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Summary of Constitution: Book 1 of The Legacy Fleet Trilogyby Nick Webb | Summary & Analysis
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Humanity survived an attack by an extraterrestrial species – aliens known as the Swarm – roughly seventy-five years ago. In response to experiencing extreme devastation and barely surviving, humanity has mostly united under a centralized command. Mostly, because the Russian Confederation remains, while involved, very withdrawn and preoccupied with their own concerns.
Still, despite the near destruction of humanity, our species survived. Humanity rebuilt great cities and newer, better interstellar ships. Humanity researched, designed, and created increasingly more effective weapons and armor for these ships. And humanity stood vigilant and determined in the isolation and darkness of space for many decades.
But after seventy-five years of peace without intelligence agencies reflecting a resurgent threat, the call for vigilance wains. The Eagleton Commission, tasked with evaluating the threat of the Swarm and recommending actions accordingly, responds with a report recommending reduction in military spending and the diminished, or no longer existent, threat of the Swarm.
This leads us to the beginning of the novel, where we see the orders for the first of the Legacy Fleet (a small number of older ships from the first Swarm War) to be decommissioned, and the first hints that the Swarm isn’t really gone.
Humanity survived an attack by an extraterrestrial species – aliens known as the Swarm – roughly seventy-five years ago. In response to experiencing extreme devastation and barely surviving, humanity has mostly united under a centralized command. Mostly, because the Russian Confederation remains, while involved, very withdrawn and preoccupied with their own concerns.
Still, despite the near destruction of humanity, our species survived. Humanity rebuilt great cities and newer, better interstellar ships. Humanity researched, designed, and created increasingly more effective weapons and armor for these ships. And humanity stood vigilant and determined in the isolation and darkness of space for many decades.
But after seventy-five years of peace without intelligence agencies reflecting a resurgent threat, the call for vigilance wains. The Eagleton Commission, tasked with evaluating the threat of the Swarm and recommending actions accordingly, responds with a report recommending reduction in military spending and the diminished, or no longer existent, threat of the Swarm.
This leads us to the beginning of the novel, where we see the orders for the first of the Legacy Fleet (a small number of older ships from the first Swarm War) to be decommissioned, and the first hints that the Swarm isn’t really gone.
80 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 28, 2015
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March 15, 2022
I've just finished this novel and was thoroughly entertained by it. The writer gets you into the thick of things pretty early on, setting the stakes nice and high. There is good tension in there including friction between characters, amidst a vast and nebulous threat posed to humanity. Great stuff!
I've started the second novel immediately afterwards (about 100 pages in), so 'Constitution' is very much the appetite whetting appetiser for the sci-fi lover.
I've started the second novel immediately afterwards (about 100 pages in), so 'Constitution' is very much the appetite whetting appetiser for the sci-fi lover.
October 13, 2017
good book looking forward to reading the next one.
March 23, 2018
Pretty good. Nice cliff hanger.
April 11, 2020
A good first book of the series.
February 21, 2016
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Great military science fiction. Ship and fleet level combat, what's not to love?
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