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“One of the best military science fiction series on the market,” (Monsters and Critics) The Lost Fleet delivers thrilling combat on a grand space opera scale. Now, Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary embarks on a brand new mission—to defend the Alliance from itself—in New York Times bestselling author Jack Campbell’s latest action-packed novel…Two Syndicate World star systems have fallen prey to a mysterious fleet of warships—a fleet controlled entirely by artificial intelligence—that is now targeting Alliance space. The warships are no mystery to Geary. They were developed by his government to ensure security, but malfunctioned. If the Syndics learn the truth, the war with the Alliance will resume with a vengeance. As the government attempts to conceal the existence of the A.I. warships—and its role in their creation—Geary pursues them, treading a fine line between mutiny and obedience. But it soon becomes clear that his fleet is no match for the firepower of the machine-piloted armada.With the help of the Dancer species of aliens, Geary has tracked the A.I. ships to their secret base in the supposedly mythical Unity Alternate star system where his fleet, the last hope of the Alliance’s future, will end the conflict at any cost…
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Jack Campbell
115 books3,030 followersJack Campbell is a pseudonym for American science fiction author John G. Hemry.
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John G. Hemry is an American author of military science fiction novels. Drawing on his experience as a retired United States Navy officer, he has written the Stark's War and Paul Sinclair series. Under the name Jack Campbell, he has written four volumes of the Lost Fleet series, and on his website names two more forthcoming volumes. He has also written over a dozen short stories, many published in Analog magazine, and a number of non-fiction works.
John G Hemry is a retired United States Navy officer. His father, Jack M. Hemry, also served in the navy and as John points out was a mustang. John grew up living in several places including Pensacola, San Diego, and Midway Island.
John graduated from Lyons High School in Lyons in 1974 then attended the US Naval Academy (Class of '78) where he was labeled 'the un-midshipman' by his roommates.
He lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids. His two eldest children are diagnosed as autistic and suffer from Neuro immune dysfunction syndrome (NIDS), an auto-immune ailment which causes their illness, but are progressing under treatment.
John is a member of the SFWA Musketeers whose motto reads: 'The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword, but the Wise Person Carries Both'.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
John G. Hemry is an American author of military science fiction novels. Drawing on his experience as a retired United States Navy officer, he has written the Stark's War and Paul Sinclair series. Under the name Jack Campbell, he has written four volumes of the Lost Fleet series, and on his website names two more forthcoming volumes. He has also written over a dozen short stories, many published in Analog magazine, and a number of non-fiction works.
John G Hemry is a retired United States Navy officer. His father, Jack M. Hemry, also served in the navy and as John points out was a mustang. John grew up living in several places including Pensacola, San Diego, and Midway Island.
John graduated from Lyons High School in Lyons in 1974 then attended the US Naval Academy (Class of '78) where he was labeled 'the un-midshipman' by his roommates.
He lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids. His two eldest children are diagnosed as autistic and suffer from Neuro immune dysfunction syndrome (NIDS), an auto-immune ailment which causes their illness, but are progressing under treatment.
John is a member of the SFWA Musketeers whose motto reads: 'The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword, but the Wise Person Carries Both'.
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September 26, 2016
This was quite suspenseful, with Black Jack trying to out-think the artificial intelligence of the dark ships. I have really come to enjoy this series and I look forward to the next book.
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May 15, 2015
I have to say, that Jack Campbell really stepped it up for this one. It's probably the best of the series so far. The thing that was really lacking in this series has always been the human side of things. We hear about ships exploding, and numbers, but we never really see any people. This book too a few steps toward remedying that. There's some actual character development here, and real characters other than Geary, which hasn't really happened in the 10 books that came before this one. The action was really good too, with Geary's fleet against an automated fleet of "Dark Ships" that is programmed to use his own tactics against him, and to also be able to learn from their mistakes. Outnumbered and outgunned, Geary has little choice but to fight, basically, to the very last ship in order to keep the Dark Ships from attacking Alliance worlds. There's so much more going on in this book than any other in this series that it really is a step above all the others. The closest one to even being close to as good was maybe book 5 ("Relentless" was it?) when the titular Lost Fleet finally made it back to alliance space. The final battle is pretty awesome, and really exciting. It was basically watching Geary fight to the death against himself, which was extremely entertaining. Though I'm pretty sure this series is going to continue, this book would make a really good ending to the series if there's no more on the way in the future.
So yeah, really entertaining, and definitely the best book of the series thus far. The author took steps to correct some of the flaws that I saw in the series up to now, and fans of Campbell, and of military sci-fi will not want to miss it.
So yeah, really entertaining, and definitely the best book of the series thus far. The author took steps to correct some of the flaws that I saw in the series up to now, and fans of Campbell, and of military sci-fi will not want to miss it.
February 18, 2019
The grand finale to the saga of Black Geary is a decent enough ending. For books we've built up to the idea of a government conspiracy that plans to preemptively eliminate Admiral Geary for crimes he will never commit (just the thought he MIGHT eventually betray the government). The A.I. ships are a decent enough enemy even if their plot end in a way that removes one of my favorite characters.
I feel like the book would have been better with a bigger focus on the political angle versus the military angle. The government has committed numerous crimes against their own citizens here and needs to be exposed. I feel like there's still a few more interesting Black Jack tales to tell but this seems to be the end of the series. If so, it's a satisfying if not entirely so ending. The author has given me a lot of great stories and scratched my space opera itch.
8/10
I feel like the book would have been better with a bigger focus on the political angle versus the military angle. The government has committed numerous crimes against their own citizens here and needs to be exposed. I feel like there's still a few more interesting Black Jack tales to tell but this seems to be the end of the series. If so, it's a satisfying if not entirely so ending. The author has given me a lot of great stories and scratched my space opera itch.
8/10
May 8, 2022
I love these books. Great action, edge of the seat suspense and griping from the first page. If you read the previous books ... well you know what to expect.
Great fun.
Great fun.
March 15, 2015
I was disappointed in Steadfast, the last book of the series, but Campbell is back on track with Leviathan. Once again Geary has to save the Alliance. This time he has to save it from its own mistake. He does not do it alone. The final save comes from a very unlikely source.
If you like space battles, interesting characters, unusual aliens and impossible odds Leviathan is for you. It can read as a stand-alone but read the entire series starting with The Lost Fleet for maximum enjoyment.
Ace published Leviathan by Jack Campbell in 2015.
I received an ARC of Leviathan from Netgalley in return for an honest review.
