Courageous (The Lost Fleet, Book 3) by Jack Campbell
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Book Reviews of Courageous (The Lost Fleet, Book 3)
Book Review: This book is losing its fanbase
Summary: 3 Stars
At this point in the series I have mixed feelings. Overall I feel this 3rd book of the series is little more than a mashup of the first two books in the series. Sure some of the characters relations have changed or evolved. But when it comes to the fleet getting home or finding out more of the secret that has been teased at during the end of the first and second book...I feel let down.
To break down my impression of this book, I would say the book consists of 30% evolving characters 60% Recycled fleet battles & captain conflicts 10% secret that remains a secret.
I dove head first into book 1 and was hooked at the end that teases you with what you expect to be a revelation in book 2. Then I read book 2, that was clearly different than book 1, but still left me hooked and teased at the end by the same secret you never find out from book one. With book 3 I believe 200 pages could have been cut from the book and the book would have been better because of it.
At this point I am clearly conflicted. I want to know whats going to happen in book 4, but I feel like I am being toyed with, or maybe the author hit a rough spot while writing this one.
Book Review: More of the Same. Not Cambell's best.
Summary: 3 Stars
Pity poor Jack Campbell.
He writes two military sci fi books in a market chocabloc full of similar books and both score consistently high ratings, which is why I bought and read the first two books in this series. The second ends on a precipice and many readers, like myself, are sitting on the edge of seats waiting to pick up the third.
Alas, the third comes and goes, and I cant help but feel my good mate jack has let me down. Just more of the same. More running, another internal Captain raises their head to spite ol' Black Jack Geary, and there's still the tantalising hint of aliens in the background pulling Humanity's strings.
I heartily recommend this "Lost Fleet" series, but as a stand alone book, this third installment is rather bland.
I guess even the more talented authors out there run out of puff from time to time. But never fear, for I shall be there for the next book.
I notice most of the "we found this review useful" ratings are for those who rated the book highly and those who gave 3 stars or lower arent rated at all.
Dudes, this is not a popularity contest.
Book Review: Book 3 and 4 should've been book 3
Summary: 3 Stars
The first and second installments of this plot line were incredible, but the latest chapter in the Lost Fleet series seemed to drag along like a dying bovine. Captain Geary is still submerged in the political warfare and logistical nightmare of being stranded behind enemy lines. And to make matters worse, the Syndicate, enemies of Black Jack Geary's Alliance, has wizened from the rag-tag group he initially encountered, and are quickly relearning the lessons of wars past.
The possibility of a third party operating behind the scenes was what had me eager for this volume, but that is addressed in only the most passing sense. The plot is essentially a rehash of the first volume, and has many if not nearly all the elements from both volume 1 and 2. While certain new threads are introduced, this entry did little more than move pieces around a board, rather than have any actual play.
Book Review: Not as good as the first two
Summary: 3 Stars
The first two books in this series were very good. The overall feel is that of the Aubrey/Maturin series of naval tactics and strategy and a friendship/rivalry between the Captain and a trusted advisor.
This book seems to have fallen off in terms of writing style and its story line. The fleet continues to make its way home, and is faced with increasingly difficult choices. But the nature of the relationship between Jack and the Co-President seems less real in this book, owing to the multiple swings in the mood between them. The battle scenes are still good, but seemed shorter and less rich than in the previous books.
I still like this series, and look forward to a resolution of the fleet's fate. But just as Jack cannot afford a war of attrition, this series needs to find a way to restore its winning ways or it will wear out its welcome before the final book.
Book Review: Sure, it dragged a bit...
Summary: 3 Stars
But I still enjoyed Courageous (The Lost Fleet, Book 3). Yes Victoria Rione can be annoying. Her relationship with Geary needs to move up to the next level for it to keep from descending into parody. It's not a very realistic relationship; fight-question-sex-pray to ancestors, etc. I thought the author missed a great chance to play the drunk-sex scene for laughs that would have deepened the characters immeasurably. In fact the charcterizations are still far too shallow in general. But I find myself continuing to turn the pages waiting for the next encounter. The end was great (even if I did spot a typo or two) and I'm dying to know what happens in book 4 back in Lakota.
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