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Dauntless

Lost Fleet, Book 1

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Dauntless

By: Jack Campbell
Narrated by: Jack Campbell, Christian Rummel
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The Alliance has been fighting the Syndics for a century—and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their only hope is a man who’s emerged from a century-long hibernation to find he has been heroically idealized beyond belief…

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 Syndics.

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…

©2006 John G. Hemry writing as Jack Campbell (P)2008 Audible Inc.
Adventure Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Space War

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Loved it

Fast paced, engaging, well executed first novel in this series. It grabbed me from the very beginning.

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Good

Exciting story with good battle scenes. Good narration. The story kept ia good pace with good characters

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Good but generic

decent story but nothing unusual. Pretty generic. I felt like I've read it all before.

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Solid start, bit over explained

I was looking for a new series after finishing the expanse series. This was recommended on a few websites, so I gave it a try. The story is compelling, however, the author over explains some situations to the point that it might be explained to a five-year-old. I suppose for some listeners that may make sense but for those who appreciate the genre, it is a bit over simplified. That said, I am continuing the series and hoping that it is a little less over explained in the next book in the series.

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A Man’s book for Men

What goes around comes around never seemed a more valued sentiment. The things that we learn from mothers and fathers and from school and drill sergeants are not just things that can be packed away, or should be packed away. Genetics can only hand down so much . Our instincts need to be honed and forged . The are lessons that people need to learn and carry with them.

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Excellent sense of inertia.

Author fumbles the introduction, with many questionable narrative decisions, but the author’s style and tone find their footing and manage to grab your attention with an impressive level of crisp technical competence.

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Enjoyed the series

Great read. Glad the later series do not have unnecessary scenes that may not be proper for young teens. The narrator brought the book to life. Awesome performance!

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Cool character

The story is good and the book was enjoyable but it did seem like a lot of words with very little story.

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Such a great space drama

I’ve read this entire story, expanding over 10 books, enjoying every book and wanting more.

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Great start to the series

It was well paced and engaging. hope in retread and holding it all together.

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