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Great SciFi Space Battles!July 6, 2008 Just finished the 4 book in the series. It's better than the 3rd because a bit more than just space battles happen in this one. Anybody who enjoys military science fiction, particularly big ship battles, will like this series. My only concern is I don't know how the author will wrap up some of the plot points regarding the aliens unless a 2nd series is planned. I understand this series is to go 7 novels. Given the pacing so far, to fully resolve the alien situation by then may lead readers to feel the story in the last book or two is moving too fast compared to earlier books.
Frustrated and OMG! Space porn!July 4, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are series of books that you look forward to, like the Prey series, the Dresden Flies,or the Plum series, because you care about the characters and the author doesn't disappoint his fans. That is how I have felt about the The Lost Fleet series, but not now. I have written some of my best reviews when comes to this series, but the last one and this one have begun to wear on me. The news is that the characters are still growing and interesting and... well that is all there is, character developement plus a guide on how to command and war dehumanizes man. Oh yeah, there is porn in space and it is deadly. Wow just what I need to be remind of. Look this book is almost 300 pages long. There is one terrific battle sequence at the first of the book and a short battle at the end. In between the two is Geary leaving one woman for another and finding out he can't have the new woman until the fleet gets back home, which means a lot of cold showers for both of them. Seriously there is a great deal of talk and talk and ...well talk. I have compared the first two of the series to Johm Wayne movies, the last one to a breather for the author, and now I am just frustrated over the lack of anything remotely looking like action or movement. Oh I will buy the next one and I will hope it will return to the style of the frist two books, but I am not sure.
P.S. I know this may sound petty, but I really hate the cover of this book. It has nothing to do with anything that happens in the story. The first two covers were very good and the last one of kind of strange looking, but this one, oh brother. That makes my point when I am paying more attention to the cover and not to the book there is something wrong and it is no me this time.
The Lost Fleet becomes the Lost SeriesJuly 4, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Lets face it this series is never going to be considered one of the greatest ever written but frankly its also a fun series. Overall the tone doesn't change much from the last book with the fleet still trying to stay one step ahead on their way home and Black Jack dealing with idiot leadership and a love triangle which does drain a bit. In this aspect I agree with some others that a four part book with more in each book may have made the whole stronger as then it may not have seemed to drag on so much with some parts that didn't help the overall story. I wanted to give the book a higher rating but after nearly skiming most of the book I just couldnt. While a lot is finally dealt with the reader eventually comes to the conclusion that some of the characters are simply overly dense to the point of nearly comedic in their reactions to Gerry. Still, this one seems to finally draw to conclusion some events (love interest, and enemy fleets) as they near their destination while ramping up the alien aspect of the overall arch. I look forward to the final 2 in the series and hope to see a new (hopefully condensed) series related to the actions of his return and what becomes of the universe post return.
A good readJuly 3, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Another good read book. People who expect too much will be disappointed (like some of the reviewers), but people who just want a good read will like it.
It has drama, good battles, plausible technology and decent characters. Why would his enemies want to still get rid of him even though he keeps winning? I find that totally plausible and even likely, people are not logical and they can be jerks just for the sake of being a jerk and once they've decided that someone is the enemy, it might require them to admit they were wrong and far too many people can never do that.
I would not say that this is the best book in the series, but I awaited it eagerly and finished it in one sitting without being bored.
It's a good read and possibly trite and predictable (you know the good guys are going to win, but, well, duh. As if you thought that Sauron was going to get the Ring back too).
As for the aliens, I'm gonna have to disagree that they are setting up another series, there is something in this one that seems to explain why the aliens are doing what they are doing. There have been hints in other books (book 3 had a bunch) that make them look not necessarily like bad guys. But that's just my opinion.
I hope Campbell does more books, but I just don't see him setting up another series with a war against the aliens.
Dragging on a bit. Should have been a trilogy instead.July 2, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's Book four, and although it's well written, it is painfully predictable. There really is no reason why it could not have been writtten as three longer books, rather than six drawn out volumes (unless it was to make money, but I wont be as cynical as that).
Valiant is pretty much like what most others have said. Well described space battles, Rione obviously has some emotional issues she needs to deal with, and would you please hurry up Mr Campbell and point the fleet towards Alliance Space already, so the hero can get on with fighting the real enemy- the unknown Aliens.
Personally, I'm finding this getting like books from Star Wars - once you start, you just keep reading to see what happens in the end, not because they are good reading. It'd be a shame if the last two books were like that.
