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The Terran Fleet Command Saga #3
TFS Navajo
Only a few short months after Humanity’s first interstellar flights, the first shots have been fired in what will eventually become known as the Alliance Wars.
Terran Fleet Command teeters on the edge of chaos in the aftermath of Chairwoman Crull’s removal from power, while in space, Earth’s defense falls squarely on the shoulders of Admiral Kevin Patterson. With only a small number of ships capable of bringing the fight to the enemy, he makes the bold decision to divide his forces, meeting the Resistance task force head-on at two separate locations.
Captain Tom Prescott and crew aboard the destroyer Theseus meet with initial success on the battlefield, only to be faced with the arrival of a warship completely out of her class – armed with weapons for which she is not prepared.
As the Resistance task force makes its final approach to Earth, a new ally warns of the horrors that will be visited on our homeworld if the coming attack succeeds. In the meantime, the enigmatic Guardian watches and waits, noncommittal as to its role as a protector or a mere observer.
Yet hope remains – as a friend of Humanity finally comes to grips with his destiny.
Terran Fleet Command teeters on the edge of chaos in the aftermath of Chairwoman Crull’s removal from power, while in space, Earth’s defense falls squarely on the shoulders of Admiral Kevin Patterson. With only a small number of ships capable of bringing the fight to the enemy, he makes the bold decision to divide his forces, meeting the Resistance task force head-on at two separate locations.
Captain Tom Prescott and crew aboard the destroyer Theseus meet with initial success on the battlefield, only to be faced with the arrival of a warship completely out of her class – armed with weapons for which she is not prepared.
As the Resistance task force makes its final approach to Earth, a new ally warns of the horrors that will be visited on our homeworld if the coming attack succeeds. In the meantime, the enigmatic Guardian watches and waits, noncommittal as to its role as a protector or a mere observer.
Yet hope remains – as a friend of Humanity finally comes to grips with his destiny.
384 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 30, 2016
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Tori L. Harris
8 books166 followersBorn in 1969, four months before the first Apollo moon landing, Tori Harris grew up during the era of the original Star Wars movies and is a lifelong science fiction fan. During his early professional career, he was fortunate enough to briefly have the opportunity to fly jets in the U.S. Air Force, and is still a private pilot who loves to fly. Tori has always loved to read and now combines his love of classic naval fiction with military Sci-Fi when writing his own books. His favorite authors include Patrick O'Brian and Tom Clancy as well as more recent self-published authors like Michael Hicks, Ryk Brown, and Joshua Dalzelle. Tori lives in Tennessee with his beautiful wife, two beautiful daughters, and Bizkit, the best dog ever.
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December 24, 2016
Procedural, a little predictable, and a great read for military sci-fi fans.
This book was very procedural, with even the smallest details fleshed out over several pages. The book is a little predictable as well, but was a fun read nonetheless. Just becAuse a book is procedural and predictable, doesn't mean it's a boring book. There is always a hint of doubt that what you think is coming may actually not happen. It leaves you constantly on the cliff, wondering if that next page turn will be what you were thinking was going to happen. And that is what made this book an extremely fun read. I was hooked and read this book in two days. This book is well though out, while adding current military doctrine and honor codes to the sci-fi world it takes place in. This is a true military sci-fi book. If you haven't read the previous two books in this series I suggest you read them as well, as they are just as fun as this book.
Editing was very good. I only vaguely recall an error or two, and any masterful editor may have missed these.
This book was very procedural, with even the smallest details fleshed out over several pages. The book is a little predictable as well, but was a fun read nonetheless. Just becAuse a book is procedural and predictable, doesn't mean it's a boring book. There is always a hint of doubt that what you think is coming may actually not happen. It leaves you constantly on the cliff, wondering if that next page turn will be what you were thinking was going to happen. And that is what made this book an extremely fun read. I was hooked and read this book in two days. This book is well though out, while adding current military doctrine and honor codes to the sci-fi world it takes place in. This is a true military sci-fi book. If you haven't read the previous two books in this series I suggest you read them as well, as they are just as fun as this book.
