Fisherman's Hope by David Feintuch

Fisherman's Hope by David Feintuch

Nick Seafort returned to Earth expecting a court-martial, but instead he's tapped by the naval academy. This is no ordinary desk job. Luck has always run in both directions for Naval Commandant Nicholas Seafort. While he has managed to save the Hope Nation colony from alien attack, he and his friends have paid a heavy price. Most recently his exploits have earned him a dignified position as an instructor at the United Nations Naval Academy. But as Seafort suspects, trouble isn't far behind. A return to Earth means a return to his roots, some of which he wishes would remain buried. He's uncomfortable with fame and can't always restrain his temper as the political machine shifts around him. But when the fishlike aliens mount an attack, Seafort is the only man Earth can count on. Now he must decide whether he has the courage and fortitude to make a terrible choice.

Midshipman's Hope, Challenger's Hope, Prisoner's Hope, Fisherman's Hope, Voices of Hope, Patriarch's Hope, and Children of Hope are among the award-winning military science fiction novels written by David Feintuch (1944-2006). Feintuch was a late bloomer when it came to writing, having previously worked as a lawyer and an antiques dealer. At the age of fifty, he was awarded the John W. The International Science Fiction Society's Campbell Award for Best New Writer was given to him. With his Rodrigo of Caledon series, which includes The Still and The King, he eventually moved into the fantasy genre.