Children of Hope

by David Feintuch

Book Overview

The seventh novel in the Seafort Saga continues the story of a man bound to his duty. Captain Nicholas Seafort survived alien wars, planetary rebellions, and ecological chaos on Earth, but now... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441009220
• ISBN13: 9780441009220
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Return to Hope

This is an excellant sequel in this particular series; I find it a return to the roots of the series and a distinct step up from the past couple of books. After leaving the world of Hope for the last few books in this series we return to there and to various colonial issues. Here too for the first time the role of the church as it plays in politics is brought into the main themes. We again see Seafort's rather particular sense of honor put to the test in various ways along with the newest of his child "projects" Randy Carr who provides the POV for most of this novel.This is a very busy book; plots and sub-plots abound. You need a scorecard to keep track of who is playing what roles as the story unfolds. It is also very fast paced, not an easy book to put down. For serious readers of this series elements (and characters) of the other novels are presented, and occasional loose ends tied up.

By far David Feintuch's best!

My local library just got in the Seafort Saga, and without really knowing what I picked Midshipman's Hope up and started reading it. Wow! I was hit with an awesome look at the future and really felt like I knew and could relate to the book's main character, Nick Seafort. Since then I couldn't put the books down. Now, six books later, I think that Children of Hope is an awesome volume in the continuing saga, but it also stands out uniquely on it's own. With a new main character, fourteen-year-old Randy Carr who is in desperate need of a father, Nick Seafort and his cast of familiar characters are not put on the back-burner, but rather closely intigrated into this young boy's fresh persective to make for some interesting plot twists and very realistic characters. This is a must-read for any fan of science-fiction or military novels!

The Saga Continues...

Well, overall I loved this book. I loved every book in the series, but this one is better than most. I rank it up there with "Fisherman's Hope" (my personal favorite). The action is non-stop and you really care about the characters. There is very little quality science fiction out there with a military theme to it, but this series makes up for lost time! The only negative I saw was that Randy was a little bit to much like Nick. I thought Fientuch trod over some old ground in some of Randy's character traits. Other than that though it was great! I loved finally seeing Nick the way others see him. Most of the books in the series are from his perspective and this is the first time we really get a good look at him through other eyes. I found myself saying "I bet I know what is going through his mind right now!" as I read the book. I wonder if we are seeing Nick mellow in his older days or if its just the perspective. I also love the way Fientuch pulls characters in from books waAAAAy back in the series. Just when you think you'll never see a character again they pop up out of nowhere. You you havn't read this series start at the beginning, but if you have GET THIS BOOK!!

Seafort Forever!

Just when we thought nothing more could be expected from the world and universe of Nicholas Seafort--along comes David Feintuch's next and obviously not last book in the Seafort series! What a great read! Impossible to put down! After having read many sci-fi/fantasy series and being disappointed with the authors' inability to sustain action, character development, etc., I can confidently say that Feintuch breaks the mold. This is a superb addition to the Seafort saga. Plot twists and turns, good character development, a rollicking good yarn all serve to make this book a fine success. The secret to such good writing doesn't rest in the story though--wonderful as it is. The secret is in Feintuch's ability to create characters we really care about--even the bad guys have some depth! Many reviewers have commented favorably on the fact that Feintuch does for sci-fi what C.S. Forester did for naval adventure with his Hornblower series. That's true, but this is no mere update of a swashbuckling hero. Seafort is one of the most intriguing fictional characters to come along in quite a while. Add to that, religion, politics, the place of humans in the universe, the importance of character and integrity--all these issues are tackled as well. Mr. Feintuch ought to be working on more books like this one. One can only hope!

A GREAT return to a series I thought was over!

For those fans of Feintuch who'll remember the last part of Patriarch's Hope, it looked like our hero Seafort was going to sail into the sunset never to return. But thankfully Feintuch saw things differently!Based from the first-person perspective of Randy Carr, Derek Carr's youngest and last child, this book brings back our hero Seafort. I don't want to give anything away, it is just too good, but I just know if you liked the first four books of the Seafort Saga you're going to love this one. It has all the attitude of the first four and opens the door for even more books in the GREAT Saga.I salute you Mr. Feintuch. I read this book in 2 days and I am thinking about reading it again very soon. Now get back to the typewriter and finish the next one! I can't wait to see what happens next!