If you like space battles, interesting characters, unusual aliens and impossible odds Leviathan is for you. It can read as a stand-alone but read the entire series starting with The Lost Fleet for maximum enjoyment.
Ace published Leviathan by Jack Campbell in 2015.
I received an ARC of Leviathan from Netgalley in return for an honest review.
May 14, 2021
Too much talking, too much politics, too much middle school philosophy, too much everything but action. What is worse, I stopped caring about Geary and Desjani and tbh, they both started to piss me off. I can't believe I'm going to say it, but their psuedo-romantic and pseudo-deep and pseudo-funny banters were horrible. I hope it was the last volume of the series. Please, I don't want more.
Anyway, The Lost Stars stays the best part of the series.
Anyway, The Lost Stars stays the best part of the series.
May 2, 2025
Nuestro Almirante favorito se enfrenta a una nueva amenaza, y para proteger a la Alianza, incluso se enfrentará a la Alianza misma.
Ha mantenido la tensión constante de principio a fin.
Y ha sido genial, batallas gloriosas, (una detrás de otra), marines espaciales en acción y sacrificios honorables.
Es el final de una era... y de una saga. Aquí acaba Beyond Frontier, y aunque sé que todavía hay mas libros protagonizados por Jack Black Geary, me conformo con este final, (y los otros ya los leeré mas adelante).
Ha mantenido la tensión constante de principio a fin.
Y ha sido genial, batallas gloriosas, (una detrás de otra), marines espaciales en acción y sacrificios honorables.
Es el final de una era... y de una saga. Aquí acaba Beyond Frontier, y aunque sé que todavía hay mas libros protagonizados por Jack Black Geary, me conformo con este final, (y los otros ya los leeré mas adelante).
February 26, 2018
Closer to a 3.75. Good descriptions, a plot with some twists and an ending that was something of a surprise. Not sure if the hero really was in that much danger though. I still think Jack is too easy on Black Jack. Still in this one there was more danger than usual. More getting into Black Jack's psychic.
The action scenes were well done and this one had some different ones, which is good.
For a fun read this is good and I recommend it but after you read the ones that came before it. There are things you need to know and contexts that people, events and sayings, you need to know.
The action scenes were well done and this one had some different ones, which is good.
For a fun read this is good and I recommend it but after you read the ones that came before it. There are things you need to know and contexts that people, events and sayings, you need to know.
May 29, 2015
Husband Allan's Review: Jack Campbell’s Lost Fleet series is a hard one to wrap my head around. On one hand, I’m all for a good space saga with a well-designed world and technology, but on the other hand, the characters can be kind of flat and sometimes boring. Having said that however, for me, the positives outweigh the negatives, and I will continue to devour future installments of the adventures of Jack Geary and his fleet.
Allan’s review: 3.25 out of 5.
To get the negative out of the way first, Campbell’s character development is lacking. Other than Jack Geary, and the Alliance Senator/envoy/emissary/persona non grata Victoria Rione, the remainder of the characters are portrayed pretty one-dimensionally. It’s easy enough to decide which characters you like and which you don’t, but you only occasionally get a sense of what they’re thinking, or feeling, or afraid of, and basically none of that occurs outside the context of the fleet preparing for, or actually engaging in combat.
Although his characters aren’t the greatest, the world of the Alliance is created with a nice amount of detail, and the overall story arc consists of an easy-to-follow main plot arc, combined with nicely defined and delimited subplots that usually get wrapped up nicely by the end of each book.
And speaking of combat, Campbell’s depictions of the battles fought in space are the absolute high point of the book. Written with the knowledge that comes from having served in the United States Navy, Campbell’s battle scenes are riveting. Although it does take some mental gymnastics to picture the various battle formations slicing through three dimensions, he does a nice job building up the tension, making you wonder how the battles are going to end. Campbell also doesn’t fall into the trap of having the “right” side emerge from fights unscathed. Geary’s fleet may win engagement after engagement, but they take losses in the process.
Overall, this book was not the most enjoyable in the Lost Fleet series, but it wasn’t towards the bottom either. I didn’t find this one to be particularly memorable, but it was an acceptable vehicle for moving the story arc forward, and contained some twists towards the end that seem to set up some very promising story developments as the series proceeds.
Allan’s review: 3.25 out of 5.
To get the negative out of the way first, Campbell’s character development is lacking. Other than Jack Geary, and the Alliance Senator/envoy/emissary/persona non grata Victoria Rione, the remainder of the characters are portrayed pretty one-dimensionally. It’s easy enough to decide which characters you like and which you don’t, but you only occasionally get a sense of what they’re thinking, or feeling, or afraid of, and basically none of that occurs outside the context of the fleet preparing for, or actually engaging in combat.
Although his characters aren’t the greatest, the world of the Alliance is created with a nice amount of detail, and the overall story arc consists of an easy-to-follow main plot arc, combined with nicely defined and delimited subplots that usually get wrapped up nicely by the end of each book.
And speaking of combat, Campbell’s depictions of the battles fought in space are the absolute high point of the book. Written with the knowledge that comes from having served in the United States Navy, Campbell’s battle scenes are riveting. Although it does take some mental gymnastics to picture the various battle formations slicing through three dimensions, he does a nice job building up the tension, making you wonder how the battles are going to end. Campbell also doesn’t fall into the trap of having the “right” side emerge from fights unscathed. Geary’s fleet may win engagement after engagement, but they take losses in the process.
Overall, this book was not the most enjoyable in the Lost Fleet series, but it wasn’t towards the bottom either. I didn’t find this one to be particularly memorable, but it was an acceptable vehicle for moving the story arc forward, and contained some twists towards the end that seem to set up some very promising story developments as the series proceeds.
May 13, 2015
Jack Campbell is one of my favorite Sci-Fi authors and this book “Leviathan “does not disappointing.
Apparently the Alliance Worlds has created a fleet of ships that operate on Artificial Intelligence, only the flag ship has a human on board. The Alliance has kept the existence of the AI fleet a secret. Two syndicate world Star Systems have fallen prey to this “dark fleet.” Now they are attacking Alliance space and Geary goes out to stop them. The dark fleet has the AI programmed with the tactics of the legendary Black Jack Geary.
Geary is having problems stopping this dark fleet. He calls for help from the Dancer species of aliens. Geary must stop this fleet before the Syndicate Worlds think the Alliance is renewing the war. Victoria Rione attempts to discover information and stop this fleet. In this book a few of the major long term characters in this series die a hero’s death.
