Resolute
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Summary
Admiral John "Black Jack" Geary must battle dangers both within and without the Alliance， in this exciting continuation of the New York Times bestselling series。
Geary knows that some political factions in the Alliance were just trying to get rid of him when he was assigned to escort a diplomatic and scientific mission to the far reaches of humanity's expansion into the galaxy 。 。 。 and beyond。 But he views his mission as both a duty and an opportunity to make things better wherever he can。 And when a crippled Rift Federation ship tumbles out of jump space， Geary leaps into action。 But the survivors' story isn't completely adding up。
As Geary investigates， he soon finds himself fending off spies and assassins while leading the fleet as it fights its way across space controlled by the mysterious and hostile aliens whom humans call enigmas。 Challenges arrive at every turn， including an unknown alien species that invites the fleet to visit one of their star systems。 With little information to go on， Geary must weigh the benefits of potential new allies against the possibility of a trap。 The fate of the fleet--and perhaps even the future of humanity--will depend on him making the right decision。
If he can stay alive long enough to do that。
Geary knows that some political factions in the Alliance were just trying to get rid of him when he was assigned to escort a diplomatic and scientific mission to the far reaches of humanity's expansion into the galaxy 。 。 。 and beyond。 But he views his mission as both a duty and an opportunity to make things better wherever he can。 And when a crippled Rift Federation ship tumbles out of jump space， Geary leaps into action。 But the survivors' story isn't completely adding up。
As Geary investigates， he soon finds himself fending off spies and assassins while leading the fleet as it fights its way across space controlled by the mysterious and hostile aliens whom humans call enigmas。 Challenges arrive at every turn， including an unknown alien species that invites the fleet to visit one of their star systems。 With little information to go on， Geary must weigh the benefits of potential new allies against the possibility of a trap。 The fate of the fleet--and perhaps even the future of humanity--will depend on him making the right decision。
If he can stay alive long enough to do that。
Reviews
Shane
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5/5 Stars
Bob Storey
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Another great bookLots of braintwisting as opposed to fight after fight。Humanity surrounded？ Lota of possible future stories in this setup。 Where will thr Dauntless go next？
Roy
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More Black Jack Geary。 I have loved this series and enjoyed this book。 But as a member of the series， it had some of the same tropes in other books。 It felt like too much of the story was taken up with internal intrigue and less real space opera action， although there is some of that as well。 Perhaps the series is getting a bit long in the tooth as there was nothing wrong with the story other than we have been here before。 On the positive， we are now set up for a further and likely more dynamic More Black Jack Geary。 I have loved this series and enjoyed this book。 But as a member of the series， it had some of the same tropes in other books。 It felt like too much of the story was taken up with internal intrigue and less real space opera action， although there is some of that as well。 Perhaps the series is getting a bit long in the tooth as there was nothing wrong with the story other than we have been here before。 On the positive， we are now set up for a further and likely more dynamic storyline in the next book。 Also， I enjoy the stalwart， honest to a T， humble Black Jack as the main character as compared to some of the other books。 I have read all the novels in this universe to date， and expect to continue。 。。。more
DAVID KOBAK
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By far my favorite sci food author！Captivating series。
Derek
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Another very good book in the Lost Fleet series。 Conspiracies and political intrigue， combined with a moderate amount of space combat。 Admiral Geary must summon his wisdom and leadership skills to navigate the perils in this book。 He does not disappoint in showing moral excellence and clarity in leadership。 A very satisfying book。
Ircel
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Great Read！Campbell has provided another engaging book in this series。 He ably balances space battles， internal intrigue， alien discoveries， and human interactions。 Admiral Geary continues to be a fallible， engaging man out of his own time who is learning and growing。 Looking forward to next offering。
Dragan Gaić
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Excellent as ever。
Ronald Spitzer
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Good follow up book to Boundless。 This one has consistent characterization with past books， political maneuvering， action， tension。。。。 There are several new characters introduced of whom Ensign Duck is the most fun。 The various maneuverings seem to conclude and new aliens are encountered。 Likely it will be a year before book three in the Outlands sub series。 I will be worth the wait。
