Dauntless
The Lost Fleet, Book 1
by Jack Campbell
Should I read this?
Recommended by 1 source and appears in Science Fiction and Fiction.
The Alliance has been fighting the Syndics for a centuryand losing badly. Now its fleet is crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their only hope is a man who's emerged from a centurylong hibernation to find he has been heroically idealized, beyond belief...Captain John "Black Jack" Geary's legendary exploits are known to every schoolchild. R...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Science Fiction and Fiction.
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Steve Gibson
“@trevorharrison FWIW Trevor, I think that's okay. I wouldn't wait. But you could read The Lost Fleet or the Honor Harrington series until.”
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