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Writes like David Webber used to write 
I'll keep this short. This is the first "couldn't put it down" book I've read in a long time.
Oh Hum... 
Dauntless, left me wondering if I had gotten the first book in a series, or if I had jumped in at the second book. Amazon assures that it is indeed the first book in the series. The opening was lacking, and there perhaps should have been an entire book of backstory before the opening of this book.
Because of the weak opening, it took me quite a while to get into the book. I'm not sure if the book redeemed itself enough to purchase the next in the series or not. There are 6 in "The Lost Fleet" series.
John "Black Jack" Geary is a war hero from about 100 years ago. He has been reciently found in an survial pod in deep hibernation. After being brought back from his deep freeze, he finds himself in a world where the current war has cost his beloved Alliance in more than just men and equipment, he finds that many of the old ways of fighting have also been long forgotten. It is up to him to bring a badly damaged fleet of ships, commanded by young officers, out of enemy terriorty and back to the Alliance worlds.
While the writing was technically good, it could have been much better than it was.
Very deep characters
Very deep characters creation, very beliveable scenary and a excellent narrative that will keep hooked until the end of the book - and wanting for more!!!
Great fun
I can't say there's much depth here, but it's oh so enjoyable a read if you're into this genre. It's the classical story of fighting and surviving against much greater forces and against all odds. Nothing original, but I loved his style and flew through the first three in the series. Just ordered the fourth. He gets a little off point sometimes (in particular when a certain relationship develops later)...but so what!
GOOD, Fun Series
David Weber, John Ringo, John Scalzi, Elizabeth Moon, C.S. Forester. If those are folks whose work you generally enjoy, then this series is for you. I read the first two and promptly put it on my personal don't miss list.
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The Alliance has been fighting the Syndic for a century-and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their only hope is Captain John "Black Jack" Geary-a man who's emerged from a century-long hibernation to find he has been heroically idealized beyond belief. Now, he must live up to his own legend.
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