Steve
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Black jack continues his mission to Dancer space。 Meets some new friends maybe。 Still has traitors in the fleet。 Can't wait for next book。 Black jack continues his mission to Dancer space。 Meets some new friends maybe。 Still has traitors in the fleet。 Can't wait for next book。 。。。more
Daniel
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Long live ensign Duck :） The rest of the book is the usual for the series。 Still fun and recommended。Cheers。
John
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Chekhov's duck。 Chekhov's duck。 。。。more
Matthew Smith
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One word AMAZING！
Anne - Books of My Heart
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This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。If you have enjoyed Jack Campbell's other series， Lost Fleet and Beyond the Frontier， and Lost Stars， Genesis Fleet series， you will love this too。 I started reading Jack Campbell in 2015 when I was sent an ARC of one of the Leviathon， which was the final book in the Beyond the Frontier series。 Of course with my OCD， I had t This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。If you have enjoyed Jack Campbell's other series， Lost Fleet and Beyond the Frontier， and Lost Stars， Genesis Fleet series， you will love this too。 I started reading Jack Campbell in 2015 when I was sent an ARC of one of the Leviathon， which was the final book in the Beyond the Frontier series。 Of course with my OCD， I had to read the previous NINE books before I could read it。 I was in the middle of moving from Minnesota to North Carolina， so I got the audio CDs from the library。 And thus， my love affair with this world began。 I LOVE this world and these characters so much。 They have survived a lot and struggled and lost close friends and family。 There have been traitors and devious politicians and those who just want power for themselves。 Throughout it all， they have worked hard and with intelligence and compassion。 They have character strength to look closely at the situation with trying to help others and improve relationships。The smart strategy of the battles always thrills me。 The situations are life and death but Geary and his team remain calm and controlled。 Geary's dislike of politics provides comic relief。 I also have the advantage of having read all the books in all these series so with the history just a mention of a character brings to mind their humorous antics or strength or troubles from past books。 So I would read these in order even though there are many books now。Resolute is the second in the new Outlands series which is the farthest into the future of the Lost Fleet world。 I am thrilled to have the story continue and see my many beloved characters。 Geary's fleet is out on a diplomatic mission to form relations with the Dancers。 The politicians want Geary out of the way as he is too popular with the people and there are assassination attempts as well。 The Midway system wants in on the negotiation and sends a team along。There are battles with the Enigmas on the way there and a gamble on forming better relationships with them。 The Dancers seem surprised to see them unannounced and take time to come up with a "plan"。 While they are waiting for the Dancers to progress communication with them， another alien species comes into the star system。 The Fleet sends a friendly message but gets no response。 Eventually， they learn the new people are the Taon。The rest of the story is the incredible development of relations with the Taon， the Dancers and a political conspiracy。 It's exciting and fun。 I also admire these people so highly for their skills at dealing with life and death， and developing these relations。 I highly recommend all these series in this world。 。。。more
John Bengier
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Outlands series is a great follow up for Black Jack and his fleet。 Only thing I hated was finishing it， and having to wait a year for the next book in the series。
Jkane
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Admiral Geary hasn’t lost a step！
Craig Thomson
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absolutely amazing。 5/5Loved it。 I wish his books came faster but I’ll continue to read them whenever they come！！！A little different than usual but still a great story！
Artem
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good but not particularly consequential？While I still very much enjoy the pros of these books as well as most of the characters the pace and the events of this particular book felt off to me。It is possible that I wanted more action， more space battles but I do not believe that to be the case。 I think this is more about minuscule steps in the overall story progression。 I did not feel like I got a book’s worth of plot here。I will continue following this series but there will be less anticipation f good but not particularly consequential？While I still very much enjoy the pros of these books as well as most of the characters the pace and the events of this particular book felt off to me。It is possible that I wanted more action， more space battles but I do not believe that to be the case。 I think this is more about minuscule steps in the overall story progression。 I did not feel like I got a book’s worth of plot here。I will continue following this series but there will be less anticipation for the next one。 。。。more
