or die trying.
 
As battles rage and pirates take an increasing toll throughout the colonies, the only hope for lasting peace lies with Carmen Ochoa, a “Red” from the anarchic world of Mars, and Lochan Nakamura, a failed politician. They have a plan: to lay the groundwork for mutual defense that could someday grow into an alliance. But if their efforts don’t succeed, the growing power of aggressor worlds could turn regions of space founded on freedom into battlefields between the first interstellar empires....

Ratings and reviews

This book was an excellent blend of breathtaking story telling and satisfying character development. I actually learned substantially about humility, altruism and effective leadership from the narratives of the various characters' plights. Best of all, the character development was neither languid or long-drawn. More importantly, the story was exhilarating. Certain tense episodes in the book actually got my heart racing, for example , Mele Darcy's fearless assault on the enemy settler's base camp. Overall a fantastic book, and I'm buying the second book as soon as I finish this review.

I've read all the books in The Lost Fleet, and Lost Stars series. has been great to see not only an excellent story but the skill growth of the author as well.

I just love this guys writing, feels very real, but at the same time isn't too heavy weather to enjoy.

About the author

“Jack Campbell” is the pen name of John G. Hemry, a retired naval officer who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis before serving with the surface fleet and in a variety of other assignments. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Fleet series and The Lost Stars series, as well as the Stark’s War, Paul Sinclair, and Pillars of Reality series. He lives with his indomitable wife and three children in Maryland.