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Very much in line with David Weber's works, this is excellent space opera. Black Jack Geary is a likeable and interesting character. Sometimes the characters are a little cardboard or one-dimensional, but overall this is good, fast-paced action with an interesting plot and lots of conflicts, both internally and externally.

There are plenty of reviews here that cover the storylines, so I'll just throw my hat in the ring with a 5 star review and recommend it if you even remotely like Weber's sci-fi.


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Dauntless The Lost Fleet Book 1 Jack Campbell Books Reviews

A thoroughly enjoyable book that I couldn't put down. I loved the premise of a fleet lost behind enemy lines, trying to make their way home without incurring too many more losses. The main character, Captain John Geary a.k.a. 'Black Jack Geary' is a man the reader can't help having some empathy for. Afterall, how would you feel if everyone thought you were dead, but then, nearly a hundred years later, you were found (having been in hibernation for that period of time). That is precisely what happens to John 'Black Jack' Geary. Only trouble is, everyone has blown his 'last words' during battle more than a hundred years ago out of all proportion. He has become a legend - his words and deeds cited into Alliance Fleet lore. The trouble is, he doesn't see himself as particularly worthy of such status. He is, afterall, just an ordinary man capable of errors of judgmemt and with the usual compliment of character flaws, just as any man or women. Yet, after the fleet admiral along with many senior offices are shot and killed while trying to negotiate with the Syndicate (enemies of the Alliance), he finds himself in command of the Alliance Fleet and having to combat his legendry status. Throughout the remainder of the book Black Jack has to whip his, sometimes mulish Captains, into a cohesive force that fights together in a disciplined manner while taking a more backward route back into Alliance space. He has an up-hill battle as, in the interum years he has been gone, the Alliance forces have become increasingly aggressive and this has resulted in, not only the loss of experienced officers, but a prevailing attitude of 'glory hunting' by some ship captains. Using all his wits he comes up with unique solutions to bring some of his recalcitrant Captains into line. Campbell uses a lot of humor to demonstrate the often comical situations that Black Jack has to endure - his oft quoted sayings have reached almost mythic status and people in the fleet seem to have no problem quoting them directly to him, sailors who turn worshipful eyes on him, and of coursee nearly everyone seems to believe that he can do not wrong and will get them home - while really, all he would like to do is hide in his State-room. In addition, Campbell's description of the logistical nature of fighting a battle in space is right on the money and makes for tense reading. A highly recommended read.
After reading this entire series, and everything except the last as yet unfinished final book of Beyond the frontier continuation of this series, I feel 3 stars is correct.

The book is a good space Opera. scifi military adventure. The story is fun, and original enough to be worth reading. It is good enough that despite it's shortcomings I bought every book and read them in a week. (I am retired I have the time).

Let me explain the main shortfall of this series and why it is 3 stars however. Like a lot of series it restates things that are already known to remind people whats going on in-case they forgot between one book and the next. This book however takes it to a new extreme. Here is a few examples.

1. Every battle the author re-explains often in agonizing detail how space battles in his universe take place. (several times within the same book, every book in the series)

2. Every time the main character jumps into a new star system and maneuvers the author re-explains how they judge distance, and relation in space of the fleet. ( not just once per book to catch people up who may have forgot... but a annoyingly large amount of times. )

3. I am not black jack --- Get used to this he will whine about it for the next 9 books. Think he finally found resolution and accepted who he is after a book? WRONG he will whine about it again in the next book and resolve it again, and again, and again.

4. You will skip over the sections of banter between him and his love interest in later books. It is tired and dry, and essentially they have the same conversation over and over. See number 3.

5. Last a summary. This series is 50% re-explaining what already happened or has been explained, 50% new content. I did a word search... Entire paragraphs are literally copied from one book to the next.

Despite it's flaws it is entertaining to read. However It will never be your favorite series or sci-fi universe.
Very much in line with David Weber's works, this is excellent space opera. Black Jack Geary is a likeable and interesting character. Sometimes the characters are a little cardboard or one-dimensional, but overall this is good, fast-paced action with an interesting plot and lots of conflicts, both internally and externally.

There are plenty of reviews here that cover the storylines, so I'll just throw my hat in the ring with a 5 star review and recommend it if you even remotely like Weber's sci-fi.