The book is well written and moves at a fast pace. Lots of action and space battles, Campbell fully understands the implications of 3-D combat in space and does not waste the reader’s time with dry explanations, he just flows it simply into the story. I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. Christian Rummel does a great job narrating this series.
Apparently the Alliance Worlds has created a fleet of ships that operate on Artificial Intelligence, only the flag ship has a human on board. The Alliance has kept the existence of the AI fleet a secret. Two syndicate world Star Systems have fallen prey to this “dark fleet.” Now they are attacking Alliance space and Geary goes out to stop them. The dark fleet has the AI programmed with the tactics of the legendary Black Jack Geary.
Geary is having problems stopping this dark fleet. He calls for help from the Dancer species of aliens. Geary must stop this fleet before the Syndicate Worlds think the Alliance is renewing the war. Victoria Rione attempts to discover information and stop this fleet. In this book a few of the major long term characters in this series die a hero’s death.
The book is well written and moves at a fast pace. Lots of action and space battles, Campbell fully understands the implications of 3-D combat in space and does not waste the reader’s time with dry explanations, he just flows it simply into the story. I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. Christian Rummel does a great job narrating this series.
July 12, 2022
Leviathan ratchets up the tension to a level that the series hasn't seen since the first few books, with Geary outgunned by the AI controlled dark fleet running a simulation of himself. Saving the Alliance and humanity will mean facing down this autonomous superweapon, which is slipping its programming the longer it keeps running. The battles here are grueling and appropriately dangerous, and this book doesn't break the mold of the series for better or worse. Geary is still Geary, Desjani is still Desjani, and victory hinges on the explosive potential of the hypernet gates.
After 11 of these books in about as many days (Goodreads says I started my reread on June 30th), I can say that they're popcorn, but they're enjoyable popcorn. I think I've had my fill, though in a while I might try the Syndic focused Tarnished Knight series, which might offer a needed break from Geary's idealism.
After 11 of these books in about as many days (Goodreads says I started my reread on June 30th), I can say that they're popcorn, but they're enjoyable popcorn. I think I've had my fill, though in a while I might try the Syndic focused Tarnished Knight series, which might offer a needed break from Geary's idealism.
February 25, 2018
Nothing I enjoy more than when an author brings home a series with a smashing last book.
December 16, 2019
Overall, the Admiral Geary books are likely to appeal to readers who enjoy military science fiction set in space, elaborate and well-developed storylines, and an uncomplicated heroic protagonist.
Leviathan rewards the reader's investment of time in the lengthy Lost Fleet series with a satisfying conclusion that ties up the myriad loose ends developed throughout the long arc of the story. Various themes that pervade the series receive a final emphasis as the plot resolves in this last installment.
Leviathan rewards the reader's investment of time in the lengthy Lost Fleet series with a satisfying conclusion that ties up the myriad loose ends developed throughout the long arc of the story. Various themes that pervade the series receive a final emphasis as the plot resolves in this last installment.
June 16, 2015
My review of the previous instalment in this series was less than stellar. It was luckily not a bad book but, nonetheless, my disappointment with this series have been growing since some time. Therefore I am quite happy that, to me, this book represents a big improvement compared to the previous books.
One of my gripes with the previous books have been the unbelievable obstructionism and stupidity of the useless politicians, their endless machinations and how great a role this played in the story. Another one was the lack of direction. Geary was simply solving one problem after another that was thrown at him and a goal to strive for was sorely missing.
Happily this is not the case with this book. Sure, the utterly useless politicians are very present in this book as well but this time they are finding themselves trapped in the hole that they themselves have dug. Not only that but in said hole there are a whole lot of shit sandwiches that they also made themselves and now they are all forced to take a bite. Naturally it is Geary and the men and women serving under him that have to pay the biggest price for the politicians stupidity but, at least, it is a somewhat humbling experience for these assholes and, as it turns out, there are one or two of them that are not as useless and morally corrupt as the rest of the fuckers.
The book also have a clear goal. The path to said goal have a few twists along the way but there is no mystery about what Geary have to achieve. How he is supposed to achieve it, well that is not so clear until after quite a few revelations, twists and a LOT of action.
Some of the aliens, the “Dancers”, the friendly ones, that Geary had encountered during his adventures are back and they do indeed play a rather crucial role in how things play out. I quite liked this since I felt that all those aliens that Geary encountered were kind of left out of the story arc in the previous book. Not wanting to leave too many spoilers around but the communications between the “Dancers” and the humans do improve quite substantially which in turn improves the changes for Geary to succeed in his quest by an equally substantial amount.
As usual the writing is very good, the characters are well done and the action, the manoeuvres in space and the combat physics are really, really good. Speaking of combat, the losses on both sides are quite staggering and this is one thing that annoys me somewhat with this series so far. Not that there are losses in combat but in every book Geary’s fleet is whittled down by a fairly substantial amount and nothing is really replaced except possibly for Geary getting some already worn out leftovers. I really hope that we are going to see Geary getting some new hardware sooner or later. Especially since, in previous books, Geary encountered quite a few hostile species and I certainly hope that, when the formerly mentioned politicians, climb out of their self-made shithole that they actually start to use whatever brain cells they might have left and actually consider this threat to humanity.
The ending, although generally on a positive note, is not entirely a happy one. There are sacrifices that have been made and several characters that have been with us for some time are written off which saddens me somewhat.
It took me some time to get around to read this book after having purchased it due to my disappointment with the previous instalments but after having read it I have to say that I was quite happy with this one and I am now looking forward to the next instalment. I certainly hope the author continues on this path and, above all, keeps the political stupidity toned down. After all, if I wanted to read about political stupidity all I need to do is open a newspaper and read about the latest nonsense from the EU oxygen wasters.
One of my gripes with the previous books have been the unbelievable obstructionism and stupidity of the useless politicians, their endless machinations and how great a role this played in the story. Another one was the lack of direction. Geary was simply solving one problem after another that was thrown at him and a goal to strive for was sorely missing.
Happily this is not the case with this book. Sure, the utterly useless politicians are very present in this book as well but this time they are finding themselves trapped in the hole that they themselves have dug. Not only that but in said hole there are a whole lot of shit sandwiches that they also made themselves and now they are all forced to take a bite. Naturally it is Geary and the men and women serving under him that have to pay the biggest price for the politicians stupidity but, at least, it is a somewhat humbling experience for these assholes and, as it turns out, there are one or two of them that are not as useless and morally corrupt as the rest of the fuckers.
