Lost Fleet - Dauntless (Book 1) - Couverture souple

Campbell, Jack

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0857681303 ISBN 13 : 9780857681300

Editeur : Titan Books Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

The Lost Fleet: Valiant Bk. 4 'Black Jack' Geary has ordered his fleet back to the Lakota Star System where the Syndics nearly destroyed them, a desperate gamble that may give them a fighting chance of survival - or tear them apart. Full description

A propos du livre

Extrait :

“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 . . . ”

Revue de presse :

'This is pulp fiction at it best, and it's great fun, with a quality of earnest integrity that comes from its author's real-world experience in the US Navy.' --GQ Magazine

'This is certainly one of the best examples of military science fiction I've read.' --Walker of Worlds

'4.5/5 It's fascinating stuff... This is military SF where the military and SF parts are both done right.' --SFX Magazine

'A compelling read.' --Horror View

'If you like your sci-fi to be action packed I would highly recommend this.' --Libri Populus

'With a rock solid central premise, an interesting and engaging central character and a fluid writing style, this is a very enjoyable book and I shall be continuing the series with anticipation.' --Book Geeks

'This is solid military SF... the energy of the narrative and and broad sweep of the battles keep the reader engaged.' --SFFWorld

'If you like your sci-fi to be action packed I would highly recommend this.' --Libri Populus

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Titan Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0857681303
• ISBN 13: 9780857681300
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320