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Empress of the Endless Sea #2
Explorer of the Endless Sea
Now captain of her own pirate ship, Jules of Landfall faces ambushes by Mage assassins and threats from Mechanics who can’t decide whether to kill her or try to use her for their own ends. The Emperor has made her an offer he doesn’t think she can refuse, but Jules wants nothing to do with that gilded cage. Now, the Emperor’s forces are redoubling their efforts to capture her.
The free ships of the pirates have never gathered around any single leader, but when the Mechanics seek to limit the power of the Empire, Jules realizes it offers her a means to grow the strength of the free people escaping the Emperor’s grasp. Gaining access to the strange Mechanic weapons known as “revolvers”, she marshals her forces in an unprecedented attempt to capture an Imperial settlement.
Ultimately, Jules must play the three greatest powers in the world against each other, in a desperate gambit to survive.
The free ships of the pirates have never gathered around any single leader, but when the Mechanics seek to limit the power of the Empire, Jules realizes it offers her a means to grow the strength of the free people escaping the Emperor’s grasp. Gaining access to the strange Mechanic weapons known as “revolvers”, she marshals her forces in an unprecedented attempt to capture an Imperial settlement.
Ultimately, Jules must play the three greatest powers in the world against each other, in a desperate gambit to survive.
297 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 26, 2020
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Jack Campbell
115 books3,030 followersJack Campbell is a pseudonym for American science fiction author John G. Hemry.
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'.
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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January 14, 2025
Empress of the Endless Sea book 2. Spoilers for the first book. Another of the prequel series to Pillars of Reality, and there are a few points here that make more sense in what they set up for the main series.
Jules is now captain of the pirate ship. There are Mechanics who still think they control her, Mages who try to kill her (and the revelation of rocs, not named in this volume), a proposition from the Emperor, attempts to explore that falsify maps, and more.
Jules is now captain of the pirate ship. There are Mechanics who still think they control her, Mages who try to kill her (and the revelation of rocs, not named in this volume), a proposition from the Emperor, attempts to explore that falsify maps, and more.
May 9, 2023
Over the past few weeks, I sailed through (pun intended) the three books in the Empress of the Endless Sea series by Jack Campbell.
It was a swift voyage. The pages almost turning themselves. A great story with an exciting end to the last book in the series. Overall a truly enjoyable swashbuckling pirate adventure. I can't recommend Jack Campbell's books enough.
Relatable main character
The books revolve around the life of pirates fighting not only for loot but to free people from imperial rule. Read this series if you like smoothly written books, full of naval engagements, and discovery of new lands, all centered around the any-person hero, Jules of Landfall. She is a lieutenant in training when we first meet her. A very likable young woman with a hard center. The sort of person who wants to do the right thing, but welcomes a fight.
I think a lot of readers will relate to Jules quite easily, respect her sense of decency, and admire her commitment and drive.
Read the rest of the review on my blog: https://runesnielsen.com/book/2020/3/...
It was a swift voyage. The pages almost turning themselves. A great story with an exciting end to the last book in the series. Overall a truly enjoyable swashbuckling pirate adventure. I can't recommend Jack Campbell's books enough.
Relatable main character
The books revolve around the life of pirates fighting not only for loot but to free people from imperial rule. Read this series if you like smoothly written books, full of naval engagements, and discovery of new lands, all centered around the any-person hero, Jules of Landfall. She is a lieutenant in training when we first meet her. A very likable young woman with a hard center. The sort of person who wants to do the right thing, but welcomes a fight.
I think a lot of readers will relate to Jules quite easily, respect her sense of decency, and admire her commitment and drive.
Read the rest of the review on my blog: https://runesnielsen.com/book/2020/3/...
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September 22, 2022Read the first book first.
This book makes me curious how this world came about. It has an empire and two guilds and the protagonist who is foretold to have a daughter of her line defeat them.
One guild is the Mechanics who have a couple of steamships, revolvers, and extreme arrogance. But we see that they are getting less powerful over time. Another guild is the mages, who seem like science fiction psi mages.
The empire wants to breed her, the Mechanics want to use her, and the Mages want to kill her. She becomes a pirate captain and a good fighter. (I'm a relatively small man. Size matters in that kind of fight even if we want women to be as capable as men).
I will get the 3rd novel and hope that we learn more.
This book makes me curious how this world came about. It has an empire and two guilds and the protagonist who is foretold to have a daughter of her line defeat them.
One guild is the Mechanics who have a couple of steamships, revolvers, and extreme arrogance. But we see that they are getting less powerful over time. Another guild is the mages, who seem like science fiction psi mages.
The empire wants to breed her, the Mechanics want to use her, and the Mages want to kill her. She becomes a pirate captain and a good fighter. (I'm a relatively small man. Size matters in that kind of fight even if we want women to be as capable as men).
I will get the 3rd novel and hope that we learn more.
April 7, 2022
I like this series so far. This book ended on a hell of a cliffhanger so I'm a little irritated, but satiated by the knowledge I have the next book. If I had to wait for the next book to publish I would have been mad!
February 24, 2023
Loved this audiobook! Took me a while to get into it because I preferred the previous narrator's rendition for Pillars of Reality/Daughter of Dragons series but she did a good job. I enjoy Jules character and her crew. Looking forward to book 3!
November 7, 2020
Left it in a cliffhanger. Going to have to read book three to find out how it ends.
December 29, 2020
Not happy about the quasi cliffhanger, but once again thoroughly enjoyed this book. Plenty of tension with enough relaxing of same to maintain interest.
June 3, 2022
Continues being good.
November 13, 2022
Punchier than book one
Book two in this series is a bit better than book one.
While book one meandered around in search of a plot, book two seems to gain some traction.
Book two in this series is a bit better than book one.
While book one meandered around in search of a plot, book two seems to gain some traction.
March 27, 2023
The author's love of the sea is clearly evident and a bit infectious. When her ship ventured into the unknown west, it had me transfixed.
March 5, 2021
3.5 stars. OK continuation. The story progresses, but slowly and with a lot of wandering.
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