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Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1)
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An enjoyable, fast read, this book, published in 2006, is the first of a series of books.
I give it 3 stars, good, especially if you like military SF, but not good enough to make me want to read more books of the series! I like more world-building in my SF (think DUNE!) and there wasn't much to the universe of "the Lost Fleet." It's two big political/ideological blocs battling it out for control of the galaxy-the good guys of the Alliance vs. the bad guys of the Syndics. I would like a little bit more complexity!
I was bothered by the fact that the hero, Geary, brought back from stasis, where he's been for one hundred years, is able to fit in as well as he did--and even become commander of the fleet. I think he would have had a lot more trouble fitting in, having been out of things for a century? Yes, he did have some problems--but I think it would have been more difficult.... my opinion, which can certainly be argued with...
I give it 3 stars, good, especially if you like military SF, but not good enough to make me want to read more books of the series! I like more world-building in my SF (think DUNE!) and there wasn't much to the universe of "the Lost Fleet." It's two big political/ideological blocs battling it out for control of the galaxy-the good guys of the Alliance vs. the bad guys of the Syndics. I would like a little bit more complexity!
I was bothered by the fact that the hero, Geary, brought back from stasis, where he's been for one hundred years, is able to fit in as well as he did--and even become commander of the fleet. I think he would have had a lot more trouble fitting in, having been out of things for a century? Yes, he did have some problems--but I think it would have been more difficult.... my opinion, which can certainly be argued with...
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