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Reddit mentions of Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1)
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Color | Black |
Height | 6.7 Inches |
Length | 4.2 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Release date | June 2006 |
Weight | 0.32 Pounds |
Width | 0.8 Inches |
Jack Campbell's The Lost Fleet series is pretty good.
Also, Jack Campbell is a pen name for author John G Hemry, who wrote another, slightly less space opera-y series beginning with Stark's War.
Also, several military SF anthologies are out there, some with annual volumes. They're a great way to get exposed to new material!
The Devil and Daniel Webster is short. Though if you're interested in recommendations for books that are longer that you may like check out these:
The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut's Windlass
On Basilisk Station
The Hobbit
The Dresden Files 1, 2, 3. (The first two books of the series are the weakest, the quality jumps tremendously in Book 3 and each one is better then the last after that.)
The Lost Fleet
The Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell is really fantastic. It's a little more on the military side. It's about a fleet of ships trapped light years behind enemy lines trying to get home.
The Lost Fleet, by Jack Campbell. The main character is about as apolitical as it gets.
>Captain John “Black Jack” Geary’s legendary exploits are known to every schoolchild. Revered for his heroic “last stand” in the early days of the war, he was presumed dead. But a century later, Geary miraculously returns from survival hibernation and reluctantly takes command of the Alliance Fleet as it faces annihilation by the Syndic.
Dauntless, by jack Campbell (Dauntless is the first book out of six)
Lots of fun action...not sure how it rates in regards to staying power or intelligence. It'll probably be forgotten in 10 years. But as far as a military action/drama goes, it's pretty awesome
Yea the lore they are building\built in the halo universe is awesome. If you have finished the books try looking for the spartan ops season 1 on youtube. Runs for almost an hour and is a pretty fun watch.
Also The Lost Fleet is a nice easy read.
I'm slowly reading my way though. I'm about 170~ books deep so far. Right now I've taken a break and I'm reading "The Lost Fleet" which is just an absolutely amazing series that have totally different concepts of space battles compared to Star*.
I've enjoyed both of those authors, so I guess I'll recommend some books I've liked.
In no particular order (links to the first book in the series, on amazon):
The Lost Fleet by Jack Campbell
Spinward Fringe by Randolph Lalonde
Star Force by B.V. Larson
Honor Harrington series by David Weber
Valor series by Tanya Huff
Yeah I read a lot of Fantasy and Sci-fi. Umm, if he likes more Military Scifi I would recommend:
If he likes "high fantasy" (elves, wizards, knights, etc) then let me know and I throw out a few of those too.
EDIT: Also I'll plug Audbile.com here because these all also have great Audiobooks with GREAT narrators and I love listening to my books on my Android phone all the time. And of course Amazon owns Audible! discounts for buying the audiobook and the kindle book (often cheaper than outright buying the audiobook!)
http://www.amazon.com/Dauntless-The-Lost-Fleet-Book/dp/0441014186
Just finished The Myriad on the recommendation of r/scifi and while it was good i wish it had more fleet combat. I guess i have just been spoiled by Honor Harrington.
The next book i am gonna read is The Dauntless and we will see how it goes
Golden Age of the Solar Clipper - Nathan Lowell
The Lost Fleet - Jack Campbell
Both were enjoyable reads. The Golden Age series follows an average guy as he gets a job on a space freighter and slowly rises through the ranks. The main character isn't some long-lost cousin to a space prince, or the only person that can save the universe, he's just a guy trying to make a living for himself. There aren't any space battles, so it might be a good change of pace for you, depending on what you read. The main character is a bit of a Mary Sue, though, so be warned if that sort of thing turns you off. There are about 6 books in this series.
The Lost Fleet series does include space battles. It's a story about a long-lost hero returning from cryosleep to a government and a war so unlike what he left behind. It's a story of how Geary, the protagonist, handles his new setting (fighting off politicians, lovers, and assassins) all while trying to return his fleet (which, through dumb luck, he commands) back home from deep in enemy territory. It's pretty good, and the space battles are well thought out. There are bout 10 books in this series.
The Lost Fleet series had pretty good fleet battles. Viewed through the eyes of the main commander, and slowly building up in complexity of description/execution because of plot points.
Randomly picked it up cause I liked the title for whatever reason.
Series of books by Jack Campbell. They are excellent and you should read them!
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