Challenger's Hope
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Average rating3.5
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Ratings4
Average rating3.5
An alien attack and an admiral's betrayal leave a wounded Commander Nicholas Seafort stranded aboard a doomed ship of arrogant colonists and violent street children. His crew is rebellious, his ship short of weapons, fuel, food. Easy prey for the alien predators now massing to attack. Only Nick Seafort's will stands between his charges and violent death. But is he merely postponing their end?
Series
6 primary booksSeafort Saga is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by David Feintuch.
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Heart-wrenching tale of deep space, abandonment, loss, betrayal and the human spirit. Excellent story. Nick Seafort is our inscrutable protagonist, one who's moods can swing faster than a misaligned N wave. He fails to recognize who his friends are, even though his command would be strengthened by building upon relationships. Instead he's a hard disciplinarian, resorting to torture and cruelty for even the most minor infractions of protocol. Really hoping he gets a clue into how human relationships work, even with those under his command. He's got a lot of potential but little life experience. At the beginning of book one he was just a 17 yo midi. At the end of book two he's a 23 yo Captain, and has had to command his crews in isolation all that time. He needs an extended break to learn how to be a human being, and I hope his opportunity comes in subsequent books.
So, onward to book 3 of this 7 book series. Unfortunately I learned while reading book two that the author passed away some time ago, so 7 volumes is it.
