293 pages
English language
Published Nov. 11, 2006 by Ace Books.
The Alliance has been fighting the Syndic for a century-and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their only hope is Captain John "Black Jack" Geary-a man who's emerged from a century-long hibernation to find he has been heroically idealized beyond belief. Now, he must live up to his own legend.
I'm kind of very meh about this book, it's not badly written, the space ship battles are good, and the story is decent, but the characters just feel so flat and one dimensional, I don't think this is a series I'll read one after the other at all.
A pretty basic military space opera with some nice hooks and believable characters. Definitely a quick and fun read.