Editing was very good. I only vaguely recall an error or two, and any masterful editor may have missed these.
October 18, 2016
Great series!
I read this series straight through, enjoyed it tremendously! I'm very much looking forward to continuing this story. I hope that this author gets the next book out soon!
I read this series straight through, enjoyed it tremendously! I'm very much looking forward to continuing this story. I hope that this author gets the next book out soon!
October 5, 2016
Recommended
I really like this type of story and this one is very enjoyable to read. Love the twists and turns.
I really like this type of story and this one is very enjoyable to read. Love the twists and turns.
October 12, 2016
Great Read
I really enjoyed this book. For that matter I have enjoyed all 3 books thus far. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
I really enjoyed this book. For that matter I have enjoyed all 3 books thus far. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
February 11, 2017
Best of the series
Good action and tempo. As an avid reader of David Weber these books are starting remind me of the early Honor Harrington books.
Good action and tempo. As an avid reader of David Weber these books are starting remind me of the early Honor Harrington books.
November 17, 2016
I greatly enjoyed this trilogy! It's hard to think of the novels as truly separate, because they seem like one story arc and are place sequentially in time so close together as contiguous story, told by the same character's point of view.
Also I read them in the last week of the 2016 election which also increased their inherent continuity for me.
I so hope there's a forth book on the way because there's so much more possible, so much more impending at the end of _TFS Navaho_.
I want to know, that ancient question that is evoked by all great stories,
"And THEN what happened?"
I enjoyed the character Rugali Naftur so much! Such a well developed portrayal; a superb character in the story; an indispensable person to whatever the next part of story will ultimately be.
It would be awesome to have the 4th book, that part of the story, be told from Naftur's point of view, as Earth makes its epic decision, whether to join the Pelaran Alliance.
Also I read them in the last week of the 2016 election which also increased their inherent continuity for me.
I so hope there's a forth book on the way because there's so much more possible, so much more impending at the end of _TFS Navaho_.
I want to know, that ancient question that is evoked by all great stories,
"And THEN what happened?"
I enjoyed the character Rugali Naftur so much! Such a well developed portrayal; a superb character in the story; an indispensable person to whatever the next part of story will ultimately be.
It would be awesome to have the 4th book, that part of the story, be told from Naftur's point of view, as Earth makes its epic decision, whether to join the Pelaran Alliance.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 7, 2016
A great read
The third book of this series continues the battles between the TFS and the Resistance fleet. The battles continues away from earth, but even as the battle looks to have been won, the Resistance fleet have one big weapon to use. But there is also a problem on earth that will still cause major problems for both the TFS and the people of earth. Looking forward to reading part two..
The third book of this series continues the battles between the TFS and the Resistance fleet. The battles continues away from earth, but even as the battle looks to have been won, the Resistance fleet have one big weapon to use. But there is also a problem on earth that will still cause major problems for both the TFS and the people of earth. Looking forward to reading part two..
October 19, 2016
Once again the Terran Fleet Command develops tactics to overcome the odds and the numbers as they battle a vastly superior Sajeth Resistance fleet. The battle rages over the vast reaches of outer space, with mind-boggling distances. Most of the energy weapons are within range at 1 million kilometers (~600,000 miles), but some of the skirmishes are at point blank range. The high intensity action is constant, and the cost in men and materials is massive for both sides, and the outcome is dependent on some last minute software tweaks.
June 1, 2017
This serial
Brilliant have read all three books now am looking forward to next one they keep you glued to beach book as I said brilliant.
Brilliant have read all three books now am looking forward to next one they keep you glued to beach book as I said brilliant.
October 29, 2016
What Happened?
I have so many good things to say about the first two books, that I'm a bit speechless how far short of the mark this book falls. It's almost as if written by an entirely different author. The voice, descriptions, and writing style seem very dry and read like more like historical recounting of events than a work of drama. The length of the story is very short, and serves to move the narrative along almost none at all. Sure, there are a lot of words and pages, but they largely serve to be overly descriptive with many chapters devoted to a single character reminiscing about something from there past which is largely irrelevant to the story.
