Midshipman's Hope

David Feintuch

Jan 2013 · The Seafort Saga Book 1 · Open Road Media

About this ebook

First in the military science fiction series that does “an excellent job of transferring Hornblower to interstellar space. A thoroughly enjoyable read” (David Drake).
In the year 2194, seventeen-year-old Nicholas Seafort is assigned to the Hibernia as a lowly midshipman. Destination: the thriving colony of Hope Nation. But when a rescue attempt goes devastatingly wrong, Seafort is thrust into a leadership role he never anticipated. The other officers resent him, but Seafort must handle more dangerous problems, from a corrupted navigation computer to a deadly epidemic. Even Hope Nation has a nasty surprise in store. Seafort might be the crew’s only hope . . . This page-turning science fiction in the vein of Robert Heinlein and Orson Scott Card—with a dash of Horatio Hornblower—marks the captivating debut adventure in Feintuch’s hugely popular Seafort Saga.

Ratings and reviews

I loved this saga and can't believe anyone could rate this any less than 4 stars. The first book had me falling in love of reading for the first time in my life. It's one of the better space Sci - Fi adventures out there to which only a closed mind would not appreciate. Yes the character is self loathsome, which seems to bother some of the reviewers but many of the best works have the main character with such a trait. David Feintuch is one of the best authors I've ever read and can easily become a classic.

Fun read I just started the second book. Wish I didn't always have to read about b.s feelings that don't really make sense I think it's the authors way of trying to make a character human. But it's not needed to much self loathing but I enjoyed the book

Well written naval space tale that hooked me from chapter one. 5 stars. I stayed up half the night and read until I finished it. Gotta get the next one in the Hope series!

About the author

DIVDavid Feintuch (1944–2006) was the author of the award-winning military science fiction Seafort Saga series, which spans Midshipman’s Hope, Challenger’s Hope, Prisoner’s Hope, Fisherman’s Hope, Voices of Hope, Patriarch’s Hope, and Children of Hope. Feintuch came to writing late, previously having worked as a lawyer and antiques dealer. In 1996, at the age of fifty, he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer from the World Science Fiction Society. He later expanded into the fantasy genre with his Rodrigo of Caledon series, including The Still and The King. /div