Patriarch's Hope

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Summary: Nick Seafort is back!
Review: This a great book and a welcome back to Nick Seafort. This was my 2nd favorite novel in the entire Seafort Saga. A fast and exciting read, a must read for any sci fi fan.

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Summary: More please ^_^ (Spoilers ahead)
Review: This book is an awesome continuation of the Seafort series and one of the best sci-fi books of the year. I began to lose faith in Nicholas and co. during Voices of Hope, but this book was revitalizing. However, I must speak out against the disregard with which Feintuch treats his supporting characters (ah! poor lil cadets). By the end of this book, Nicholas and his sons are the only survivors and I felt truly bereft. Just a few pages before the end, Derek was dispassionately killed off. With his death, the last tie to Midshipman's Hope was severed. The worst surprise death was Jared. I cried the entire night. Poor Phillip : ( BTW, has anyone noticed that all of Nicholas' wives have a life span of two books? Well, no loss there. They were all generally weak and unendearing characters. Tissues are a definite necessity.

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Summary: Great book but not at great as the first couple
Review: This book was brilliant! There are no other words to describe the magnificent plotting that this author conjures up. however, my favourite book of the series is the first one and this one fails to surpass it.

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Summary: Great book but not at great as the first couple
Review: This book was brilliant! There are no other words to describe the magnificent plotting that this author conjures up. however, my favourite book of the series is the first one and this one fails to surpass it.

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Summary: An exciting read -- worth your time!
Review: This is an excellent book. I have really enjoyed the Seafort saga over the years and I would strongly recommend this book (and the series) to anyone interested in military science fiction and a good thrilling story. Character development (for Seafort) is certainly interesting. Take note, however, that development for other characters is lacking, but this is the Seafort saga after all. I have to admit I was initially skeptical about purchasing this book and waited until paperback. First, "Voices of Hope", the precursor to this book, was painfully slow and, in my opinion, boring to read. Second, this story did not, per se, involve Seafort's military career, but his political career. Fortunately, I was wrong, and I have enjoyed this book. Seafort strong military background influence the book and character throughout and the last 200 pages are incredibly exciting, with Seafort back to his glorious naval career. I would recommend this series and this book. I hope further books in the Seafort saga are still down the road!

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Summary: I hope other entries in the series are better
Review: This was my first introduction to the Nicholas Seafort series, and after this book, I won't be reading any of the other novels. Here, Seafort is the Secretary General of the United Nations, in a future that is culturally like the 18th century. The government is abusive, religion is everywhere and state-sponsored, and environmental collapse looms just around the corner. Seafort willfully blinds himself to the environmental problems, convincing himself its God's will! Only, after a couple hundred pages of activism and persuasion on the part of his son, he becomes convinced otherwise, and finally tries to do something about it.
This installment of the series illustrated how flawed a character Nicholas Seafort is, and unfortunately, I just can't stomach someone that dumb, pigheaded, and guilt-ridden as a protagonist.

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Summary: I hope other entries in the series are better
Review: This was my first introduction to the Nicholas Seafort series, and after this book, I won't be reading any of the other novels. Here, Seafort is the Secretary General of the United Nations, in a future that is culturally like the 18th century. The government is abusive, religion is everywhere and state-sponsored, and environmental collapse looms just around the corner. Seafort willfully blinds himself to the environmental problems, convincing himself its God's will! Only, after a couple hundred pages of activism and persuasion on the part of his son, he becomes convinced otherwise, and finally tries to do something about it.
This installment of the series illustrated how flawed a character Nicholas Seafort is, and unfortunately, I just can't stomach someone that dumb, pigheaded, and guilt-ridden as a protagonist.