The first two books covered a much larger storyline, from Earths Ascension to Paleran technology, building a fleet, and fighting several major battles. This book covers only a minor skirmish and gives a bit of background on the Wek. It moves the plot forward very little compared to the previous books.
I really liked this series, but what happened between book 2 and 3?
I have so many good things to say about the first two books, that I'm a bit speechless how far short of the mark this book falls. It's almost as if written by an entirely different author. The voice, descriptions, and writing style seem very dry and read like more like historical recounting of events than a work of drama. The length of the story is very short, and serves to move the narrative along almost none at all. Sure, there are a lot of words and pages, but they largely serve to be overly descriptive with many chapters devoted to a single character reminiscing about something from there past which is largely irrelevant to the story.
The first two books covered a much larger storyline, from Earths Ascension to Paleran technology, building a fleet, and fighting several major battles. This book covers only a minor skirmish and gives a bit of background on the Wek. It moves the plot forward very little compared to the previous books.
I really liked this series, but what happened between book 2 and 3?
October 5, 2016
it did nothing for me,what was the point
there was no Triumphant moments ,no good action sequences
no laughs ,no tragedy ,no good war nothing
just another extension to another extension
and this all honor thing with the marines and the navy,the fuck you trying to convince
there was no Triumphant moments ,no good action sequences
no laughs ,no tragedy ,no good war nothing
just another extension to another extension
and this all honor thing with the marines and the navy,the fuck you trying to convince
October 12, 2016
Good story
Good story in a continuing space soap opera, each book advancing the narrative a little. It would be nice if more of the story was told, I can see that this Saga will go for at least five more.
Good story in a continuing space soap opera, each book advancing the narrative a little. It would be nice if more of the story was told, I can see that this Saga will go for at least five more.
October 17, 2016
Excellent
Tori Harris is a new star when it comes to military space fiction. The action is fast and tense, while the dialog is explanatory without the pedantry which often slows the plot in the hands of less skilled authors.
Tori Harris is a new star when it comes to military space fiction. The action is fast and tense, while the dialog is explanatory without the pedantry which often slows the plot in the hands of less skilled authors.
February 10, 2017
Fun read with good space combat
There was a lot of good space combat on this book, and some really good future building for the series. This looks like it is shaping up to be a good series.
There was a lot of good space combat on this book, and some really good future building for the series. This looks like it is shaping up to be a good series.
December 5, 2016
Enjoyed very much. Forgot to sleep this night.
I will wait for the next one to come soon in the mean time I will re read this one
I will wait for the next one to come soon in the mean time I will re read this one
October 31, 2019
While I enjoyed this book and the series, my only complaint is that too much of it reads like an after-action report. This might be fine in small doses, but having such large chunks of so many moving parts I just kind of threw my hands in the air and had no idea what really happened. I'll maybe go looking for a synopsis to get the details. I guess maybe my wants out of this series is the story over the details. I want to know more about the Guardian and the other races. Especially the off-handed Grey's inference. I really like the set up of the human race being dragged kicking and screaming into the universe and given a pile of technology to deal with it.
I got through about 50% and had to put the book away for over a year before getting back to it. I was just bogged down with too much battle report type writing. It picked back up when the team boarded a Wek vessel to try and save people. That entire sequence I couldn't put it down. We could have had an entire book around those characters and those types of interactions and instead, we were back to battle reports which were just a let down again. I loved the combat in the first two books, but this was just too much. It reminded me of War and Peace in the early parts where Tolstoy stopped writing about the characters and ended up writing too much about the military actions against Napoleon. It becomes a slog swimming across a lake instead of being in a river where the current is taking you somewhere unexpected.
