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A review by rbixby
Dauntless by Jack Campbell
3.0
A very good example of middle of the road space opera. Not fancy and high end like Hamilton's The Night's Dawn trilogy or overly dense like Weber's Honor Harrington series.
The action starts early, rises to a nice level of tension and stays there until the end. Not very deep in that the concepts and ideas do not attempt to twist your head into a pretzel. Mostly very well known sci-fi tropes executed well. The main character has to contend with unwanted hero worship and a fleet run by sailors who have lost the skills to fight efficiently rather than with shear brute force.
The plot is very linear in that there are no eddies or side streams to contend with. One thing leads to another until the big climax at the end. Campbell does leave you with a mystery to hook you into sequels, but, in keeping with the style he's established, it's pretty straight forward.
A nice quick read, I finished it in two days.
The action starts early, rises to a nice level of tension and stays there until the end. Not very deep in that the concepts and ideas do not attempt to twist your head into a pretzel. Mostly very well known sci-fi tropes executed well. The main character has to contend with unwanted hero worship and a fleet run by sailors who have lost the skills to fight efficiently rather than with shear brute force.
The plot is very linear in that there are no eddies or side streams to contend with. One thing leads to another until the big climax at the end. Campbell does leave you with a mystery to hook you into sequels, but, in keeping with the style he's established, it's pretty straight forward.
A nice quick read, I finished it in two days.