Cover of Victorious

Victorious

by Jack Campbell
three stars
genreMilitary Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi
seriesThe Lost Fleet
reviewedmay 30 2010

The finish is good, and worth the read just to close it out. Again, I like the whole series, I just don't love it. Read the series review for my less-than-unequivocal recommendation. the TL;DR: great space battles, well-written interpersonal conflict, but lots of very similar books.

publisher’s summary
The Lost Fleet: Relentless found its way onto the New York Times best-seller list...Now Victorious leads the charge again - and "Black Jack" Geary is in command....

As war continues to rage between the Alliance and Syndicate Worlds, Captain "Black Jack" Geary is promoted to admiral - even though the ruling council fears he may stage a military coup. His new rank gives him the authority to negotiate with the Syndics, who have suffered tremendous losses and may finally be willing to end the war. But an even greater alien threat lurks on the far side of the Syndic occupied space.

filed under ... military sci-fi...sci-fi... the lost fleet...

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