Steadfast

The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, Book 4

By: Jack Campbell

Narrated by: Christian Rummel

New York Times bestselling author Jack Campbell’s action-packed Lost Fleet series has propelled readers from deep space to the very edge of their seats. Now Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary embarks on a thrilling new adventure to defend the Alliance and safeguard the future.

Geary and the crew of the Dauntless have managed to safely escort important alien representatives to Earth. But before they can make tracks for home, two of Geary’s key lieutenants vanish. The search for his missing men leads Geary on a far-flung chase, ultimately ending at the one spot in space from which all humans have been banned: The moon Europa. Any ship that lands there must stay or be destroyed—leaving Geary to face the most profound moral dilemma of his life.

To make matters worse, strains on the Alliance are growing as the Syndics continue to meddle. Geary is ordered to take a small force to the border of Syndic space. But what he finds there is a danger much greater than anyone expected: A mysterious threat that could finally force the Alliance to its knees.

As Geary spearheads a desperate battle to protect the Alliance against a shrewd and powerful enemy, he’s left with just one question: Who are they?

©2014 John G. Hemry (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Another great book in the series

What made the experience of listening to Steadfast the most enjoyable?

The narrator really brings the characters the story and characters to life in my minds eye. This is another great book for this series. I can't stop listening. The characters and storyline is one of my favorite of all time.

What did you like best about this story?

The unfolding of some sort of Alliance conspiracy.

Which character – as performed by Christian Rummel – was your favorite?

Blackjack of course.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The saga continues.

Any additional comments?

I just can't wait for each release. I hope there are 300 books released for this series.

Bringing a great series back in focus

With the end of the last book (Guardian) and the beginning of this book, it felt like Jack Campbell had kind of lost the direction he wanted to take this series and was hunting for a new direction, which he finally does by the end of the book. The one thing that really saves this story and finally gets the story line back on track is all the clues and intrigue that takes place in this story concerning the behind the scenes threats to Black Jack and the Alliance. It really seems to have become more of a sci-fi mystery novel than a pure military sci-fi, and it really grabs your interest. By the time you get to the last third of the book the author really has the story rocking again, like he did in the early books of this series. In fact the greatest disappointment is when you come to the end of this book. This book is a definite need to read if you follow this series in order to get needed back story and clues for future stories. Also, while having a bit of a fuzzy storyline at the beginning, it really comes into sharp focus at the end. I really HOPE that the next story in this series comes out soon. It really has a great cliff hanger!

PS. This book also contains important clues pointing to the next possible storyline in the Lost Stars series

Fantastic

Another fantastic installment of this book series. I am looking forward to reading the next book.

A lot to like here

Really good narration. Interesting plot with nice mix of overall story, good battle scenes, interesting characters and political intrigue.

great

If you could sum up Steadfast in three words, what would they be?

Another great The Lost Fleet story. I see Jack becoming the politician, which does want to become.