Anne - Books of My Heart
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This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from Publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。If you have enjoyed Jack Campbell's other series， Lost Fleet and Beyond the Frontier， and Lost Stars， Genesis Fleet series， you will love this too。 I started reading Jack Campbell in 2015 when I was sent an ARC of one of the Leviathon， which was the final book in the Beyond the Frontier series。 Of course with my OCD， I had t This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from Publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。If you have enjoyed Jack Campbell's other series， Lost Fleet and Beyond the Frontier， and Lost Stars， Genesis Fleet series， you will love this too。 I started reading Jack Campbell in 2015 when I was sent an ARC of one of the Leviathon， which was the final book in the Beyond the Frontier series。 Of course with my OCD， I had to read the previous NINE books before I could read it。 I was in the middle of moving from Minnesota to North Carolina， so I got the audio CDs from the library。 And thus， my love affair with this world began。 I LOVE this world and these characters so much。 They have survived a lot and struggled and lost close friends and family。 There have been traitors and devious politicians and those who just want power for themselves。 Throughout it all， they have worked hard and with intelligence and compassion。 They have character strength to look closely at the situation with trying to help others and improve relationships。The smart strategy of the battles always thrills me。 The situations are life and death but Geary and his team remain calm and controlled。 Geary's dislike of politics provides comic relief。 I also have the advantage of having read all the books in all these series so with the history just a mention of a character brings to mind their humorous antics or strength or troubles from past books。 So I would read these in order even though there are many books now。Resolute is the second in the new Outlands series which is the farthest into the future of the Lost Fleet world。 I am thrilled to have the story continue and see my many beloved characters。 Geary's fleet is out on a diplomatic mission to form relations with the Dancers。 The politicians want Geary out of the way as he is too popular with the people and there are assassination attempts as well。 The Midway system wants in on the negotiation and sends a team along。There are battles with the Enigmas on the way there and a gamble on forming better relationships with them。 The Dancers seem surprised to see them unannounced and take time to come up with a "plan"。 While they are waiting for the Dancers to progress communication with them， another alien species comes into the star system。 The Fleet sends a friendly message but gets no response。 Eventually， they learn the new people are the Taon。The rest of the story is the incredible development of relations with the Taon， the Dancers and a political conspiracy。 It's exciting and fun。 I also admire these people so highly for their skills at dealing with life and death， and developing these relations。 I highly recommend all these series in this world。Narration: I'm so comfortable with Christian Rummel。 Since this is one of the first series I listened to on audio， he was one of the first narrators。 He is a favorite。 The voices are differentiated enough I recognize the different people。 The narration adds greatly to my enjoyment; I don't have to figure out how to pronounce anything！ I listened at my normal 1。5x speed。 Listen to a clip: HERE 。。。more
Woody James
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After getting started I couldn't put it down finished it a 3:20am Saturday morning。 It's a good thing I'm retired and didn't have anything planned for Saturday！ After getting started I couldn't put it down finished it a 3:20am Saturday morning。 It's a good thing I'm retired and didn't have anything planned for Saturday！ 。。。more
Ron Kastner
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There are a lot of unresolved issues; but it is a taut narrative with lots of space excitement。 The Admiral is resolute but much is unresolved as we move into the next volume。
Eric Allen
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This book has some serious middle volume syndrome going on。 Nothing really happens， and the entire book just feels like characters repositioning themselves for future books。 The duck was funny， though。
Brian Quinn
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Five Stars for sure！Yet another phenomenal book written by John G Hemry， AKA Jack Campbell。 Resolute has all his classic space battles， drama， and makes you want to keep reading until the very end。
Michael Friede
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read this the day it came out！Loved the continuing adventures of Geary。 Really really excited to see what happens next。 Overall， fantastic read， super excited for the next installment！
Raymon
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GreatAnother fun time with Blackjack and the crew of dauntless the universe is getting bigger and I don't see how this can end in one more book GreatAnother fun time with Blackjack and the crew of dauntless the universe is getting bigger and I don't see how this can end in one more book 。。。more