I got through about 50% and had to put the book away for over a year before getting back to it. I was just bogged down with too much battle report type writing. It picked back up when the team boarded a Wek vessel to try and save people. That entire sequence I couldn't put it down. We could have had an entire book around those characters and those types of interactions and instead, we were back to battle reports which were just a let down again. I loved the combat in the first two books, but this was just too much. It reminded me of War and Peace in the early parts where Tolstoy stopped writing about the characters and ended up writing too much about the military actions against Napoleon. It becomes a slog swimming across a lake instead of being in a river where the current is taking you somewhere unexpected.
September 22, 2017
Before you begin this book, please realize it is the third book in a series; it really can’t be read as a standalone novel, and you need to read the first book in the series or it won’t make much sense to you. Start with TFS Ingenuity: The Terran Fleet Command Saga - Book 1.
Bottom line is if you enjoyed the first two books of the series you will enjoy this one. The author does a great job of getting you right in the middle of the action and feeling as if you are one of his characters - your pulse will start to beat a little faster at times and when he describes the surroundings of his various scenes you feel as if you are right there.
I picked this up for free using my Kindle Unlimited borrow vs. the regular Kindle price of $3.99: I received more than $3.99 of value out of this one.
Bottom line is if you enjoyed the first two books of the series you will enjoy this one. The author does a great job of getting you right in the middle of the action and feeling as if you are one of his characters - your pulse will start to beat a little faster at times and when he describes the surroundings of his various scenes you feel as if you are right there.
I picked this up for free using my Kindle Unlimited borrow vs. the regular Kindle price of $3.99: I received more than $3.99 of value out of this one.
May 10, 2017
Kept thinking Dahak would have given everyone a surprise
The Empire from the Ashes omnibus (by David Weber) has a ship the size of our moon (which it pretends to be) and the AI (Dahak) is sentient, unlike in this series. Later on, 78 more planetoids (more powerful but not sentient) are discovered. I kept envisioning all those ships showing up (with Bolos, for fun) and scaring everyone to death and giving pause to the entity that has been playing games with the Humans. Just there, not doing anything. Gravitonic technology is used in both series; however, they have nothing to do with each other. Anyway, I am liking the series enough to buy all the books.
The Empire from the Ashes omnibus (by David Weber) has a ship the size of our moon (which it pretends to be) and the AI (Dahak) is sentient, unlike in this series. Later on, 78 more planetoids (more powerful but not sentient) are discovered. I kept envisioning all those ships showing up (with Bolos, for fun) and scaring everyone to death and giving pause to the entity that has been playing games with the Humans. Just there, not doing anything. Gravitonic technology is used in both series; however, they have nothing to do with each other. Anyway, I am liking the series enough to buy all the books.
June 11, 2017
I find these books very frustrating to read, but up until now at least the battles have been reasonably exciting. This book starts with two battles about to take place and for a while it appeared it was going to be an interesting read. Unfortunately the inconsistencies are so annoying it means I am now finding even the battles frustrating to read.
At the heart of these books is an interesting story, if the author concentrated on the story and developing the characters he would have an excellent SciFi series, but the books are bogged down with technical explanations that are not consistent and long winded descriptions that add little to the story.
At the heart of these books is an interesting story, if the author concentrated on the story and developing the characters he would have an excellent SciFi series, but the books are bogged down with technical explanations that are not consistent and long winded descriptions that add little to the story.
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August 16, 2025Oh my god, why did I read 3 of these? The characters are empty, the Aliens are just like human military personnel, and 75 percent of the book is taken up with descriptions of the weaponry, how they evolved from stuff used in WWII, the cultural use of them, and the physics surrounding their use. Even the space battles which I came for rarely happen, and when they do, they are broken up talking about the weaponry.
I guess its not for me. 3 Books and they never got to a confrontation with those mysterious aliens(that are also very human like, it's even commented on) that were manipulating everything.
I guess its not for me. 3 Books and they never got to a confrontation with those mysterious aliens(that are also very human like, it's even commented on) that were manipulating everything.
February 28, 2018
Fantastic read!