The book also have a clear goal. The path to said goal have a few twists along the way but there is no mystery about what Geary have to achieve. How he is supposed to achieve it, well that is not so clear until after quite a few revelations, twists and a LOT of action.
Some of the aliens, the “Dancers”, the friendly ones, that Geary had encountered during his adventures are back and they do indeed play a rather crucial role in how things play out. I quite liked this since I felt that all those aliens that Geary encountered were kind of left out of the story arc in the previous book. Not wanting to leave too many spoilers around but the communications between the “Dancers” and the humans do improve quite substantially which in turn improves the changes for Geary to succeed in his quest by an equally substantial amount.
As usual the writing is very good, the characters are well done and the action, the manoeuvres in space and the combat physics are really, really good. Speaking of combat, the losses on both sides are quite staggering and this is one thing that annoys me somewhat with this series so far. Not that there are losses in combat but in every book Geary’s fleet is whittled down by a fairly substantial amount and nothing is really replaced except possibly for Geary getting some already worn out leftovers. I really hope that we are going to see Geary getting some new hardware sooner or later. Especially since, in previous books, Geary encountered quite a few hostile species and I certainly hope that, when the formerly mentioned politicians, climb out of their self-made shithole that they actually start to use whatever brain cells they might have left and actually consider this threat to humanity.
The ending, although generally on a positive note, is not entirely a happy one. There are sacrifices that have been made and several characters that have been with us for some time are written off which saddens me somewhat.
It took me some time to get around to read this book after having purchased it due to my disappointment with the previous instalments but after having read it I have to say that I was quite happy with this one and I am now looking forward to the next instalment. I certainly hope the author continues on this path and, above all, keeps the political stupidity toned down. After all, if I wanted to read about political stupidity all I need to do is open a newspaper and read about the latest nonsense from the EU oxygen wasters.
April 20, 2020
This was such an amazing series that I lost myself in it. So much so that I had to write my review of the whole rather the individual parts. My thoughts don't fit in this block, so read my entire review here.
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Okay, let’s get into the weeds on this one! I’ve organized my overall assessment by putting the stuff I didn’t like first so we can end on a high note. I also want to be clear that I really loved this series overall, it’s why I plowed through the audiobooks so quickly that I had to write a series review instead of an individual one for each of the six novels that make up The Lost Fleet Series. And the entirety of this series got better as the author continued to expand and grow the universe.
Alright, let’s rip off the band-aide and dive in. There were many parts that I wasn’t thrilled with in this series. There were a lot of places in the series that felt repetitive, re-treading the same events. This often happened between books, which I knew was to refresh the memory of the readers. This was specifically important given the four-year window that existed between the start if this series and when the last book was completed. However, this also manifested with tiresome references to whether or not John Geary was a man of myth and legend. I understand that that part of the story was necessary, but the author was a bit ham-fisted with it.
As well as the repetitive details of the myths, I also felt there were too many secondary characters. I never connected with them, we never really learned anything about them, which made them feel one-dimensional. There were so many officers zooming on and off the stage that I felt like I was going to catch a cold from the breeze. I realize that this was done to add depth to the series, but it just rubs me the wrong way. This could just be an issue of taste, so your mileage may vary.
While I loved the audio narration, I did have one complaint about the production decisions. During several periods where they were trying to set the mood, to ramp up the tension, they added dramatic music to the audiobook. This was done at a volume just below the narrator’s voice, so it created a layered effect that allowed you to still hear Christian Rummel’s dictation. For whatever reason, it annoyed me and I briefly considered putting the audiobook down. I’m glad I didn’t because once I tuned that out, this audiobook became a rollicking good adventure!
Finally, let’s look at one more area that was a little disappointing was the combat scene between the fleets. It was really hard to picture the battles; I knew they were massive, but I never really knew how many forces were in the Alliance Fleet at the start of the campaign into Syndicate space. Without that sense of scope at the beginning, everything was just a list of random ship names and combat maneuver formations. I wanted to see it in my head, but I couldn’t visualize it. That was frustrating because military science fiction is my jam and I want to get to know all of the characters. However, this wasn’t enough to make me put down the series despite having run several times.
Right, now we get to talk about the good things! First, I loved the basic premise of this series. The concept of a long retreating action in space was a lot of fun to see played out, especially given that the technology in most science fiction negates this as a possibility. The way Jack Campbell pulled this off was nothing short of amazing. The tension was high the entire time, and I often wondered if he would live. I forced myself not to acknowledge that the follow-on books existed so that I could experience the tension of their dire situation.
If it wasn’t clear, I really liked this space odyssey. It felt like a modern adaptation of the classic Horatio Hornblower saga, which I’m a huge fan of. If you didn’t know this was set in space – you could almost imagine the smell of salt in the sea and the creaking of the wooden boats. This, when combined with the undercurrent of the Arthurian mythos, made this a highly memorable universe. I really felt like the two concepts merged well together, and I really wish I’d thought of it first!
Next, I’d like to say that this series was a lot harder on the physics than what I’d typically read. However, the focus on the laws of relativity was dumbed down enough that even I could understand them. I didn’t check his math, but it came off as extremely believable. I would probably never try writing a series that wasn’t vetted by professors at Handwavium University, but the author made it work!
Another area where the military culture it was spot on. There was even that rivalry between the fleet and her marine compliment! This was just what I’d expect from a naval officer and ship handling veteran. That’s right, Jack Campbell served in the U.S. Navy, and it showed in his understanding of the culture of the swabbie! Because of this, the author made it clear that his world was flushed out and didn’t fall into some of the traps most military sci-fi did. The sailors run out of bombs and power cores for their cannons, dumb luck happens, and good sailors still die. It was everything you want from the space fleet subgenre of military science fiction. The battle scenes were believable, gripping, and I never felt like the author missed a chance to get creative with the tactics. Well, at least with the parts that I could visualize. Such a detailed portrayal of fleet tactics is rare, so it was nice to add another universe to the list!
Am I gushing too much yet? Because another way that this universe shined brighter than a nova was in the multiple distinct political groups that the author created. There were at least four main polities, and every single one was slightly different, giving some depth to the universe. I really wanted to know more about all of them, to explore the nooks and crannies of life in the worlds that Jack Campbell’s imagination spewed for us to read. I think that you’ll feel the same, so let’s pressure the author to keep writing and giving us more to love!
