The Lost Fleet

The Lost Fleet is a military science fiction series written by John G. Hemry under the pen name Jack Campbell. The series is set one-hundred-plus years into an interstellar war between two different human cultures, the Alliance and the Syndicate. The protagonist of the story is discovered floating in a suspended animation escape pod one hundred years after he made a "heroic last stand" against an enemy fleet. In his absence, he has been made into a renowned hero in the Alliance, but his legend and actions are used to justify poor tactics and decisions. Awakened after being discovered during a secret mission that turns out to be an enemy trap, he is suddenly dropped into the role of fleet commander and expected to live up to the legend that has grown around him. The initial series begun with Dauntless in 2006 ended with Victorious in 2010. The author, however, has continued the Lost Fleet series with three spin-offs: Beyond the Frontier, focusing on the main characters from the Lost Fleet; The Lost Stars, focusing on the Syndicate Worlds; Outlands, picking up where Leviathan leaves off; as well as a prequel series, The Genesis Fleet.