Midshipman's Hope

A hideous accident kills the senior officers of UNS Hibernia -- leavinga terrified young officer to save three hundred colonists and crewaboard a damaged ship on a seventeen-month gauntlet to reach the colonyof Hope Nation.

With no chance of rescue or reinforcement, Nicholas Seafort mustovercome despair, exhaustion, guilt; he must conquer malfunctions, mutiny, and an alien horror beyond human understanding. He must savelives. And he must take them, in the name of duty.

"The most entertaining and best science fiction series in decades."
"LANSING STATE JOURNAL"

""Midshipman's Hope" and "Challenger's Hope" are primeexamples of excellent science fiction action and adventure. These booksare akin to a cross between Captain Hornblower and Ender's Game. Ihighly recommend Feintuch's works to any of you who enjoy a greatstory."
"MYSTERY GALAXY BOOKSTORE NEWSLETTER"

"Compulsively readable and amazingly engaging. This is one of the bestscience fiction novels I have read in a long time."
DANIEL KEYS MORAN, AUTHOR OF "THE LAST DANCER"

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