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3.8
Jack Campbell
Captain John "Black Jack" Geary woke from a century of survival hibernation to take command of the Alliance fleet in the final throes of its long and bitter conflict against the Syndicate Worlds. Now Fleet Admiral Geary's victory has earned him the adoration of the people and enmity of politicians convinced that a living hero can be a very dangerous thing. Geary is charged with command of the newly christened First Fleet. Its first mission: to probe deep into the territory of the mysterious alien race. Geary knows that members of the military high command and the government fear his staging a coup, so he can't help but wonder if the fleet is being deliberately sent to the far side of space on a suicide mission.
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Author
Jack Campbell
Pages
448
Publisher
Titan Books
Published Date
2011-09-09
ISBN
0857689207 9780857689207
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"There is too much in this book that is not plausible, the characters are flat and unreal and Geary is too clever and level headed by far while the women in the story...even the heroes, are annoying and immature. During this story there are several alien races introduced but nearly no development of the experiences with them outside repeated, formulaic battles from which Geary and his ship emerge largely untouched. I had to jump off the Geary-train after this episode."
Kimberly Matthews