The Lost Fleet glossary

This page is a glossary for the Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell.

Scope

Items in this glossary cover all books of the Lost Fleet series, and so may include spoilers, especially when events of later books are referenced (indicating said character is likely alive and active).

Glossary

Time references correlate to the Christian Rummel audiobook narration.

People

Groups

Alliance, The

(B1): An amalgamation of human civilizations that banded together to fight the Syndicate.

Bear-cows, The

(B8; a.k.a. "The Kicks"): Sentient beings located beyond Enigma space. They consist of individuals each with carbon-based oxygen-respiring bodies that resemble teddy bears with cow muzzles.

Callas Republic, The

(B7-): An Alliance ally. Victoria Rione was Co-President of them for a time.

Enigma

(B7-; a.k.a. "The aliens"; B8) As as-yet unnamed group of sentients whose ships have fought both Syndicate and Alliance ships. Purposefully collapsed a HyperNet gate in previous books, killing one or more Syndicate worlds.

Rift Federation, The

(B7-): An Alliance ally.

Spider-wolves

(B8; a.k.a. "BUBs", "Big Ugly Bastards", "The Dancers") Aliens found by JG beyond Enigma space who are communicative and possess advanced technology and a peaceful demeanor. Most human characters are extremely repulsed by their physical appearance. (Baltakatei: They also conveniently have individual bodies approximately 1-meter in size like the Enigma and Bear-cows).

Syndicate, The

(B1): A group of humans fighting the Alliance.

Individuals

Aiseni, CEO

(B7,C9): Syndicate CEO of Midway.

Bedea (?), Captain

(B7,ch2): A captain who is independent-minded and loyal to Blackjack and distrustful of the Alliance government. Captain of Illustrious. (B8,ch1): Head of 6th Battlecruiser division over Vent.

Bennon, Commander

(B7,Ch8): Husband of Victoria Rione. POW of Denai freed by JG.

Desjani, Captain Tanya

(B1): Jack Geary's wife who used to be a captain under his command but managed to marry him when they were both the same rank (Baltakatei: Fulfilling the obligatory MC romantic interest requirement).

Duellos, Captain

(B7,Ch4?, 7): A ship captain JG confides his Kosatka honeymoon tale to (Ch7).

Geary, Jane

(B7-); (B7,ch2): Grand niece of JG. Captain of Dreadnaught.

Geary, John "Blackjack"

(B1; Meta: a.k.a. JG) The MC. An officer from an early time period of the war who woke up decades after to find competent military officers now rare and a less rigorous set of standards prevailing across the remainder of the military.

Jameson, Lieutenant

(B7,Ch6; a.k.a. “Shamrock”): An officer working for an engineering officer named Smaith. Skilled at losslessly obfuscating reports to Fleet Headquarters in order to grant field officers more freedom in exercising their authority. Is from Ire, one of the original colonies seeded by Earth; Jameson's hair color is green due to genetic manipulation of Ire's early colonists.

Navarro, Senator

(B7, Ch2): Member of the Grand Council.

Ninos, Captain

(B7,ch2): Former enemy of JG. Faced court-martial charges.

Parr (?), Captain

(B7,ch2): Captain of JG ship Incredible.

Rione, Victoria

(B7-, Ch6) Former Co-President of the Kalos Republic. Assigned by the Grand Council to influence JG to act to the benefit of the Grand Council.

Sakai, Senator

(B7-); (B7,ch2): Accompanied JG on the last campaign against the Syndics. (B7, Ch2): Member of the Grand Council. Met with JG with Navarro and _ to assign him to make peaceful contact with the Enigma aliens.

Sharbon, General

(B7): A Grand Council representative who boarded Dauntless with Victoria Rione. On unknown orders. (B8,ch1): A retired general.

Smaith, Captain (?)

(B7,Ch6?): Superior of Shamrock. Senior Fleets Engineer and commanding officer of Tanuki who evades Fleet Headquarters supervision in order to perform duties. (B8,ch1)

Suva, Senator

(B7-; B7,ch2): Member of the Grand Council. Met wjth JG alongaude senators Navarro and Sakai to assign JG to make peace with the Enigma aliens. Distrustful of the military.

Syndics

(B1): People of the Syndicate.

Timbale (?), Admiral

(B7,ch2): Admiral friendly to JG. Greets JG at Ambaru station folloiwng JG's re-promotion to Admiral.

Vent, Captain (?)

(B7). (B8,ch1): JG ship captain of Invincible; tends to fail due to sticking too closely to the rules; got his ship directly struck when ordered to take evasive action.

Places

Alahi

(B7,Ch11): A system accessible from Haina and Laka via jump points.

Denai

(B7,Ch6): A place in Syndicate space where JG was ordered by the Grand Council to make the First Fleet's first stop on its way to explore alien space to free 600 Alliance prisoners of war from a Syndicate labor camp; adding Denai to JG's travel plans increased journey time by 3 weeks. Accessible from Hazadan.

