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…
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I loved the premise of the story where the main character is brought back from being in suspended animation after 100 years and finds that he’s become a legend. I read this before I had a Kindle and recall finishing one book and being desperate for the next. My bookstores didn’t carry them and neither did my library, but my friend’s library did …
Wonderful descriptions of space battles, concepts I’d not thought of in gate travel through space.
I can’t recall how I happened to stumble across this gem, but I’m glad I did.
It tells the story of a man who survived one hundred years in survival sleep confronting what the world he knew has become.
It is an engaging story, told against the backdrop of a century-long war. The naval actions are excellent. The characters feel like real …
Fast paced with compelling military action.
Classic Space Opera, well defined characters and a pretty good story line.
Campbell really can write and this book is a great one to start the series with.