Victorious (Lost Fleet Series #6)

excellent military space opera

In the far distant future, the Alliance and Syndicated worlds have been at war for over a century. Captain John "Black Jack" Geary was in cryogenic sleep for almost that long. Since his fleet successfully evacuated from the system where the Syndicates set a trap, he is regarded as a hero by a war weary public where millions would support him if he chose to be a dictator with the military backing him up. He accepts the post of fleet admiral even though the Ruling Council fears Black Jack.

He asks the authorities that promoted him to give him permission to negotiate with the Syndics, who have lost much of their ships and military; they are in horrific shape. Granted the authority, when he arrives on the home space station of the Syndics, he did not expect the fight of his life. If he wins, they still have a common enemy; an alien race on the other side of the Syndicate space whose strategic plan is to take control of this sector and ultimately the Alliance too. Geary leads a counter insurgence to prevent this Machiavellian scheme from occurring, but he will need Syndic cooperation to succeed.

This is the sixth book in the Black Jack military space opera series and fans of the saga will relish the tale as am entertaining twist occurs. The hero is a terrific leader who understands military and political strategy but also understands he sends soldiers to their death while fat cat council leaders have a different agenda than those on the front line. Readers will enjoy Jack Campbell's latest Lost Fleet science fiction thriller because like President Eisenhower the hero has a deep regard for life even with his first hand field knowledge that many of his troops will never go home.

Harriet Klausner

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Great Series

Loved this one- it ties the first 5 together well. Cannot wait to get the next installment.

Great Ending

A great ending to a really good series. The potential for more after this one is hinted at but it doesn't leave you with some silly cliff hanger or anything like that. Its not the most complex story ever told but it really does a good job of concluding an epic tale in an intelligent/exciting/fun way. I hope there are many more books to come from this author.

Good way to end.

This book was a good read and brings the characters to an end point that lets you have closure. The author leaves some room to let him continue with these characters in this universe if he wanted to do a sequel series, which I hope he does.

Good ending to the Series

I read the entire series and was looking forward to this one. I was not disappointed. It closed the series without any loose ends. I always liked the main character, a man trying to the right thing and worried that he will fail. If like science fiction grand opera this would be a series for you.

More of the same - which isn't bad

Like the books in the series before it, this volume continues to chronicle Black Jack Geary. This time, they've done the impossible. Now they want to go back out and finish the job.

As always, there is a good mix of political struggle in with the space battles, but it is the space battles that always stand out. It is very refreshing to read an author that seems to care about the science involved as well as the action. You feel that each and every ship is accounted for as well as time delays and distances. It's a fantastic story arc with some very intricate scenes.

My only complaint is that by the end of the series you feel things are being wrapped up a little too neatly. I hope there's more and some pieces have been overlooked and will come into play later.

Black Jack Geary to the rescue, AGAIN!

This is Book #6 of Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet series, where previously Captain Jack Geary is woken up after 100 yrs in an escape pod. Heroic deeds in the initial battle of a conflict between the Alliance & Syndicate worlds makes him a legend. In the first five books we see the legend continue through his courageous leadership & ingenuity fighting the honorable way - something the humans in his command have forgotten. 'Victorious' encompasses clever political maneuvering when the fleet triumphantly returns to Alliance space and then starts out again to fight the Syndicates AND an alien force that seems more powerful than anyone can imagine. Insurmountable odds, a beautiful Captain sidekick, political warfare & plot twists & turns make this a really fun read - the only disappointment with is that it ended (!) and who know when the next book will be out??!! Kudos to Jack Campbell (nee John Hemry) Highly recommend!

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