Jack Campbell immerses us in classic science fiction in Triumphant, the next chapter in the Genesis Fleet series.
Intelligence and the marines cooperate to bring allies to the aid of their world Glenlyon. Hostile action against their only warship and internal empire building by the Glenlyon intelligence chief also must be countered. Hard fought action and great characters.

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Review copy was received from NetGalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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If you have enjoyed Jack Campbell's other series, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/41101-the-lost-fleet" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em><strong>Lost Fleet</strong></em> </a>and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/55861-the-lost-fleet-beyond-the-frontier" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em><strong>Beyond the Frontier</strong></em></a>, and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/88284" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em><strong>Lost Stars</strong></em></a>,  <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/190735-the-genesis-fleet" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em><strong>Genesis Fleet series</strong></em></a> will feel familiar. The writing style, space opera and military strategy are all here. It is a prequel series.  <strong>Ascendant</strong> is the second book, following <strong>Vanguard</strong> by three years, and now <strong>Triumphant</strong>.

The series could be read by those not having read the other series.  However, it is rather fun and comforting to be with characters having the last names of those to follow 100 years later.  And I like the style so I have read them all. I enjoyed the audio versions as well and have bought some of them.

<strong>Triumphant</strong> is like a love letter to fans of the series and it filled my heart.  It has all those ancestors of characters I know and love from the related series. I loved seeing my favorites  from the previous two books and even more of those instrumental in the governing of the newly expanded planets.

The situation is dire. The pirate-like planets who are just taking over all the other planets they can and basically enslaving their people continue from Kosatka to Glenlyon.  Well, Kosatka is the home of the Desjani clan and Glenlyon that of the Gearys, so you can guess whose ancestors are involved, along with other favorites like Mele Darcy and Lochan Nakumura.

These are people with character strength , compassion and intelligence. Characters of this exceptional quality are classic in Jack Campbell's works.    I do love the space battles and the ground battles. The strategy and technology discussions around the battles is thrilling. I was rooting for my people! I couldn't put this down and read until 3am.   There is even some humor! I love these stories.
<blockquote>President Chisholm had the look of someone who couldn't quite believe they'd won the lottery, found the love of their life, and backed up an important file just before their system crashed, all on the same day.  "Glenlyon knew we could count on you, Major."</blockquote>
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A interesting ending for Rob, Mele and Carman as they fight and as the title suggests end up being triumphant. Great space opera with enough battles those who love military science fiction. I enjoyed meeting the ancestors of Black Jack and his wife. The book came to a satisfying ending that includes the start of the alliance and the fear of those with a corporate backing who hav gone further out from earth.

Excellent job of maintaining the strength of the characters in this series. The planet Graylion is home to the main characters, under attack from a consortium of star systems who simply want to dominate all this area of space. Most of the world's involved are relatively new settlements with just a few cities and small armed forces. As attacks spread to neighboring worlds, assistance is requested from close systems who see it is just a matter of time before they are cut off and attacked. Alliances are formed, lots of distrusr, as each tried to figure out cooperation without loss of independence. The politics are revolting but ring true. You feel the desperation and exhaustion of the marines, the resolution of the people involved to do their duty no matter what. Just a little bit slower than book one but still very good. Will continue reading this series.
I received this book from NetGalley to read and review if I so choose.

Campbell is a brilliant author and the book is exhilarating from the start. I didn’t have the time to read the first two books and really wish I would have. This feels like a series that needs to be experienced in full.

I've been following this series from the beginning and each book that I read gets better and better. I literately finished this book in a matter of hours. The story was fast paced and chocked full of action and suspense. A space war that places our favorite characters in the crossfire. They must win, or everything will be lost. At every turn, Carmen Ochoa has to make some difficult decisions. Decisions that could save her planet or doom it. The marines fight a heroic battle, making one last stand that could end it all.

Review will be live on my blog on 3-29-19

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group, ACE for an e-galley of this novel.

I really did enjoy this third book in The Genesis Fleet series of military space adventures. Aggressive star systems have banded together to claim more planets by violence. Kosatka has recently survived being attacked. The same enemy action awaits Glenlyon. The enemy fleet is not going to try to take Glenlyon immediately, but is going after their orbital facility. In this way Glenlyon will not be able to come to the aid of Kosatka when the enemy strikes there again.

The battle scenes are depicted in about equal numbers with the political scenes and that made me very happy. That troop of Marines had some huge obstacles to overcome as they tried to protect the orbital facility from mercenary enemy fighters. Plus the space battles were very interesting to read when played out with the author's inventive space jump technology. There are no indications of time in this futuristic world so I got a little confused about when the Epilogue takes place. It reads like it is many years in the future which contributes to my feeling that this may be the final episode in this series. Now that I've read my first novel written by Jack Campbell it's nice to know I have such a large number of previous novels to dive into.

I enjoyed this book and the rich characters and world-building, despite not having read the 2 prior volumes. One thing to note is that this is very heavy on military tactics and war maneuvers, so if that's not your thing, this book might not work for you.

Third and probably final book in the Genesis Fleet series. Kosatka is still fighting off the remnants of an invasion, and Glenlyon is facing a new one. Both are attempting to get help from neighboring planets. But even if an alliance can be formed, will help come in time?

Ship battles, land battles, battles to defend a space station from hostile takeover. The characters are well-drawn, and the action is exciting. A well-written, non-jingoistic series.