Bara, Dave

Fans of Jack Campbell’s “Lost Fleet” series will enjoy Bara’s latest.

Peter Cochrane may have lost his ship at the end of Impulse, but he's back for another adventure, this time as an officer aboard the flagship HMS Starbound...

Debut author Bara sets a few too many pieces on his space opera chessboard with opposing military powers, quasi-religious historical orders, and remnants of imperial civilizations and ancient founders left offstage. The characters are shallow (especially inexplicable babe-magnet Peter), the plot is both overly complicated in places and suddenly paper thin, and Bara appears to believe that if he keeps the action fast enough readers won't notice that his story doesn't make any sense.