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Fisherman's Hope (Oeb)

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A great book that pulls you in. If you read the series consectutively, you'll wonder what kind of situation could be worse in the next book than what Seafort has done in the present book. And how Feintuch can pull it off. But he does, and Seafort's hold on sanity just comes that much looser.

Seafort's flashbacks flows from past to present smoothly, and there's always a connection there. You learn more about his past than you do in the previous books. And there's also a twist on the end that's sure to suprise suprise. It may (or may not) make you look at the the previous series a bit differently.

I feel an almost guilty pleasure in liking this series, but I really enjoyed this book and all the others in the Seafort Saga. The books are great for the adolescent or the adolescent in each of us that sees things in absolutes and good and evil and right and wrong. Nice exploration of the puritan soul plagued by guilt. Also good action etc.

Not just this book, but all five of the Seafort saga books have been my favourites since i read them. i recommend anyone who likes scifi or navy books to read these. david feintuch has managed to write a series that draws the reader totally into the story. the characters of the story became so real to me and have never departed my memory. This book will make you laugh, cry and keep you on the edge of your seat eagerly turning to the next page. I could write pages and pages of praise for David Feintuch, an inspiration to would-be writers.

This book, above the previous three in the "Seafort Saga," is by far the most incredibly thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, and breathtaking look at the man who plays a hero he never wanted to be. The beginning of the story may be slightly slow, but the end is completely worth it. I think it's amazing that this author can create a true life-blood character out of ink and paper. I won't give a synopsis, because I think the book is its own summary, but speaking as a very big sci-fi advocate, this novel is in a class all its own.

It has been a couple of days now since I finished Fisherman's Hope. I must say that it one of the most hard-hitting and emotive "sci-fi" novels I have ever read (and I don't read much sci-fi). I loved it. The inter-relationships between the characters and the whole attitude of the main character, Nick Seafort, is just brilliant, executed with a passion that brings him to life. Thank you David Feintuch for your portrayal of Nick Seafort. Truly fantastic!

This is the last book in the Seafort saga which actually deals with Nick Seafort himself. Having somehow survived countless alien attacks and the wrath of the Admiralty, he is assigned to the Academy to help train cadets having become an international hero. Those of you who have read the other Seafort books will know what Nick thought of that . . . Once in the Academy he is faced with international crisis and an alien armada advancing on Earth, and hatches a plan to defeat them that will condemn him for the rest of his life. This is a worthy end to the Nick Seafort saga, and it has an interesting twist at the end which will surprise those who have stuck with the series from the beginning.

The Seafort saga's fourth volume is exciting, and action packed Just like the previous three. Nicholas Seafort finds his faith, and courage once again tested to it's limits. The storyline is fast moving, and will keep you glued to the book.

I must say that by this point in the Seafort Saga, Seafort's whining is just getting to be too much. Admitedly, he has reason to whine - he is the most improbably unlucky man in the universe. Everything that can be dumped onto him is, and by the time I was done this volume, I had had quite enough. Once again Seafort behaves badly to save the day - for the third book in a row (though his "damning" behaviour in Challeger's Hope is really just a problem in his own head, IMHO).

So while this one was not a favorite, the series is still worth sticking with - Voices of Hope is very good, and has far less of Nick Seafort in it, and none of his guilt-ridden internal dialogue.

If there's one thing you can say about the Hope series, it's that Feintuch manages to grow the characters but still manages to keep their basic premises intact. Nicholas Seafort's ongoing quest for honor and redemption continues here where he becomes an instructor at the Lunar academy where he earned his commission. The story is gripping and the final outcome was not what I expected at all. Great stuff!

I read Fisherman's Hope and I liked it alot. There are a few things that I didn't like. When you pic up a good action book, you don't expect the action right away. With this one, I expected the same. But instead the action came in at chapter 21. Almost at the end of the book. I would have expected a good beginning and plot. Instead I got a very long and almost boring beginning.

On the other hand I read a very well written book. Feintuch diggs and diggs into Seafort's life and past, almost making the character real, like you would have known him all his life. You also get to know the other characters as well. Excellent dialog and word choice.

Overall, a good book of action, romance, strategy and of course, Sci-fi! Not just a sci-fi novel. A compilation of styles for all tastes.