Vanguard: The Genesis Fleet, Book 1
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XS3LK9T |
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| Number of Pages | : | 342 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
They have a plan: to lay the groundwork for mutual defense that could someday grow into an alliance. As battles rage and pirates take an increasing toll throughout the colonies, the only hope for lasting peace lies with Carmen Ochoa, a "Red" from the anarchic world of Mars, and Lochan Nakamura, a failed politician. But the vast distances of space mean that the old order of protection and interstellar law offered by Earth has ceased to exist. But if their efforts don't succeed, the growing power of aggressor worlds could turn regions of space founded on freedom into battlefields between the first interstellar empires.. After the invention of the faster-than-light jump drive, humanity is rapidly establishing new colonie
Expatcalifornian said Starts slow, gets better.. Takes a while to get going, but ends with a bang. Having been a fan of his other fleet books I've been waiting for this one. Since it is a new series he takes a while to introduce the main characters, who start off in different places but end up interacting with each other. That part is slow. Clearly a lot left to reveal. It did pick up later on in the book.If past patterns are any guide, the . Once again Campbell has built the beginning of another great series! Often writers open up the following world Mike the Elder Once again Campbell has built the beginning of another great series! Often writers open up the following world with the children of their previous series being involved in the plot, but Jack is going back in time to look at the ancestor or the previous series "the Lost Fleet". That said what makes this book outstanding is simply that Mr. Campbell's writing has continued to evolve and get bette. Better than it should be. I don't like prequels. Often there isn't enough to justify their existence. I went into Vanguard with that feeling. Jack Campbell won me over pretty quickly though. While at times Rob Geary reminded me too much of his descendent Black Jack Geary of the phenomenal Lost Fleet series, he is also more of a man of action. The first book of the Genesis Fleet also introduces a more complex political