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Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1)
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Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1) Mass market paperback - 2006

by Campbell, Jack

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  • Title Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1)
  • Author Campbell, Jack
  • Binding Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition Later Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ace, New York
  • Date 2006-06-27
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0441014186_used
  • ISBN 9780441014187 / 0441014186
  • Weight 0.32 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.9 x 4.24 x 0.84 in (17.53 x 10.77 x 2.13 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Imaginary wars and battles
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006299389
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

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.

Appalled by the hero-worship around him, Geary is nevertheless a man who will do his duty. And he knows that bringing the stolen Syndic hypernet key safely home is the Alliance’s one chance to win the war. But to do that, Geary will have to live up to the impossibly heroic “Black Jack” legend...

From the publisher

"Jack Campbell" is the pseudonym for John G. Hemry, a retired Naval officer (and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis). As Jack Campbell, he writes The Lost Fleet series of military science fiction novels. He lives with his family in Maryland.

First line

THE cold air blowing in through the vents still carried a faint tang of overheated metal and burned equipment.

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Excerpt

“Captain Geary, I wouldn’t blame you for wondering if you’d have been better off if we hadn’t found you. ‘Black Jack’ Geary, back from the dead to accompany the Alliance Fleet to its greatest victory.” Bloch closed his eyes for a moment. “Now I need to leave the fleet in the hands of someone I can trust.”
 Geary grimaced, wanting to yell at Bloch, tell the admiral that the man he wanted to leave in charge of the fleet wasn’t the man actually standing here, that such a person had never existed.
 He finally just nodded slowly. “Aye, aye, sir.”
 “We’re trapped. This fleet is the Alliance’s last hope.” Bloch leaned close, speaking more softly. “Dauntless has the key onboard. Do you understand? This ship must get home. Somehow. The hypernet key must get back to the Alliance. If we can do that there’ll still be a chance.”
 It wasn’t like Geary would be in charge forever. Bloch would negotiate with the Syndics, then return and be back in command. Geary would never have to learn any details about some “key” on the Dauntless that somehow related to a method of traveling between the stars, which was much more rapid than even the system-jump faster-than-light transportation used in Geary’s time.
“Yes, sir . . . ”

Media reviews

“A slam-bang good read that kept me up at night.”—Elizabeth Moon



“A rousing adventure…the kind of hero Hornblower fans will love!”—William C.



“The best novel of its type that I’ve read.”—David Sherman, coauthor of the Starfist series



“Military science fiction at its best.”—Catherine Asaro

Citations

  • Kliatt, 11/01/2006, Page 26

About the author

"Jack Campbell" is the pen name of John G. Hemry, a retired naval officer who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis before serving with the surface fleet and in a variety of other assignments. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Fleet series and The Lost Stars series, as well as the Stark's War, Paul Sinclair, and Pillars of Reality series. He lives with his indomitable wife and three children in Maryland.

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