Okay, have I hinted that I enjoyed this universe yet? Good, I want it to be obvious! So, to wrap this bad boy up, I loved this series. Each one of these novels was at least 90,000 words long, about what you expect from the genre. Despite the length, each book felt like a quick read. If you didn’t know how long each novel was, you could almost imagine them as short stories. This is because they were so engrossing that the reader loses track of time, while they temporarily live in the story. The author definitely made me want more from this universe, and I’ll definitely be reading the follow-on series that are already available. Seriously, any offer that can make me read their books multiple times is doing something right. This is at least the fourth time I’ve read through these books, and I never felt like I was wasting my time in coming back to this familiar stomping ground.
Seriously, I realize I’ve gone full fanboy, but the author definitely raised the bar for space fleet military science fiction authors everywhere. I was hooked from the first page/minute! Jack Campbell wove the action into the onboard drama among the fleet in such a compelling way that you wanted to sign up in the Alliance Fleet, despite the stench of their sailory ways! Basically, Campbell had me hooked from the beginning and kept it going throughout the whole series. These are books that I would happily recommend, and an author I will definitely read again. Buy these novels! But hey, it’s easy to spend someone else’s money! I give these books a 4 out of 5 grenades!
If this book sounds like it’s right up your alley, check it out! You won’t regret it! Well, unless it keeps you up all night and you’re late to work… and then your boss fires you because you became a book addict and a rabid Jack Campbell fan. And then you track him down and climb into his window in your skivvies, and he shoots you with his phasers set to kill. Okay, the fanboy/fangirl syndrome MIGHT kill you. Be warned, but enjoy the high!
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Okay, let’s get into the weeds on this one! I’ve organized my overall assessment by putting the stuff I didn’t like first so we can end on a high note. I also want to be clear that I really loved this series overall, it’s why I plowed through the audiobooks so quickly that I had to write a series review instead of an individual one for each of the six novels that make up The Lost Fleet Series. And the entirety of this series got better as the author continued to expand and grow the universe.
Alright, let’s rip off the band-aide and dive in. There were many parts that I wasn’t thrilled with in this series. There were a lot of places in the series that felt repetitive, re-treading the same events. This often happened between books, which I knew was to refresh the memory of the readers. This was specifically important given the four-year window that existed between the start if this series and when the last book was completed. However, this also manifested with tiresome references to whether or not John Geary was a man of myth and legend. I understand that that part of the story was necessary, but the author was a bit ham-fisted with it.
As well as the repetitive details of the myths, I also felt there were too many secondary characters. I never connected with them, we never really learned anything about them, which made them feel one-dimensional. There were so many officers zooming on and off the stage that I felt like I was going to catch a cold from the breeze. I realize that this was done to add depth to the series, but it just rubs me the wrong way. This could just be an issue of taste, so your mileage may vary.
While I loved the audio narration, I did have one complaint about the production decisions. During several periods where they were trying to set the mood, to ramp up the tension, they added dramatic music to the audiobook. This was done at a volume just below the narrator’s voice, so it created a layered effect that allowed you to still hear Christian Rummel’s dictation. For whatever reason, it annoyed me and I briefly considered putting the audiobook down. I’m glad I didn’t because once I tuned that out, this audiobook became a rollicking good adventure!
Finally, let’s look at one more area that was a little disappointing was the combat scene between the fleets. It was really hard to picture the battles; I knew they were massive, but I never really knew how many forces were in the Alliance Fleet at the start of the campaign into Syndicate space. Without that sense of scope at the beginning, everything was just a list of random ship names and combat maneuver formations. I wanted to see it in my head, but I couldn’t visualize it. That was frustrating because military science fiction is my jam and I want to get to know all of the characters. However, this wasn’t enough to make me put down the series despite having run several times.
Right, now we get to talk about the good things! First, I loved the basic premise of this series. The concept of a long retreating action in space was a lot of fun to see played out, especially given that the technology in most science fiction negates this as a possibility. The way Jack Campbell pulled this off was nothing short of amazing. The tension was high the entire time, and I often wondered if he would live. I forced myself not to acknowledge that the follow-on books existed so that I could experience the tension of their dire situation.
If it wasn’t clear, I really liked this space odyssey. It felt like a modern adaptation of the classic Horatio Hornblower saga, which I’m a huge fan of. If you didn’t know this was set in space – you could almost imagine the smell of salt in the sea and the creaking of the wooden boats. This, when combined with the undercurrent of the Arthurian mythos, made this a highly memorable universe. I really felt like the two concepts merged well together, and I really wish I’d thought of it first!
Next, I’d like to say that this series was a lot harder on the physics than what I’d typically read. However, the focus on the laws of relativity was dumbed down enough that even I could understand them. I didn’t check his math, but it came off as extremely believable. I would probably never try writing a series that wasn’t vetted by professors at Handwavium University, but the author made it work!
Another area where the military culture it was spot on. There was even that rivalry between the fleet and her marine compliment! This was just what I’d expect from a naval officer and ship handling veteran. That’s right, Jack Campbell served in the U.S. Navy, and it showed in his understanding of the culture of the swabbie! Because of this, the author made it clear that his world was flushed out and didn’t fall into some of the traps most military sci-fi did. The sailors run out of bombs and power cores for their cannons, dumb luck happens, and good sailors still die. It was everything you want from the space fleet subgenre of military science fiction. The battle scenes were believable, gripping, and I never felt like the author missed a chance to get creative with the tactics. Well, at least with the parts that I could visualize. Such a detailed portrayal of fleet tactics is rare, so it was nice to add another universe to the list!
Am I gushing too much yet? Because another way that this universe shined brighter than a nova was in the multiple distinct political groups that the author created. There were at least four main polities, and every single one was slightly different, giving some depth to the universe. I really wanted to know more about all of them, to explore the nooks and crannies of life in the worlds that Jack Campbell’s imagination spewed for us to read. I think that you’ll feel the same, so let’s pressure the author to keep writing and giving us more to love!
Okay, have I hinted that I enjoyed this universe yet? Good, I want it to be obvious! So, to wrap this bad boy up, I loved this series. Each one of these novels was at least 90,000 words long, about what you expect from the genre. Despite the length, each book felt like a quick read. If you didn’t know how long each novel was, you could almost imagine them as short stories. This is because they were so engrossing that the reader loses track of time, while they temporarily live in the story. The author definitely made me want more from this universe, and I’ll definitely be reading the follow-on series that are already available. Seriously, any offer that can make me read their books multiple times is doing something right. This is at least the fourth time I’ve read through these books, and I never felt like I was wasting my time in coming back to this familiar stomping ground.
