In the past week, I bought and read the four books currently available from the six book series by Jack Campbell (a pen name for John G. Hemry). From what I read, the fifth book is due out in 2009, and I daresay that the last book will be available by late 2009 (just from the release-pace of the current four).
I confess, the first book took about a day to lure me in (mainly because I kept getting distracted by other things), but I've definitely been hooked, and have burned through the other three books in a frenzy of enjoyment for the excellent plot and vivid, realistic writing.
One thing which grabbed me is the premise:
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.
When I started the first book, I expected a prologue which set up the scenario, but right from the first paragraph, Jack Campbell plunged his main character right into the crisis. It's only by reading the book and "watching" the plot unfold that you see and understand just who John "Black Jack" Geary really is.
Now, Campbell is a bit like David Weber for me, in that the more detailed battle scenes will make me skim a bit, but the plot and character development are - to me, anyway! - absolutely riveting!
So, I highly recommend fans of military sci-fi stories to pick up these books and enjoy them. If you like the Honor Harrington series, you will definitely find this one a fantastic read!
Pretty please, if you think you might like to buy them, I ask that you click out on these Amazon links I've provided - it would be nice to get some "paying" hits, LOL!
UPDATE: Well, the link image widgets from Amazon don't seem to be working, so I'll do this:
Book One: Dauntless
Book Two: Fearless
Book Three: Courageous
Book Four: Valiant
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