Triumphant (Genesis Fleet #3)(Lost Fleet) 3.5Stars

 

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Title: Triumphant
Series: Genesis Fleet #3 (Lost Fleet)
Author: Jack Campbell
Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Mil-SF
Pages: 266
Words: 103K

Much better than the previous two books. Lots less detailed politic’ing and lots more fighting. Don’t read that wrong, there is some politics going on, but it is almost skated over, as if Campbell realized that the readers of his books aren’t necessarily armchair socio-political theoreticians. Give the people what they want Mac, which is ships blowing each other up and space marines fighting tooth and nail to the bitter end.

That is what I want out of a Jack Campbell/Lost Fleet book. Space action, whether ship to ship or groundpounders beating the stuffing out of each other. Give me that and nine times out of ten I’ll be satisfied.

I do feel that the trilogy got off to a shaky start with the first book but it has ended strong here. Not a place I’d recommend for Lost Fleet newbs though. There are too many references to family names that are recognizable to veteran readers of the Lost Fleet that will simply have zero meaning for anyone who hasn’t read the series up to this point.

★★★✬☆

From Jack-Campbell.com & Bookstooge.blog

The recently colonized world of Glenlyon has learned that they're stronger when they stand with other star systems than they are on their own. But after helping their neighbor Kosatka against an invasion, Glenlyon has become a target. The aggressive star systems plan to neutralize Glenlyon before striking again.

An attack is launched against Glenlyon's orbital facility with forces too powerful for fleet officer Rob Geary to counter using their sole remaining destroyer, Saber. Mele Darcy's Marines must repel repeated assaults while their hacker tries to get into the enemy systems to give Saber a fighting chance.

To survive, Glenlyon needs more firepower, and the only source for that is their neighbor Kosatka or other star systems that have so far remained neutral. But Kosatka is still battling the remnants of the invasion forces on its own world, and if it sends its only remaining warship to help will be left undefended against another invasion. While Carmen Ochoa fights for the freedom of Kosatka, Lochan Nakamura must survive assassins as he tries to convince other worlds to join a seemingly hopeless struggle.

As star systems founded by people seeking freedom and autonomy, will Kosatka, Glenlyon and others be able to overcome deep suspicions of surrendering any authority to others? Will the free star systems stand together in a new Alliance, or fall alone?

Of course, they stand together, defeat the bad guys and form the beginning of the entity known as The Alliance.