Challenger's Hope

The Seafort Saga, Book 2

By: David Feintuch

Narrated by: Vikas Adam

The silent hell of deep space holds certain death for the unwary. It is the task of the UN Navy to defend the starways, no matter the danger. An alien attack and an admiral's betrayal leave a wounded Commander Seafort stranded aboard a doomed ship.

©1995 David Feintuch (P)2015 Audible Inc.

Great Space Opera

An old favorite of mine. If you like David Webber, BV Larson or Jack Campbell you will like this one.
Narrator was quite good.

An absolute stunner.......

I thought the first book was great.......this one is an absolutely stunning tale of command under crisis, a tour DE force, almost study, of a problematic command conscience I am sure many good and great command officers must deal with.
A further,fantastic meld of a great writer, narrator, and undeniable production values make this by far one of the best listens I have had the pleasure to lose sleep over..
This story deserves accolades galore, and I am almost afraid to start the next one....not currently being able to conceive how this one could be followed by a better one.....but looking forward to finding out..........
A Veteran.......

Best one in the series

So after binge listening to this series, I’d have to pick Challenger’s Hope as one of the best books in the Seafort saga. Unlike the next books in this series, there are plenty of space battles and ship side fighting. It also portrays the bureaucracy that exists when corrupt people are in charge. It’s enough to make you want to climb into the book to smack someone.

What got to be a little old was how Nick Seafort would have so much contempt for how some captains treated the crew but in the next breath he is acting 10 times worse than those captains. I think he may have some anger management issues.

This book is pretty good, but unfortunately the series goes downhill from here.

Psychological mess

Nick the protagonist spends more time vacillating without understanding his goals.
Difficult to get through.

Much darker than book 1.

Although this book was much darker than book 1, I went through it faster. I usually listen while on the road, but caught myself listening at the house when no one else was home. I do have mixed feelings about this series of books though. With all the soberness and pain that the main character feels, I am reluctant to listen to the next one in the series. I think I will in the future, but need a break for now.