Science Fiction Aficionados discussion

I've read the first two, they're pretty good for the most part, slightly reminiscent of the Honor Harrington series. Definitely "beer & pretzels" sci-fi, but entertaining none the less.

I agree with John.
I've read every book except the last. When it was released for the Kindle, my primary medium for reading these days, they were selling it for a price I found outrageous.
Pros: I like the H (hero) and the premise.
Cons: Needs more editing, the bulk of the books (to me at least) seem to be like watching a tennis match of the fleet vs the enemy going back and forth with maneuvers.

I have the latest Lost Fleet book, Dreadnaught. It takes off on a different tangent this time, so the repetitiveness that got to be a bit of a bore in the first 8 books is gone. It is quite good, as good as Book 1. I don't want to say to much more about it, but it is apparent that this book is just the beginning of a new Lost Fleet adveneture series.

I've read the first two. I'm retired Navy (Operations Specialist Chief) and I can tell Jack Campbell graduated from the Naval Academy. If we ever have massive fleet battles in space I think he's got a good idea of how they'll shape up when it comes to employing tactics and such. I'd have liked a little more character development. They seem a lot like Battle Star Galactica 2005 which isn't a bad thing. I've enjoyed the first two. Good reads I'd say. (available on Kindle)

I've read Dauntless and I am currently reading the second book, Fearless. I am really enjoying the way he describes space battles, hard sci-fi (discounting faster than light travel), comprehensible and vivid maneuvers as well as interesting tactical solutions.
The hard sci-fi parts remind me of Alastair Reynolds'Revelation Space series.
If you want to pick on something, the hero is a bit too heroic and the characters are rather simple and one dimensional, at least so far.
I am listening to the audiobook version and I am quite happy with the narration by Christian Rummel.

This series sounds like exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for.

I've read the first 4 (in audio as I got them through Audible). I like them. I read the first 5 or 6 Honor Harrington books and while I enjoyed them at first they paled rather quickly (the hero worship for Harrington from everyone she comes into contact with begins to strain the imagination. Everyone either hates her and become s a bitter enemy or LOVES her, WORSHIPS her and so on. Every jr. officer under her begins to emulate her and so on...I think her real name may be Mary Sue). On the other hand I like the Lost fleet books. Not great Literature or anything but good military science fiction. The romance has worn a little thin for me, but it doesn't dominate the books.

I'll put links to my reviews if you want to read them...if not my feelings won't be hurt, LOL. There are some spoilers but their marked:

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Cambell is a pen name for John G Hemry.

The latest one is Dreadnaught. Ive read/listened to them all.

No one takes the vastness of space/time into account like he does. They are worth reading just for that.

John wrote: "Cambell is a pen name for John G Hemry.

The latest one is Dreadnaught. Ive read/listened to them all.

No one takes the vastness of space/time into account like he does. They are worth reading j..."

He is also a graduate of the US Naval Academey at Annapolis.

It isn't a bad series but I think it could have done with being at least one book shorter. There really wasn't enough material for a six book series. The first book was good and the ending was satisfactory but a lot of the stuff the middle was pretty forgettable. That said I'll currently reading the follow on, Dreadnought. It covers a lot of the same territory as Webber's Honorverse but avoids a lot that writer's weaknesses with characters.

I read them all thus far. I observe that they are definitely military SF and therefore there are sections that only fans of tactics will appreciate.

I a huge fan of (good) military science fiction. I had Terms of Enlistment on my currently reading shelf for a while now but since I own it I've had to put off actually starting it till last night (I had a ton of library books). I stayed awake till 3:00AM making myself finally lay it aside and go to sleep.

I did some of the same thing with the Lost Fleet books when I read them. Always looking for good military sci/fi.

My mother was peeved with me last Christmas. I gave my father the series and he stayed up way too late, reading.

It's wonderful when it happens, LOL.