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David Feintuch�s acclaimed Seafort Saga begins as Nicholas Seafort sets off on an interstellar naval adventure he will never forget In the year 2194, seventeen-year-old Nicholas Seafort is assigned to the Hibernia as a lowly midshipman. Destination: the thriving colony of Hope Nation. But when a rescue attempt goes devastatingly wrong, Seafort is thrust into a leadership role he never anticipated. The other officers resent him, but Seafort must handle more dangerous problems, from a corrupted navigation computer to a deadly epidemic. Even Hope Nation has a nasty surprise in store. Seafort might be the crew�s only hope . . . This page-turning science fiction in the vein of Robert Heinlein and Orson Scott Card�with a dash of Horatio Hornblower�marks the captivating debut adventure in Feintuch�s hugely popular Seafort Saga. (less)
David Feintuch�s acclaimed Seafort Saga begins as Nicholas Seafort sets off on an interstellar naval adventure he will never forget In the year 2194, seventeen-year-old Nicholas Seafort is assigned to the Hibernia as a lowly midshipman. (…more)
This is the first book in the "Nick Seafort" saga. Formulaic, but impassioned, Nick is full of self loathing and dispassionate calculation. He is not fit for the job; but he is all there is left, when all hope is lost...
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