Product Description

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's emerged from a century-long hibernation to find he has been heroically idealized beyond belief. Now, he must live up to his own legend.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2438 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

Satisfying Space Opera
Light, fast and satisfying.

An enjoyable romp. Not as dark as much recent Space Opera has been (I'm looking at you, Banks and Reynolds). More on the military side of the street, this book follows John "Black Jack" Geary, a historical captain found in a lifepod a century after his time. He's rescued by his own fleet and find that things have not changed much since he left. The same war continues and his people are still in it.

Worth it!
I am an eclectic reader and I am always looking for different writers of various genres. I picked up this book based on a recommendation by a coworker and it was a great read!

A classic Space Opera
I enjoyed reading Dauntless (The Lost Fleet - Book 1) by Jack Campbell. This is the first work of Mr. Campbell that I have read, and it's a most promising start. The story revolves about a legendary military commander who has been drifting in an escape pod for about 100 years. After he's found, he has to try to fit in to the current situation and live with the hero status he's been accorded by the present-day military. He also finds that the 100 year war has changed military tactics and attitudes in ways that are very different from his time.

While this is certainly not a deep character-development book, it has all the elements of a classic Space Opera, with a heroic leader thrown into an almost hopeless situation trying to save his fleet. Battle descriptions of maneuvers made by fleets that have to rely on light speed observations of where the enemy 'was' to attack where he 'will be' when the weapons arrive make for an interesting perspective on space battles. All in all, a good and quick read for fans of this genre.