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| Fearless (The Lost Fleet, Book 2) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jack Campbell
Publisher: Ace
Category: Book
List Price: $7.99
Buy Used: $3.45
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 4258
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1
ISBN: 0441014763
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780441014767
ASIN: 0441014763
Publication Date: January 30, 2007
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 quality falling off from first in series February 2, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you've read the first novel in this series this one is more of the
same. I thought the first novel was in the same class as many of
Weber's books or Steve Whites. In both books the action is on the
same order.
This book had several places where the actions of Geary are just
nonsensical - completely unbelievable. The setup of the mutiny is
just weak.
Frankly the series needs more characters and Campbell really needs to
give Geary a staff and someone on the staff to mentor. Minimal
character develop all around.
Does a nice job of crafting syndicate actions and the space warfare
scenes are well done.
If you like space warfare books you'll have to read it and it's worth
reading. Hopefully the next book will step it up a notch.
 A great follow up novel February 2, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
When Captain Geary picks up some Alliance POWs the last thing he expects is find he has saved another charismatic war hero from the past - one who has retained enough past reputation to encourage a revolt in his fleet when Geary suggest heading deeper into enemy space.
I really enjoyed this novel. Out of the recent military SciFi I have read in the last few years, for me, this series stands out because the stories are not excessively padded and Geary himself is very easy to like and the space battles hold more interest than many I've read. You also WANT to know what happens to Geary - just like I'm eagerly awaiting the next book in this series.
Fun, quick read January 31, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an easy book to read and worth it. Took me about 24 hours, but I enjoyed it. Those who enjoyed the first book will love this one. Those who are thinking about it -- do yourself a favor and buy both of Jack Campbell's books. It's a great series. If only I didn't have to wait a year for the third installment!!!
Engrossing technical military sci fi January 31, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Fearless is the second book of the Lost Fleet series following the debut book titled Dauntless.
Captain "Black Jack" Geary has managed to do the impossible. In the first book, he saved the Alliance fleet from almost assured destruction by the Syndicate worlds military space fleet who had lured the Alliance into a trap. Jack Geary, an alliance hero who was found in cryo sleep on a malfunctioning escape pod from a war 100 years earlier, had assumed control of the alliance fleet and through a series of stunning displays of military tactics took an undisciplined Alliance fleet and turned them into an effective and coordinated unit. The alliance fleet found themselves on the run back to their home system, unable to use the Hypernet gates that would get them there quickly and in possession of the key to the syndic worlds own hypernet gates. The Syndic force is in relentless pursuit and it is only through Jack Geary's military cunning that the alliance force has been able to evade destruction.
This second book has the Alliance force on the offensive as they attack a syndic worlds systems and also facing new problems from the inside as another hero to the alliance is found alive on a sydicate worlds labor camp.
Jack Campbell has created a believable futuristic landscape utilizing believable physics in his universe of science fiction warfare . I am not normally a reader of science fiction and I happened to pick the first book up as it caught my eye. I read "Dauntless" in short order, was hooked and was excited to see this second book on the bookstand. This book was another thriller.
Jack Campbell deserves a wide audience for this book, if not for it being a fun series to read, then for his intellectual prowess for envisioning realistic battle scenes and strategies.
The first book is not a necessity, but it is recommended.
I wholeheartedly endorse this book.
Book Two . . . Just as good! January 30, 2007
26 out of 30 found this review helpful
This is the second book in the Lost Fleet series that follows the adventures of Black Jack Geary. I loved the first book and I loved this one, for the same reasons mainly. The story is original and intersting, you believe the characters are real people with real decisions to make, and great action. Jack Campbells view of space travel and space warfare much more like I'd actually expect to see. Space may free you from gravity, but not physics. This book is also very character driven for a military sci-fi book or really any sci-fi book. That is, with out doubt, my favorite part of the book. Fearless is a very interesting and fast read. Don't take that the wrong way, fast in a good way. The story doesn't suffer, but you'll actually have time to read it!
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