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Captain John "Black Jack" Geary tries a desperate gamble to lead the Alliance Fleet home-through enemy-occupied space-only to lose half the Fleet to an unexpected mutiny.

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Outnumbered by the superior forces and firepower of the Syndicate Worlds, the Alliance fleet continues its dangerous retreat across the enemy star system. Led by the legendary Captain John "Black Jack" Geary, who returned to the fleet after a hundred-year suspended animation, the Alliance is... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Outnumbered by the superior forces and firepower of the Syndicate Worlds, the Alliance fleet continues its dangerous retreat across the enemy star system. Led by the legendary Captain John "Black Jack" Geary, who returned to the fleet after a hundred-year suspended animation, the Alliance is desperately trying to return home with its captured prize: the key to the Syndic hypernet, and the key to victory...
Geary is convinced that the Syndics are planning to ambush the fleet and finish it off once and for all. Realizing the fleet's best (and only) chance is to do the unexpected, Geary takes the offensive and orders the fleet to the Sancere system. There, a multitude of possible routes home give the Alliance fleet a better chance of avoiding their pursuers--and an attack on the Sancere shipbuilding facilities could decimate the Syndic war effort.
Weary from endless combat, the officers and crew of the Alliance fleet can't see the sense in charging deeper into enemy territory-- prompting a mutiny that divides them and leaves Geary with higher odds against him than ever before...

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SHIPS appeared against the black of space, squadrons of destroyers and light cruisers flashing into existence, followed by groups of heavy cruisers, then the divisions of battle cruisers and battleships, massive platforms for the deadliest weapons mankind had been able to create.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 8 in The Lost Fleet. (standard series)

Preceded by Dauntless, and followed by Courageous.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jack Campbell (Author) - Pen name for John G. Hemry

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 2007
ISBN: 9780441014767
Page Count: 295

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  • Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 2675 vol. 16
  • Dewey: 813

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Dauntless

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