Faced with the deaths of superior officers, 17 year old midshipman nicholas seaforth reluctantly takes command of the uns hibernia on its 18 month trip to hope nation. David drake david feintuch 19442006 was the author of the awardwinning military science fiction seafort saga series, which spans midshipmans hope, challengers hope, prisoners hope, fishermans hope, voices of hope, patriarchs hope, and children of hope. For individual book descriptions, please ask before bidding. A popular book of this series is entitled voices of hope. Grand central publishing, may 1, 2001 fiction 400 pages. The majority of the book is about how nicholas seafort, a seventeenyearold midshipman on hibernia, a ship. Midshipmans hope, challengers hope, and prisoners hope by david feintuch sold by. This item is a set of five papberback books written by david feintuch. Feintuch s favorite period is apparently the victorian, however. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read midshipmans hope. This pageturning science fiction in the vein of robert heinlein and orson scott cardwith a dash of horatio hornblowermarks the captivating debut adventure in. Feintuchs favorite period is apparently the victorian, however. The complete series list for the seafort saga david feintuch. David feintuch audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Midshipman s hope, challenger s hope, prisoner s hope, fisherman s hope, and voi. I grabbed it this time as a way of distracting myself while i waited for a jury verdict, and it did its job by sucking me into the world of interstellar travel two hundred years from now. Todays the lat day to get midshipmans hope by david feintuch and 12 other ebooks in this great deal. In the year 2194, nick seafort is a 17yearold midshipman aboard the hibernia, a huge interstellar liner cruising to the hope nation colony 69 lightyears away. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Midshipmans hope by david feintuch overdrive rakuten. Feintuch came to writing late, previously having worked as a lawyer and antiques dealer. Actually, i just got my best friend addicted to it by giving her midshipmans hope for her birthday and sending her challengers hope when she was done iwth the first one. I just picked up the sequel to midshipmans hope, called challengers hope, today. Each book of this series is set in space and shows the adventures of its main character named nicholas seafort. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Midshipmans hope ebook by david feintuch rakuten kobo. David feintuch pb x 5 prisoners hope, patriarch,fisherman.
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Each of these works is about the napoleonic british navy, and tell the tale of a young lad who grows to the fullness of command through daring and luck. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. If you like hardhitting, thinkingpersons sci fi, midshipmans hope is a must. Galahads hope is the working title of the eighth and final book in the seafort saga of science fiction novels, and the sequel to children of hope.
We are bringing david feintuchs scifi classic, midshipmans hope, to the big screen. The seventh book is set several years after the events of patriarchs hope and was the last in the series to be published before the death of author david feintuch. See all books authored by david feintuch, including patriarchs hope, and voices of hope, and more on. The first four books in the series are a single arc.
The novels are set from the late 22nd century to the mid23rd century and relate the adventures of nicholas seafort, an officer in the fictional united nations naval service. A hideous accident kills the senior officer of uns hibernia, lea. In a splendid homage to the grand tradition of the old seafarers tale, the seafort saga tells the story of an intergalactic. Nov 01, 1994 midshipmans hope the seafort saga book 1 by david feintuch this is now the third time ive read midshipmans hope. Feintuch s literary works have been recognized and highlighted at michigan state university in their michigan writers series. Midshipmans hope the seafort saga book 1 kindle edition by feintuch, david. The series is fantastic, characterdriven space opera which begins with this novel, midshipmans hope.
David feintuch author david feintuch is a recipient of the prestigious john w. Midshipman s hope summary when a hideous accident kills the senior officers of the uns hibernia, it leaves a terrified young officer to save 300 colonists and crew aboard a damaged ship on a 17month gauntlet to reach the colony of hope nation. Start your free 30day trial book 1 midshipmans hope the seafort saga, book 1 by. Midshipmans hope, challengers hope, prisoners hope, fishermans hope, and voi. David feintuch books list of books by author david feintuch. Mar 16, 2006 david feintuch 19442006 was the author of the awardwinning military science fiction seafort saga series, which spans midshipmans hope, challengers hope, prisoners hope, fishermans hope, voices of hope, patriarchs hope, and children of hope.
Midshipmans hope book by david feintuch thriftbooks. Seventeenyearold nicholas seafort is a fresh recruit with the united nations naval service, serving as midshipman onboard the uns hibernia. When all the senior officers are killed in a freak accident, the captaincy falls to nickwho must battle inexperience, mutiny, and an alien horror. David feintuch 19442006 was the author of the awardwinning military science fiction seafort saga series, which spans midshipman s hope, challenger s hope, prisoner s hope, fisherman s hope, voices of hope, patriarch s hope, and children of hope. When a hideous accident kills the senior officers of uns hibernia, it leaves a terrified young officer to save three hundred colonists and crew aboard a damaged. Midshipmans hope the seafort saga book 1 by david feintuch this is now the third time ive read midshipmans hope. En route to the colony of hope nation, the ship answers a distress callonly to lose the senior command staff in a daring rescue attempt. In the year 2194, seventeenyear old nicholas seafort is assigned to the hibernia as a lowly midshipman. The original trilogy chronicling the military science fiction adventures of nicholas seafort. Did anyone out there like midshipmans hope by david feintuch as much as i did. Its just the sort of sf i love space, star ships, great characters, real conflicts, both inner and outer.
The books are in great used condition with some wear on the edges, corners spines. I actually did this on johns advice, since feintuch had invented a kind of pidgin for the tribal denizens of new york city, that ended up being painful in. She absolutely loves the books, as does my other best friend. The seafort saga series written by author david feintuch is comprised of a total of 7 books released between 1994 and 2001. David drake david feintuch 19442006 was the author of the awardwinning military science fiction seafort saga series, which spans midshipman s hope, challenger s hope, prisoner s hope, fisherman s hope, voices of hope, patriarch s hope, and children of hope. I dont think this book is as good as midshipmans hope, but it is a good read and i recommend this saga to anybody. First in the military science fiction series that does an excellent job of transferring hornblower to interstellar spac. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.