Gahena

(B7,Ch14): An Enigma interior system accessible from Perdition and Inferno via jump points. Lacks a HyperNet gate.

Glenlion

(B7,Ch7): JG and Jane Geary's home world.

Hades

(B7,Ch14): An Enigma border system accessible from Tartarus and Perdition via jump point. Has an Enigma HyperNet gate.

Hazadan

(B7,Ch7): Star system accessible from Indris via Syndicate HyperNet gate. Gives access to Denai.

Indris

(B7,Ch7): A system JG plans to take his fleet through on route to Midway. Accessible from Kaliksa. Has a working Syndicate HyperNet gate which JG used at the close of the recent war; the gate could also be used to access Midway or Hazadan.

Inferno

(B7,Ch14): An Enigma interior system accessible from Gahena and Pandora via jump points. Lacks a HyperNet gate.

Kaliksa

(B7-,Ch7): Formerly well-inhabited system. Had gate in Syndicate HyperNet system which collapsed recently, on orders from the aliens, killing all humans on inhabited planets. Accessible from Etelia. Has gate to Indris.

Kosatka

(B7-,Ch1): System where JG and Dejanj married and had a honeymoon while JG was briefly a Captain.

Laka

(B7,Ch12): A system accessible from Alahi and Laka via jump points.

Limbo

(B7,Ch12): A system accessible from Laka and Tartarus.

Midway

(B7-,Ch7): A system that played a significant role in relations between the Syndicate and the aliens.

Padrones

(B7,Ch7): Uninhabited system accessible via Etelia. A white dwarf star.

Pandora

(B7,Ch14; B8,Ch4): A Bear-Cow system beyond Enigma space accessible from Inferno (?).

Perdition

(B7,Ch14): An Enigma border system accessible from Hades and Gahena via jump point.

Tartarus

(B7,Ch12): A system accessible from Limbo via jump point in which humans imprisoned in an asteroid by the Enigma are discovered and rescued by JG.

Verendal

(B7-,Ch1): Alliance home system.

Things

Syndicate

(B1): An (alien?) enemy to the human Alliance.

Potemkin (?) Fleet

(B7,Ch5, 03h20m): A simulated fleet that exists in order to deflect Fleet Headquarters micromanagement by feeding Fleet Headquarters false reports on everything except Operational issues.

Ships

Alchemist

(B7-?): A force auxiliary.

Brilliant

(B7-); (B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser in Captain Duellos division.

Colossus

(B7-); (B7,ch2): JG ship under Captain Armis (?).

Conquerer

(B7,ch2): JG battleship

Daring

(B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser captained by Vitali. In Captain Desjani division (?).

Dauntless

(B1), (B7,ch1): JG battlecruiser captained by Captain Tanya Desjani.

Dependable

(B7,ch2): JG battleship

Djinn

(B7-?): A force auxiliary.

Domovoi

(B7-?): A force auxiliary.

Dragon

(B7-); (B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser in Captain Tulev division. Captain is Bradamont.

Dreadnaught

(B7,ch2): JG battleship captained by Jane Geary.

Formidable

(B7-); (B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser in Captain Duellos division.

Gallant

(B7,ch2): JG battleship

Glorious

(B7,ch2): JG battleship

Illustrious

(B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser captained by Bedea.

Implacable

(B7,ch2): JG ship

Incredible

(B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser captained by Parr (?).

Indominatable

(B7,ch2): JG battleship

Inspire

(B7-); (B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser in Captain Duellos division.

Intemperate

(B7,ch2): JG ship (?)

Invincible

(B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser in same division as Illustrious and Incredible. Captained by Shaund (?) Vent who succeeded Captain Stiles; Desjani suspects Vent pulled political strings to get promoted to Captain the battlecruiser as part of plan to become an Admiral.

Kapua

(B7-?): A force auxiliary.

Leviathan

(B7-); (B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser in Captain Tulev division.

Magnificent

(B7,ch2): JG battleship

Orion

(B7-); (B7,ch2): JG ship captained by Shen.

Reprisal

(B8,ch2): JG battleship from Callus Republic under Captain Hiyen.

Repulse

(B1?); (B8,ch7): JG remembers the ship was captained by his grandnephew Michael Geary. JG remembers Michael probably died on the ship in order to buy time for the auxiliary Titan to escape in one of the earliest battles of JG following his awakening.

Steadfast

(B7-); (B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser in Captain Tulev division.

Tanuki

(B7-?): A force auxiliary.

Titan

(B7-?): A force auxiliary.

Valiant

(B7-); (B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser in Captain Tulev division.

Victorious

(B7,ch2): JG battlecruiser (?) in Captain Desjani's division (?).

Witch

(B7-?): A force auxiliary. (B8,CJ7): Captain Tairosian.

See Also

• The Lost Fleet series