Seriously, I realize I’ve gone full fanboy, but the author definitely raised the bar for space fleet military science fiction authors everywhere. I was hooked from the first page/minute! Jack Campbell wove the action into the onboard drama among the fleet in such a compelling way that you wanted to sign up in the Alliance Fleet, despite the stench of their sailory ways! Basically, Campbell had me hooked from the beginning and kept it going throughout the whole series. These are books that I would happily recommend, and an author I will definitely read again. Buy these novels! But hey, it’s easy to spend someone else’s money! I give these books a 4 out of 5 grenades!
If this book sounds like it’s right up your alley, check it out! You won’t regret it! Well, unless it keeps you up all night and you’re late to work… and then your boss fires you because you became a book addict and a rabid Jack Campbell fan. And then you track him down and climb into his window in your skivvies, and he shoots you with his phasers set to kill. Okay, the fanboy/fangirl syndrome MIGHT kill you. Be warned, but enjoy the high!
April 29, 2018
The only thing that was good about the book was that it finally finished the Black Jack story.
The bad thing is that it did it by more repetitive writing about how Black Jack and Desjani endlessly talk between them with no useful conclusion or moving of the plot forward. To add to this, even the fights are boring now.
After a very long chase, we finally get an end-fight with the ultimate antagonist (the AI "dark" fleet), and it finishes with a deus ex type action. Then we get 10 more pages of "oh, how many people we lost", and that's it.
No explanation to how the AI fleet came to be, no explanation on why the AI fleet went berserk, nothing on some sort of punishment for the people behind the AI fleet.
Even the end of the first series was better than this.
And just how many times can an author describe with too much detail the same action (a stupid fleet conference in a virtual environment) over the course of 11 books? I'd say he did it at least 3-4 times in each book. He sounds like an old person saddled with memory loss, that keeps on telling the same story over and over again.
The bad thing is that it did it by more repetitive writing about how Black Jack and Desjani endlessly talk between them with no useful conclusion or moving of the plot forward. To add to this, even the fights are boring now.
After a very long chase, we finally get an end-fight with the ultimate antagonist (the AI "dark" fleet), and it finishes with a deus ex type action. Then we get 10 more pages of "oh, how many people we lost", and that's it.
No explanation to how the AI fleet came to be, no explanation on why the AI fleet went berserk, nothing on some sort of punishment for the people behind the AI fleet.
Even the end of the first series was better than this.
And just how many times can an author describe with too much detail the same action (a stupid fleet conference in a virtual environment) over the course of 11 books? I'd say he did it at least 3-4 times in each book. He sounds like an old person saddled with memory loss, that keeps on telling the same story over and over again.
April 4, 2015
Wow. What a ride.
Black Jack Geary has certainly taken the First Fleet into battles where the odds seem insurmountable, but he's Black Jack and has always managed to scrape through. Now he's facing the dark ships, and their AIs are designed to act and react like he would!
I really enjoy the Lost Fleet novels. There's plenty of action and down-time as well, but when the combat starts I can't put it down. There's plenty of character within these stories as well, and when we lose one it hurts; when we lose ships-full, it's incomprehensible.
Many surprises lead Geary to the dark fleet's home base where he hopes he can destroy their repair and replenishment facilities since he can't outright destroy the fleet the itself without significant losses to his own fleet. Old friends and new return to help out where they can.
An emotional ending brings the book to a close, though the First Fleet sails on.
Leviathan is great read!
Black Jack Geary has certainly taken the First Fleet into battles where the odds seem insurmountable, but he's Black Jack and has always managed to scrape through. Now he's facing the dark ships, and their AIs are designed to act and react like he would!
I really enjoy the Lost Fleet novels. There's plenty of action and down-time as well, but when the combat starts I can't put it down. There's plenty of character within these stories as well, and when we lose one it hurts; when we lose ships-full, it's incomprehensible.
Many surprises lead Geary to the dark fleet's home base where he hopes he can destroy their repair and replenishment facilities since he can't outright destroy the fleet the itself without significant losses to his own fleet. Old friends and new return to help out where they can.
An emotional ending brings the book to a close, though the First Fleet sails on.
Leviathan is great read!
May 6, 2015
The Lost Fleet is one of the most realistic, least jingoistic military SF series being written. In this installment, Admiral "Black Jack" Geary and his fleet are faced with a serious threat to the Alliance and to the fragile peace from automated warships run amok. The "dark ships" are deliberately hidden from Alliance sensors and are very tough and fast. They are almost more than Geary can handle in a straight-up fight, especially since they were programmed to mimic his tactics. Finding and destroying their base may be the only way to destroy the dark ships, but it won't be easy. And it may not be survivable. But Geary is going to do it anyway.
A worthy contination of this lengthy series.
A worthy contination of this lengthy series.
June 9, 2015
The chickens of the Alliance distrust comes back roost when the automated Black Fleet begins to target Alliance planets and shipping due to conflicting programming. Admiral Geary is once again forced to make hard choices with an aging and broken fleet to take on the newest and most advanced fleet known to man. This was a new wrinkle that hopefully will tie up several political angles that had been in previous books and will allow the series to move forward to the unknown where it functions best.
May 16, 2015
Better than Steadfast - easily. But being honest Steadfast was awful so to improve on it wasn't setting the bar particularly high. The series is beginning to suffer from Geary fatigue. There are only so many permutations on the one man vs. the world/galaxy etc...It needs to come to a end now.
June 30, 2015
What an amazing ending. I don't know if this is the end of the series but it could be. I admit I cried.
You must read the series in order. If you like military spaceship battles, then read this series.
You must read the series in order. If you like military spaceship battles, then read this series.
September 29, 2019
Great ending to the series!
March 30, 2025
Enjoyed reading it from start to finish
May 7, 2019
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83 points, 4 ¼ stars
Admiral John "Black Jack" Geary witnessed the fall of two planets at the hands of a mysterious force. A force that ends up being a fleet of Alliance A.I. warships. Geary has to defeat them before they learn too much and become unstoppable. His only hope? To find their base, and remove it.
Leviathan is the best book out of them all so far. I feel it was always going to come to this ending, I'm just sad it didn't end the way I was hoping for it to end. Maybe a future series, alas. Leviathan is a good ending to Geary's story, for now. I think Campbell has more planned, though. Everything that was started in the Beyond the Frontier series has been dealt with. There is only one thing left that the series started out with: taking this evil, incompetent, frustrating government down. Another series hopefully.
