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(January 2010) () The Lost Fleet is a series written by under the Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an between two different cultures, the Alliance and the Syndics. The protagonist of the story is discovered floating in a one hundred years after he made a 'heroic ' against an enemy fleet. In his absence, he has been made into a renowned hero in the Alliance, but his legend and actions are used to justify poor tactics and decisions. Awakened after being discovered during a secret mission that turns out to be an enemy trap, he is suddenly dropped into the role of fleet commander and expected to live up to the legend that has grown around him.
The series ended with Victorious (2010). The author, however, has continued the Lost Fleet series with two spin-offs: Beyond the Frontier, focusing on the main characters from the Lost Fleet, and The Lost Stars, focusing on the Syndicate Worlds. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Novels [ ] The Lost Fleet • (2006 ) • (2007 ) • The Lost Fleet: Courageous (2007 ) • (2008 ) • (2009 ) • (2010 ) Beyond the Frontier 7. Beyond the Frontier: Dreadnaught (2011, ) 8. Beyond the Frontier: Invincible (2012, ) 9. The Very Best Of Prince Zippyshare. Beyond the Frontier: Guardian (2013, ) 10.
Beyond the Frontier: Steadfast (2014, ) 11. Beyond the Frontier: Leviathan (2015, ) The Lost Stars • (2012 ) • The Lost Stars: Perilous Shield (2013 ) • The Lost Stars: Imperfect Sword (2014 ) • The Lost Stars: Shattered Spear (2016 ) The Genesis Fleet • The Genesis Fleet: Vanguard (2017 ) • The Genesis Fleet: Ascendant (15 May 2018) Plot summary [ ] The Lost Fleet [ ] The Alliance has been fighting the Syndicate Worlds (a union of planets under a tyrannical, government) for a century. After obtaining a ' from a Syndic traitor, they send a large fleet through a hypernet gate to directly attack the Syndic homeworld, but are ambushed by overwhelming Syndic forces. During the approach to the Syndic homeworld, the fleet discovers the escape pod of John Geary in an abandoned star system. Known as 'Black Jack' in the present, his legendary exploits are taught to every schoolchild and he is revered for his heroic last stand in the early days of the war. The Black Jack Geary legend includes the expectation that one day he will return from the dead to lead the Alliance fleet to victory. Left as de facto fleet commander and with great reluctance takes it upon himself to lead the fleet to the safety of Alliance space.
Geary is also forced to retrain the fleet to fight in formation instead of the 'modern' free-for-all tactics of charging straight at the enemy, supposedly inspired by Geary's example at his famous last stand, caused by decades of and loss of experience. Geary's attempt to change the fleet's culture causes tension with other senior officers, including one egomaniacal senior captain freed from a Syndic labor camp with a reputation almost as famous as Geary's, who proceeds to split off a portion of the fleet on a disastrous mission. To complicate the situation, a third faction wishes to stage a military upon the return of the fleet to Alliance space with Geary as dictator.