I’m fairly new to the sci-fi genre, but I read quite a lot of books, and I love astronomy and astrophysics! This book does a fairly good job at explaining sciency things, but does so without too much detail. There is a lot, but not enough to make it boring.
It’s also very descriptive in its scenes that it portrays, that at times can make things drag on a bit, but almost always are really good. I found these books hard to put down and I can’t wait for the next one!
I’m fairly new to the sci-fi genre, but I read quite a lot of books, and I love astronomy and astrophysics! This book does a fairly good job at explaining sciency things, but does so without too much detail. There is a lot, but not enough to make it boring.
It’s also very descriptive in its scenes that it portrays, that at times can make things drag on a bit, but almost always are really good. I found these books hard to put down and I can’t wait for the next one!
November 16, 2021
An entertaining read. The book is essentially a couple interesting space battles. They're well done, fast paced, and unique. It's a good book in an interesting series.
Downsides:
- There is really no character description at all and most of the characters seem the same
- When he delves into political intrigue back home, it's far less believeable.
I listened as an audiobook. The narrator was good, but there was no differentiation between the main characters so it was sometimes hard to know which ship, battle, or even side you were on.
Downsides:
- There is really no character description at all and most of the characters seem the same
- When he delves into political intrigue back home, it's far less believeable.
I listened as an audiobook. The narrator was good, but there was no differentiation between the main characters so it was sometimes hard to know which ship, battle, or even side you were on.
July 4, 2020
So far the 3rd book is definatley my favorite as it nicely wraps up this trilogy saga. I am interested in reading additional books in the series. Again, as the last two books my only complaint is the lack of character development for really any of the characters. The third book in and we still really know nothing even about Prescott, the main character other than he is a talented and honorable Captain.
September 15, 2018
A good story weighed down needless baggage
I really want to like this series. The author has a bad case of what I call Weber syndrome. He buries and breaks up the storyline with so much minutiae it becomes at times more tech manual the a sci-fi novel. The reader does not need the history and technical anthology of every new thing introduced.
I really want to like this series. The author has a bad case of what I call Weber syndrome. He buries and breaks up the storyline with so much minutiae it becomes at times more tech manual the a sci-fi novel. The reader does not need the history and technical anthology of every new thing introduced.
June 10, 2022
This Ends the Series
There may be more books written but this one ended the series for me. Not happy with the loss of supporting cast members, especially when their deaths do nothing to advance the storyline. After those deaths, the story lost its momentum and I just quit. Didn’t even make it to the end of this installment.
There may be more books written but this one ended the series for me. Not happy with the loss of supporting cast members, especially when their deaths do nothing to advance the storyline. After those deaths, the story lost its momentum and I just quit. Didn’t even make it to the end of this installment.
May 12, 2017
Boring
The many page long paragraph 's made the reading tedious. This was the second attempt to read the book and I just committed to finishing it. As a space action book it sucked.
The many page long paragraph 's made the reading tedious. This was the second attempt to read the book and I just committed to finishing it. As a space action book it sucked.
May 2, 2018
Integrity and the assumption that there is a “proper way” for everything was a main focus of this book. I know the precious two were heavy on the rhetoric, it was a bit much here.
Seemed this was filler book of sorts. In my head I remember the previous books keeping me
More engaged.
Seemed this was filler book of sorts. In my head I remember the previous books keeping me
More engaged.
September 22, 2021
To enjoy TFS Navajo you have to be willing to suspend such rational thoughts as "why is the alien quoting 18th-century earth writers?" and abandon the glaring issues around positioning. However, if you achieve that disconnect you will have a fun time as two factions slug it out.
June 23, 2022
Earth's first real fight. Once more the tactical dialog is a joy. I love the details. The guardian is up to shady shit, trying to play politics against the TFS. We beat back the invasion force, and proved our mettle. But we have win the political game.
November 1, 2016
Good
Pretty good series, well paced and intriguing, a sci-fi most read........would recommend can't wait till next book it can't come fast enough
Pretty good series, well paced and intriguing, a sci-fi most read........would recommend can't wait till next book it can't come fast enough
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