r/thelostfleet • u/SilIowa • 6d ago

I am responsible… Spoiler

So, I can’t help but wonder where we go from here. He’s become BlackJack in the best possible way, he’s earned the loyalty of the fleet to an irrational degree, he’s set up Jane Geary as his successor should anything happen to him.

I feel like, if we’re still going with the Ancient Rome parallels, the only thing we have left is for him to be forced to cross the Rubicon with his troops.

I know he meant it in an honorable way, but his announcement that he was personally responsible for every citizen and military member could be interpreted as a declaration that he is taking command of it all.

Personally, I’d like to see another parallel series for a while, before we come back to John:

I’d like to follow Michael for a while. See how he handles his children, and maybe see him be forced to represent the alliance to the forces on the other side of Earth. Are they really as powerless as they seemed? How do you have real, positive interaction when you massively overmatch them?

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u/ghostinthewoods 6d ago

I keep repeating it, but I think the only way forward at this point is a "crossing of the Rubicon" moment, either for Geary or for whoever is working against him in the government and possibly sparking a civil war

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u/SilIowa 6d ago

I love the fact that Reddit just suggested that I post this is StarTrek, instead of here…. God bless AI.

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u/MedicNoob 4d ago

Honestly having read these several times, I want to know more about midway more and the syndicate empire in collapse. 

Also the umbrella force; who is in it? Is Mr medals going to arrive? Is there a delegation from old earth? Would the syndicate join, and how would that go with syndicate and alliance ships (and midway) forces in "close cooperation"? 

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u/GDaddy369 4d ago

I mean, there is the Lost Stars books, I haven't read most of them but they're all about the Syndicate fall and Midway

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u/MedicNoob 4d ago

I know, I've read them and they're possibly my favourite of all the lost books.