Kevin Duff
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Well done againLoved it。 Mr。 Campbell I know you are retired but you gotta start writing faster。 Maybe a reread is in order。
Mark Romero
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Well thought out continuation of the first LF Outlands book。 In the first book， the author had to do alot of setup for this new series， connecting the dots and transitioning to this new arc。 In this novel， he takes it to a whole new level while involving many of the characters he has cultivated over the years。 My favorite aspect of this book is the deeper behavioral analysis of extraterrestrials， their cultures and motivations which was present， but not as prevalent in the other novels。 And whil Well thought out continuation of the first LF Outlands book。 In the first book， the author had to do alot of setup for this new series， connecting the dots and transitioning to this new arc。 In this novel， he takes it to a whole new level while involving many of the characters he has cultivated over the years。 My favorite aspect of this book is the deeper behavioral analysis of extraterrestrials， their cultures and motivations which was present， but not as prevalent in the other novels。 And while the book does have its share of space battles， its also part scientist and spy。 I think it had just enough balance as well， never over doing it in one area。 And the ending makes me believe we're in store for a lot more from this series。 Can't wait。 。。。more
Edward C。 Moore
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Good read but weak ending！Well worth the money and time to read。 Black Jack at his best！ Enjoyed the storyline but the ending disappoints， should ended at Midway。 Also Unresolved who wanted the mission to fail？ Fell like I paid money but only got 75% of a book！ Again， it is a fun read well done。 May be Personal preferenceabout the ending， I am just a sci-fi junkey！！ Thanks。 Great read！
Ian
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2。6⭐This one barely made 3 stars。 I very much enjoy the world of "Black Jack" Geary and his no-longer-Lost Fleet but this installment of the series just didn't seem like value for money。Black Jack returns to the space occupied by the Dancers， the mysterious aliens who seem to be humanity's only friends。 His mission， to establish formal relations， is beset by threats external and internal （ of course）。 My main problem with this book is mostly that， after 20 plus novels， graphic novels and stories 2。6⭐This one barely made 3 stars。 I very much enjoy the world of "Black Jack" Geary and his no-longer-Lost Fleet but this installment of the series just didn't seem like value for money。Black Jack returns to the space occupied by the Dancers， the mysterious aliens who seem to be humanity's only friends。 His mission， to establish formal relations， is beset by threats external and internal （ of course）。 My main problem with this book is mostly that， after 20 plus novels， graphic novels and stories in six series ， we've seen it all before。 It's also heavily padded with dead end plot twists， repetitious exposition and clunky， boring dialog。 This book did feature a heroic duck， though。 I liked the duck。 I also still like many of the characters and most of the action sequences。 This is also clearly a middle book of this （Lost Fleet-Outlands） series and it's often challenging to maintain the momentum of the early and final novels。 Here's hoping that as the series winds down it gets more interesting。 。。。more
Julie Welcheck
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AwesomeJack Campbell continues to write an evolved story with exciting characters。 I hope the story continues。 It really makes you think about how humanity has good and bad and hopefully good wins。
Nath
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I have been waiting for this book to come out。 I have thoroughly enjoyed the Lost Fleet books。 I really like the characters and the world （Galaxy？） they live in。Well， we are off to visit Dancer space。 Which means we need to fight through Enigma space to get there。What I really like about these books is that I can totally see humanity behaving the way people do in the situations they find themselves in。 Some people would totally be xenophobic about other species。 Some people would completely latc I have been waiting for this book to come out。 I have thoroughly enjoyed the Lost Fleet books。 I really like the characters and the world （Galaxy？） they live in。Well， we are off to visit Dancer space。 Which means we need to fight through Enigma space to get there。What I really like about these books is that I can totally see humanity behaving the way people do in the situations they find themselves in。 Some people would totally be xenophobic about other species。 Some people would completely latch onto the "cute" species and find the "ugly" species repugnant。 That all makes total sense。Blackjack really shines in this one。 But the stakes are as high as ever， and the possible rewards have never been so great。Unfortunately， I'm now going to be waiting years to find out what happens next。 。。。more
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