The Alliance Government has taken things a step too far. They have created an entire fleet out of Artificial Intelligence run ships. No people at all. And they have all been updated to Geary's tactics. This is the physical magnification to the height of Alliance incompetence. And now it is made worse because Geary is effectively fighting himself. He has to outthink himself.
It is a good thing he has Desjani there to help him. She has been with him through this entire journey, dissecting what he has been doing. I love how this relationship grew over the course of the two series, to the point where Desjani is now considered not the wife of Black Jack Geary, but a competent leader in her own right.
Everything is made worse due to years of classifying everything. This embodies "the left hand doesn't know what the right is doing." Everything to do with the war has been highly classified for longer than anyone can really remember. And not even everyone who should know in the government does know, once again due to extreme classifying of data. I hate it and it annoys me. Yet, I understand why Campbell did it.
The end. Well. I wasn't expecting it to end how it did. I may have cried a little. I won't spoil it but I really wasn't expecting it. I'm glad it happened that way, and I hate that it happened that way.
This is the last in this series. I have the side series and the prequel series left to read, and I'm looking forward to reading them now much more than I did before I started this series.
Side Note: The cover is amazing, and adequately covers exactly what to expect out of the end of Leviathan and the Beyond the Frontier series.
83 points, 4 ¼ stars
Admiral John "Black Jack" Geary witnessed the fall of two planets at the hands of a mysterious force. A force that ends up being a fleet of Alliance A.I. warships. Geary has to defeat them before they learn too much and become unstoppable. His only hope? To find their base, and remove it.
Leviathan is the best book out of them all so far. I feel it was always going to come to this ending, I'm just sad it didn't end the way I was hoping for it to end. Maybe a future series, alas. Leviathan is a good ending to Geary's story, for now. I think Campbell has more planned, though. Everything that was started in the Beyond the Frontier series has been dealt with. There is only one thing left that the series started out with: taking this evil, incompetent, frustrating government down. Another series hopefully.
The Alliance Government has taken things a step too far. They have created an entire fleet out of Artificial Intelligence run ships. No people at all. And they have all been updated to Geary's tactics. This is the physical magnification to the height of Alliance incompetence. And now it is made worse because Geary is effectively fighting himself. He has to outthink himself.
It is a good thing he has Desjani there to help him. She has been with him through this entire journey, dissecting what he has been doing. I love how this relationship grew over the course of the two series, to the point where Desjani is now considered not the wife of Black Jack Geary, but a competent leader in her own right.
Everything is made worse due to years of classifying everything. This embodies "the left hand doesn't know what the right is doing." Everything to do with the war has been highly classified for longer than anyone can really remember. And not even everyone who should know in the government does know, once again due to extreme classifying of data. I hate it and it annoys me. Yet, I understand why Campbell did it.
The end. Well. I wasn't expecting it to end how it did. I may have cried a little. I won't spoil it but I really wasn't expecting it. I'm glad it happened that way, and I hate that it happened that way.
This is the last in this series. I have the side series and the prequel series left to read, and I'm looking forward to reading them now much more than I did before I started this series.
Side Note: The cover is amazing, and adequately covers exactly what to expect out of the end of Leviathan and the Beyond the Frontier series.
May 12, 2016
4.5 stars Review at The Book Nympho.
http://thebooknympho.com/2016/05/levi...
This is the latest in a spinoff series. The original series is The Lost Fleet ; this series is Beyond the Frontier . It all feels like one series, even one story, as each book picks up where the last one left off. I listened to every book but this one on audio, CDs in my car. I enjoyed them so much and the world feels very comfortable and dear.
The narrator was Christopher Rummel. I enjoyed his voice for the different characters. His steady rendition seemed to fit the strength of the main character, John “Black Jack” Geary. I liked the occasional feel of fear/frustration; the character feels honest in this vulnerability. The voice was clear and easy to understand. It didn’t feel like Rummel was doing different voices for characters just that there WERE different characters’ voices. This is better in my mind, than an obvious try for a different voice/accent which takes me out of the story. He held my attention well through all ten books.
Leviathan, however, I read the Arc paperback sent to me by Ace Roc stars last year. Of course, since I’m OCD I had to read (well listen) to the previous TEN books in two series first. So here is this review to coincide with the paperback release of this book.
One really needs to read the whole series in order as I did. Some people will find it slow, or that each book seems the same. They are all part of the same long story, people! But each book adds to the details, the depth of the characters, new characters and even new species. The bit of humor based on character’s personalities is pleasing. John Geary continues to grow, and learns and tries so hard to get it right. The guy is a total white hat.
There are military aspects throughout these series. The battles in space and war strategy are interesting. But the unease in the background is the political maneuvering and secrets and lies which form the problem threatening everything in this installment. The losses and death are much closer and more real this time.
I am happy to report reading on a website this is not the end of the series, more of a pause. I really want more and to see where things go for the Alliance, the Syndicate and the other species they have discovered. “Black Jack” may deserve a break, but I want him in my life in the future.
http://thebooknympho.com/2016/05/levi...
This is the latest in a spinoff series. The original series is The Lost Fleet ; this series is Beyond the Frontier . It all feels like one series, even one story, as each book picks up where the last one left off. I listened to every book but this one on audio, CDs in my car. I enjoyed them so much and the world feels very comfortable and dear.
The narrator was Christopher Rummel. I enjoyed his voice for the different characters. His steady rendition seemed to fit the strength of the main character, John “Black Jack” Geary. I liked the occasional feel of fear/frustration; the character feels honest in this vulnerability. The voice was clear and easy to understand. It didn’t feel like Rummel was doing different voices for characters just that there WERE different characters’ voices. This is better in my mind, than an obvious try for a different voice/accent which takes me out of the story. He held my attention well through all ten books.
Leviathan, however, I read the Arc paperback sent to me by Ace Roc stars last year. Of course, since I’m OCD I had to read (well listen) to the previous TEN books in two series first. So here is this review to coincide with the paperback release of this book.
One really needs to read the whole series in order as I did. Some people will find it slow, or that each book seems the same. They are all part of the same long story, people! But each book adds to the details, the depth of the characters, new characters and even new species. The bit of humor based on character’s personalities is pleasing. John Geary continues to grow, and learns and tries so hard to get it right. The guy is a total white hat.
