Triumphant

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Series
Genesis Fleet volume 3
Publisher
Ace
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English

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A young fleet officer and a Marine must stand together to defend their neighbors and their colony in this return to the powerful and action-packed Genesis Fleet saga from New York Times bestselling author Jack Campbell.  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?

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Booklist Review

This third installment of The Genesis Fleet series (after Ascendant, 2018) finds Commodore Rob Geary and Marine Major Mele Darcy facing a threat to their homeworld, while the system's diplomats are heading to Old Earth to requisition starships for the fight. These frontier star systems were formed on the idea that autonomy means freedom, but if they don't band together, they risk falling one by one to a ruthless alliance. At the same time, each well-developed protagonist has his or her integrity tested. Political intrigues, thrilling space battles, and a desperate last stand by marines are the highlights of another tense saga by a master of military science fiction in the vein of David Weber and David Drake.--Don Vicha Copyright 2019 Booklist

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Kirkus Book Review

Third of the military sci-fi Genesis Fleet prequel series (Ascendant, 2018, etc.) recounting how and why the Alliance was founded.With the invention of the faster-than-light jump drive, humanity spread rapidly into the galaxy, leaving Earth's laws and protections behind. As new colonies sprouted and settlements prospered, so did piratical systems to prey on them. Planet Glenlyon, having assisted neighboring Kosatka to halt an invasion, itself comes under threat. Faced with impossible odds, Glenlyon's sole remaining warship, commanded by Rob Geary, can only harass the attackers, while, aboard the planet's orbital docking facility, Mele Darcy's Marines must engage the invaders at desperately close quarters. Meanwhile, negotiator Lochan Nakamura faces prejudice and ingrained suspicion as he tries to persuade other colonies reluctant to cede any of their own authority and autonomy to join forces against the black hats. All Campbell's trademarks are present. On the military side, he handles riveting battles, knotty dilemmas, desperate actions, and lower-deck humor with the assurance of one who's been there and done that. And he offers intriguing insights into civilian power plays and politicking. His characters are well-drawn, with fully fleshed-out backgrounds and temperaments; some are recognizable ancestors of Black Jack Geary and companions in the chronologically later Lost Fleet books. The one proviso is that, as with all prequels, while we're never certain of the fates of individuals, we know ultimately how the situation must resolve itself.A solid entry to extend an always reliable sequence. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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Booklist Reviews

This third installment of The Genesis Fleet series (after Ascendant, 2018) finds Commodore Rob Geary and Marine Major Mele Darcy facing a threat to their homeworld, while the system's diplomats are heading to Old Earth to requisition starships for the fight. These frontier star systems were formed on the idea that autonomy means freedom, but if they don't band together, they risk falling one by one to a ruthless alliance. At the same time, each well-developed protagonist has his or her integrity tested. Political intrigues, thrilling space battles, and a desperate last stand by marines are the highlights of another tense saga by a master of military science fiction in the vein of David Weber and David Drake. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews.

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LJ Express Reviews

In the third of the "Genesis Fleet" series (prequels to the "Lost Fleet" books), the planet of Glenlyon is once again imperiled, this time because its people helped someone else. When neighboring planet Kosatka comes under attack, Glenlyon's forces came to its aid, led by Commander Robert Geary. But no good deed goes unpunished, and Glenlyon is now facing reprisals from the forces that went after Kosatka in the first place. So Commander Geary and his longtime cohort Mele Darcy, head of the marines, have an impossible task in saving their own people and planet. Aid seems an unlikely hope as Kosatka is still fighting the remnants of the invasion, and other planetary governments don't want to get involved. Out of these dire circumstances, can any alliance be built? And if so, can it hold? VERDICT Campbell (Ascendant) has a sure hand with military sf balanced with political intrigue and heroic protagonists ready to spring into action. His fans will be thrilled, and readers of John Ringo and David Weber should find a lot to like here.—Jane Jorgenson, Madison P.L., WI (c) Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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