Geary awakens to see a galaxy that has been torn apart by total war. But a hundred years later, Alliance warships pick up an escape pod in outer space, and find a body who’s been lying in stasis since the beginning of the conflict. Believed killed in action, he was given the rank of honorary admiral, and subsequently declared a war hero and an example for future generations of Alliance sailors to live by. “Sagas wouldn't be interesting if terrible things didn't happen to the people in them.”Ĭaptain John “Black Jack” Geary won his accolades after defending a convoy of Alliance transports against an attack from the Syndicate Worlds. John is a member of the SFWA Musketeers whose motto reads: 'The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword, but the Wise Person Carries Both'. His two eldest children are diagnosed as autistic and suffer from Neuro immune dysfunction syndrome (NIDS), an auto-immune ailment which causes their illness, but are progressing under treatment. He lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids. John graduated from Lyons High School in Lyons in 1974 then attended the US Naval Academy (Class of '78) where he was labeled 'the un-midshipman' by his roommates. John grew up living in several places including Pensacola, San Diego, and Midway Island. Hemry, also served in the navy and as John points out was a mustang. John G Hemry is a retired United States Navy officer. He has also written over a dozen short stories, many published in Analog magazine, and a number of non-fiction works. Under the name Jack Campbell, he has written four volumes of the Lost Fleet series, and on his website names two more forthcoming volumes. Drawing on his experience as a retired United States Navy officer, he has written the Stark's War and Paul Sinclair series. Hemry is an American author of military science fiction novels. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. Jack Campbell is a pseudonym for American science fiction author John G.

Dauntless by Jack Campbell