During his time aboard the Michaelson – which spans the four books of this series – Sinclair faces many different situations, ranging from normal day-to-day activities and duties related to his role, to the more serious and unusual tasks he comes across in his role as the ships legal officer. As humanity and its governments start to leave Earth and inhabit the solar system, the Navies of these governments find themselves in a new environment, but events are more than familiar. However, before John ‘Black Jack’ Geary came into being there was another Navy Officer that Hemry was writing about: Paul Sinclair.Įnsign Paul Sinclair boards the USS Michaelson to begin his career in the US Navy, a Navy that now includes spaceships in its fleet. Using that pen name, Hemry has been hitting the bestseller lists with his Lost Fleet series (starting with Dauntless), and with the more recent Beyond the Frontier ( Dreadnaught, Invincible, Guardian, Steadfast) and Lost Stars ( Tarnished Knight, Perilous Shield) series.

Many of you out there might recognise John G Hemry as the man behind Jack Campbell, author of the Lost Fleet series of books. The UK covers to the series, available from Titan Books The books? A Just Determination, Burden of Proof, Rule of Evidence, Against All Enemies. Not only does it give a brief and factual statement on what the JAG Corps do, the books in this series are written by a former Navy Officer, one who served on different assignments during his career, and has direct experience with legal matters in the US Navy. While this may seem like a strange place to start when talking about a Sci-Fi series set in space, in the future, it’s actually very relevant to the series in question. The Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps provides solutions, from a military perspective, to legal issues involving military operations, organization, and personnel, wherever and whenever such solutions are required, with primary focus on operations, accountability, Sailor legal readiness, and Navy legal readiness.

The mission statement taken from the official website of the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (U.S.

A Just Determination by John G. Hemry