Valiant (The Lost Fleet, Book 4)

Lets face it this series is never going to be considered one of the greatest ever written but frankly its also a fun series.
Overall the tone doesn't change much from the last book with the fleet still trying to stay one step ahead on their way home and Black Jack dealing with idiot leadership and a love triangle which does drain a bit. In this aspect I agree with some others that a four part book with more in each book may have made the whole stronger as then it may not have seemed to drag on so much with some parts that didn't help the overall story. I wanted to give the book a higher rating but after nearly skiming most of the book I just couldnt.
While a lot is finally dealt with the reader eventually comes to the conclusion that some of the characters are simply overly dense to the point of nearly comedic in their reactions to Gerry.
Still, this one seems to finally draw to conclusion some events (love interest, and enemy fleets) as they near their destination while ramping up the alien aspect of the overall arch. I look forward to the final 2 in the series and hope to see a new (hopefully condensed) series related to the actions of his return and what becomes of the universe post return.

Another good read book.
People who expect too much will be disappointed (like some of the reviewers), but people who just want a good read will like it.

It has drama, good battles, plausible technology and decent characters.
Why would his enemies want to still get rid of him even though he keeps winning? I find that totally plausible and even likely, people are not logical and they can be jerks just for the sake of being a jerk and once they've decided that someone is the enemy, it might require them to admit they were wrong and far too many people can never do that.

I would not say that this is the best book in the series, but I awaited it eagerly and finished it in one sitting without being bored.

It's a good read and possibly trite and predictable (you know the good guys are going to win, but, well, duh. As if you thought that Sauron was going to get the Ring back too).

As for the aliens, I'm gonna have to disagree that they are setting up another series, there is something in this one that seems to explain why the aliens are doing what they are doing. There have been hints in other books (book 3 had a bunch) that make them look not necessarily like bad guys. But that's just my opinion.

I hope Campbell does more books, but I just don't see him setting up another series with a war against the aliens.

It's Book four, and although it's well written, it is painfully predictable. There really is no reason why it could not have been writtten as three longer books, rather than six drawn out volumes (unless it was to make money, but I wont be as cynical as that).

Valiant is pretty much like what most others have said. Well described space battles, Rione obviously has some emotional issues she needs to deal with, and would you please hurry up Mr Campbell and point the fleet towards Alliance Space already, so the hero can get on with fighting the real enemy- the unknown Aliens.

Personally, I'm finding this getting like books from Star Wars - once you start, you just keep reading to see what happens in the end, not because they are good reading. It'd be a shame if the last two books were like that.

It has to be said this book is much the same as the novel which preceded it. We continue to get a series of space battles and fleet commanders who can think of nothing better than to get rid of Geary no matter what the cost. Having said that these books are light-weight and enjoyable reads with a main character who continues to hold the series together.

The plot seeds that have been noted in the earlier books are finally coming into great focus with these later novels and I'll be happy to continue with this series. I think these are the sort of novels you pick up to be entertained, not blown away by fantastic writing and intricate plots and with that in mind these books continue to be a source of enjoyment even if these later novels aren't quite as good as the earlier books in the series.

This book gets 3 stars only because the series is ok. The first two books were great, than the third was not very good, and this one continues the trend.

I've had enough repeat scenes. The "is this Blackjack or John" conversation got old in book 1, enough already. Jeez. And, could we please skip the romance? Really, this is what you thought the book needed, a completely awkward, non-contributing, repetitive romance? It's like Rhione all over again.

And, like another reviewer said, we're looking at 6 more "humans versus the aliens" books after this series. With recurring, "but can a syndicate trust a human" conversations every 25 pages.