Courageous (The Lost Fleet, Book 3)
by Jack Campbell
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Book Reviews of Courageous (The Lost Fleet, Book 3)
Book Review: Good story from Campbell/Hemry; needs less romance and more explosions!
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm a fan of Mr. Campbell (aka John Hemry of the "Stark's War" series), and I own every book he's written so far. As with his other work, I was not disappointed with The Lost Fleet series. My only qualm was essentially "less sex, more violence". "Stark's War" and it's sequels did an excellent job of this; though I think that the character development is more profound in the "Lost Fleet" series, I still gotta go with more explosions and fighting versus the main character and his female sometime-antagonist racking it up.
That nonwithstanding, it's by far and away an excellent book. Made the gal at Barnes and Noble go get it out of the back so I could buy a copy. Well worth it; treat yourself to a copy!
Book Review: Dreadful, Boring and repetitive
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought books 2, 3 and 4 in this series after really enjoying the 1st book.
Book 3 introduced so much repetition, continually stating information that had already been stated again and again and again I had a real problem getting through it. Also the continued distrust of the co-president and other fleet officers was pretty difficult to believe after he had saved their lives so many times.
This is a book wasted an hour or two of my life. I couldn't wait to get to the end of book 2 and book 3 I just threw away after 20-30 pages of the same repitition. Really don't waste your time or money. This book is just a money making machine it could have been written by a computer.
Book Review: Black Jack Geary Still go strong
Summary: 4 Stars
The Story of the Lost Fleet and Captain John "Black Jack" Geary is still going strong with this third installment. He faces new challenges as the Sydic begins to corner him. The story is about Geary and how a man rescue after a hundred years in frozen sleep finds himself in command of a fleet of battleships, battlecruisers and hundreds of smaller ships. Turned in a legend during his sleep he finds that the world has change, but the world is learning that he is man to change it. By the end of this book you are ready for the next one. If you love the David Weber Honor Harrington Series or Mike Shepherds' Kris Longkife then these books are for you.Book Review: Onward and onward
Summary: 3 Stars
I read the first book and enjoyed it. The series has human interest and some moral discussions. As a 66 yr. old pasifist with a psych degree, I found it worth reading even thought it is 'billed' as a military sci-fi book. I decided to read more of the series. Upon reading the reviews, I decided to move on from one to three. I am sooo glad I did. I don't know what I missed, but the situations, dialogues and drama were about the same. If the book was longer, I would have given it a lower mark. I will travel on to book four. I am now curious about the 'critters' that are now promised. THAT should give a new interest...I hope.Book Review: fun, but beginning to be repetitive
Summary: 4 Stars
So far this is the weakest of the series. Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying the genre as a whole and in particular this series, but the sheer repetitiveness is starting to drag. There are descriptions of tactics and 'physics' that are lifted wholescale- cut and paste style- from the first and second books. It really bogs down the pace. Also, the relationships seem forced, as if Campbell had been told he had to have a romantic interest and so put one in to satisfy the publisher, not because it served the story. Even with those weaknesses I rated the book as a 4 star because the ending really had me excited to read the next book.