Seafort Saga
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The Seafort Saga is a series of science fiction
novel
s written by American author David Feintuch
. The novels are set from the late-22nd century to the mid-23rd century and relate the adventures of Nicholas Seafort
, an officer in the (fictional) United Nations Naval Service
. The series is a collection of personal accounts, usually from the perspective of Nicholas Seafort, describing Seafort's adventures, beginning as a lowly midshipman, to the elected leader of earth, and finally to the captain of the UNNS flagship Olympiad. Although most books in the series are told from a single perspective, usually Seafort's, Voices of Hope is a collection of accounts from several sources: Seafort's son, PT, The son of a friend of Seafort's, and a transient boy named Pook. Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort's.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s written by American author David Feintuch
David Feintuch
David Feintuch was a science fiction and fantasy author and attorney. He was the 1996 winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction...
. The novels are set from the late-22nd century to the mid-23rd century and relate the adventures of Nicholas Seafort
Nicholas Seafort
Nicholas Ewing "Nick" Seafort is a fictional character and the protagonist of David Feintuch's Seafort Saga series of novels. All the books of the series with the exception of Voices of Hope and Children of Hope are written in the first person from Seafort's point of view, and give a detailed...
, an officer in the (fictional) United Nations Naval Service
UNNS
The United Nations Naval Service is a futuristic fictional military organisation created by David Feintuch in his Seafort Saga series of novels. The organisation is heavily based on the Napoleonic-era Royal Navy, including the presence of teenage officers serving aboard major ships, largely...
. The series is a collection of personal accounts, usually from the perspective of Nicholas Seafort, describing Seafort's adventures, beginning as a lowly midshipman, to the elected leader of earth, and finally to the captain of the UNNS flagship Olympiad. Although most books in the series are told from a single perspective, usually Seafort's, Voices of Hope is a collection of accounts from several sources: Seafort's son, PT, The son of a friend of Seafort's, and a transient boy named Pook. Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort's.
Characters
- Vax Holser
- Alexi Tamarov
- Derek Anthony Carr
- Edgar Tolliver
- Philip Tyre "PT" Seafort
- Robert Boland
- Randolph "Randy" Carr
Books
- Midshipman's HopeMidshipman's HopeMidshipman's Hope is a 1994 science fiction novel by David Feintuch, and the first book in the Seafort Saga. It depicts the first voyage of UNNS officer Nicholas Seafort, and is followed by Challenger's Hope.-Plot:...
(1994) - Challenger's HopeChallenger's HopeChallenger's Hope is a 1995 science fiction novel by David Feintuch and is the second book in the Seafort Saga. It is the sequel to Midshipman's Hope and is followed by Prisoner's Hope.-Plot:Nicholas Seafort, newly assigned commander of UNS...
(1995) - Prisoner's HopePrisoner's HopePrisoner's Hope is a 1995 science fiction novel by David Feintuch and is the third book in the Seafort Saga. It is the sequel to Challenger's Hope and is followed by Fisherman's Hope....
(1995) - Fisherman's HopeFisherman's HopeFisherman's Hope is a 1996 science fiction novel by David Feintuch and is the fourth book in the Seafort Saga. It is the sequel to Prisoner's Hope and is the final book in the first part of the Saga, depicting the actions of the central character, Nicholas Seafort, from the years 2194 to 2202. It...
(1996) - Voices of HopeVoices of HopeVoices of Hope is a 1996 science fiction novel by David Feintuch and is the fifth book in the Seafort Saga. The book is set several decades after the events of Fisherman's Hope and is followed by Patriarch's Hope....
(1996) - Patriarch's HopePatriarch's HopePatriarch's Hope is a 1999 science fiction novel by David Feintuch and is the sixth book in the Seafort Saga. The book is set approximate 10 years after the events of Voices of Hope and is followed by Children of Hope....
(1999) - Children of HopeChildren of HopeChildren of Hope is a science fiction novel by David Feintuch and is the seventh book in the Seafort Saga. The book is set several years after the events of Patriarch's Hope and was the last in the series to be published before the death of author David Feintuch.-References:*Zaleski, Jeff, and ...
(2001) - Galahad's HopeGalahad's HopeGalahad's Hope is the current title of the eighth and final book in the Seafort Saga of science fiction novels, and the sequel to Children of Hope. The manuscript was reported to be completed before the death of author David Feintuch, however orbit have no current plans to publish this book...
(not yet published)