Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1)

Author - Jack Campbell ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Mass Market Paperback Book item from Ace was reviewed on 18-Oct-2008.

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1) Mass Market Paperback Book Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1) by Ace. 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.¤

2) Mass Market Paperback Book Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1) by Ace. This has to be some of the best science fiction that I´ve read. For reference I´m a fan of John Scalzi and Robert Charles Wilson, but this series has topped anything I´ve listened to so far (I downloaded the unabridged audio version of this book). I´m nearly done with the fourth book, Valiant, and I´m so disappointed that it is going to be over soon. I can´t believe I have to wait until 4/2009 for the next in the series...

If you are into space battle-like sci-fi, you owe it to yourself to try this series.¤

3) Mass Market Paperback Book Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1) by Ace. Whenever I try a new series, especially in sci-fi, I am always a little nervous about the content. I love sci-fi, but sometimes the books just aren´t what you´d expect. I am pleased to say that this book was clean enough to be read by teenagers but still written in a way that could appeal to adults.

This book reminds me a bit of the success of the Law and Order and CSI TV shows that could draw in a viewer but kept some normalcy by admitting that cops, forensic experts, and prosecutors don´t normally spend all of his or her free time drinking and sleeping around. The portrayal of a hero who doesn´t fit in to his society and sometimes not in with his fleet and the explanation of his real thoughts and insecurities, makes Captain Jack Black Geary seem like a real human hero instead of a James Bond Hollywood fantasy. If you enjoy reading sci-fi that makes you think about how you and people you know would handle things, then I would highly recommend this book!
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4) Mass Market Paperback Book Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1) by Ace. Our hero is at once, larger than life, but also very human with all the issues that carries. The story is well driven; the space combat is at just the right level of detail and there is a lot of it. The political maneuvering element is there and plays a role but is neatly woven into the story to never become an endless dissertation on politics.

And it´s just fun.

Glad that Amazon pointed me to it with the ever present "Other people who bought this item also bought ..."¤

5) Mass Market Paperback Book Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1) by Ace. I was really disappointed with this book. There were so many reviews claiming great character development, smart discussion of science, etc. The characters are very flat. Character development consists of Jack agonizing over whether he can live up to his legend, the ship captain beaming her confidence at him, and the co-president bitching to him about how she doesn´t trust him. The co-president is particularly irritating because she is constantly asking to speak to him and then the conversation consists entirely of her bitching at him. The science discussion consists of him reminding us just about every page that because light takes time to travel, and events are occuring light-hours apart, the events they are observing now, happened, well hours ago. I enjoy a good series -- no need to look for another book for a while. But, I´m still desperately seeking an author like Iain M. Banks, Neal Stephenson, China Mieville, whose works are on Kindle.¤

6) Mass Market Paperback Book Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1) by Ace. 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.¤

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