There are military aspects throughout these series. The battles in space and war strategy are interesting. But the unease in the background is the political maneuvering and secrets and lies which form the problem threatening everything in this installment. The losses and death are much closer and more real this time.
I am happy to report reading on a website this is not the end of the series, more of a pause. I really want more and to see where things go for the Alliance, the Syndicate and the other species they have discovered. “Black Jack” may deserve a break, but I want him in my life in the future.
May 6, 2015
Wow!! Just Wow!!
The last book in the series, Steadfast, was a bit of a let-down. However, with this book Mr. Hemry has once again hit it out of the park.
Some mil-sci-fi authors have been accused of writing war-porn... that is definitely not Mr. Hemry's style. He once again demonstrates the costs and sacrifices that are often made in war as well as the harm that war does to a society and to the people within it, without making a polemic out of it. More than any author I can think of, he clearly demonstrates how war changes people... and not always for the better.
That is not to say that Leviathan is some sort of treatise on the psychology of war. It is space opera at its best with aliens, AI's and great space battles as only Mr. Hemry can do it. Yet, for all the action, this book is really just as much about the characters, and when one of them dies, and yes characters do die in this book, it is as heart-wrenching as it should be.
Highly recommended. My only complaint? There are still a number of storylines left open and Mr. Hemry has indicated that he won't be returning to Admiral Geary's adventures for a little while.
The last book in the series, Steadfast, was a bit of a let-down. However, with this book Mr. Hemry has once again hit it out of the park.
Some mil-sci-fi authors have been accused of writing war-porn... that is definitely not Mr. Hemry's style. He once again demonstrates the costs and sacrifices that are often made in war as well as the harm that war does to a society and to the people within it, without making a polemic out of it. More than any author I can think of, he clearly demonstrates how war changes people... and not always for the better.
That is not to say that Leviathan is some sort of treatise on the psychology of war. It is space opera at its best with aliens, AI's and great space battles as only Mr. Hemry can do it. Yet, for all the action, this book is really just as much about the characters, and when one of them dies, and yes characters do die in this book, it is as heart-wrenching as it should be.
Highly recommended. My only complaint? There are still a number of storylines left open and Mr. Hemry has indicated that he won't be returning to Admiral Geary's adventures for a little while.
May 28, 2015
Recovering from the last installment, "Leviathan" is a strong finish to the Lost Fleet series - if indeed this is the end.
This does seem like a good spot to end it on, though. Astonishingly, Campbell has tied up not only the main conflicts and issues up to this point, but also most of the loose ends of the subplots, and mysteries that have been lingering around since the early days.
This book is chock-full of the space battles that have made this series so popular, raising the stakes the highest we've seen them yet, and pushing the peril to levels we've not seen since the climactic finish against the Syndics. This one throws out all the stops, ladies and gentlemen; it's undeniably the series' climax, and in many ways it feels well worth it. The characters have all come into full fruition, and it's pretty remarkable considering that we never really leave John "Black Jack" Geary's viewpoint for the entire run of these books. I think he's done just about all he can with Black Jack, and certainly the other characters have hit the top of their arcs as well.
If you've been following this series, this is the one you've been waiting for. Well done, Campbell - you pulled it off.
This does seem like a good spot to end it on, though. Astonishingly, Campbell has tied up not only the main conflicts and issues up to this point, but also most of the loose ends of the subplots, and mysteries that have been lingering around since the early days.
This book is chock-full of the space battles that have made this series so popular, raising the stakes the highest we've seen them yet, and pushing the peril to levels we've not seen since the climactic finish against the Syndics. This one throws out all the stops, ladies and gentlemen; it's undeniably the series' climax, and in many ways it feels well worth it. The characters have all come into full fruition, and it's pretty remarkable considering that we never really leave John "Black Jack" Geary's viewpoint for the entire run of these books. I think he's done just about all he can with Black Jack, and certainly the other characters have hit the top of their arcs as well.
If you've been following this series, this is the one you've been waiting for. Well done, Campbell - you pulled it off.
October 1, 2017
Leviathan is a great continuation from the previous books with Geary Tanja and co taking on the Dark ships and straightening out the politicians! :D This leads to great scenes with the political elite and setting up events for future books! :D
At the same time the battles are constant with Geary having to put the first fleet though everything in order to hold ground against them. This leads to very unexpected manoeuvring and results in genuine tension on each pace as Weber syndrome could catch at any point! :D The story also addresses the Dancers and expands on the them and references the other alien races involved setting the stage for future events as well! :D Throughout the humour is there as ever which is rib cracking and brilliantly staged! :D
Leviathan is in incredibly fast-paced and never lets up! :D The storyline also sets things up for future events with events politically being in a position that the storyline could go anywhere! :D
Leviathan is brilliant, clever, funny, intense and action packed! :D Brilliant and highly recommended! :D
At the same time the battles are constant with Geary having to put the first fleet though everything in order to hold ground against them. This leads to very unexpected manoeuvring and results in genuine tension on each pace as Weber syndrome could catch at any point! :D The story also addresses the Dancers and expands on the them and references the other alien races involved setting the stage for future events as well! :D Throughout the humour is there as ever which is rib cracking and brilliantly staged! :D
Leviathan is in incredibly fast-paced and never lets up! :D The storyline also sets things up for future events with events politically being in a position that the storyline could go anywhere! :D
Leviathan is brilliant, clever, funny, intense and action packed! :D Brilliant and highly recommended! :D
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 23, 2024
The 5th book in The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier series.
Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary and his fleet are tracking down a mysterious set of ships that have been attacking random targets... and then he finds out the ships were created by the Alliance, are run by malfunctioning AIs, and whose tactics are modeled after Geary himself. How can Geary win a fight against his own tactics and save the people of the Alliance and the Syndics?
I liked this one. Entertaining. The ending of this book felt like this series might be coming to an end soon, if not with this book than with one in the near future.
You will definitely have to read the previous books in this series (and in the original Lost Fleet series) to understand this book's storyline.
Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary and his fleet are tracking down a mysterious set of ships that have been attacking random targets... and then he finds out the ships were created by the Alliance, are run by malfunctioning AIs, and whose tactics are modeled after Geary himself. How can Geary win a fight against his own tactics and save the people of the Alliance and the Syndics?
I liked this one. Entertaining. The ending of this book felt like this series might be coming to an end soon, if not with this book than with one in the near future.
You will definitely have to read the previous books in this series (and in the original Lost Fleet series) to understand this book's storyline.
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