Also known as the Amanda Garrett series (after its dashing protagonist), the U.S.S. Cunningham Quintet is a Sci-Fi book pentalogy written by the late James H Cobb.
Novels
- Choosers of the Slain (1996)
- Sea Strike (1997)
- Sea Fighter (2000)
- Target Lock (2002)
- Phantom Force (2005)
Tropes:
General
- Action Girl: Captain Garrett might be at her most brilliant as a naval commander but she also has military training. This not only grants her nerves of steel but also the ability to kick ass.
- Guile Hero: Captain Amanda Garrett's forte is her tactician genius when it comes to naval battles. Even when severely disadvantaged, she manages to scrape victories by exploiting stuff like the Weapon Running Time of maritime projectiles, calculated trajectories, and bluffs.
- Protagonist Title: The alternate title of the saga (and the one most fans use) is the Amanda Garrett series. Amanda Lee Garrett is the brave naval commander whose exploits the plot follows.
- Vehicle Title: According to the book covers, the official name of the saga is U.S.S. Cunningham Quintet. The U.S.S. Cunningham is the warship The Protagonist commandeers and where most of the plot happens.
Choosers of the Slain
- Weapon Running Time: The running time of both missiles and torpedoes becomes tactically important as the U.S.S. Cunningham fights a solo battle against multiple enemies above, on, and below the sea.
Sea Strike
- World War III: In Real Life, China and Taiwan dispute the latter's independence and tensions are high. In the book, this finally erupts into a full-blown war that threatens to pull the rest of the world as a losing China decides to throw thermonuclear weapons into the mix.
Sea Fighter
- Rogue Soldier: The Big Bad, a Nigerian General becomes a renegade, bringing a sizable chunk of Nigeria's military force with him, and sets out to conquer West Africa and, eventually, the rest of the continent.
Target Lock
Phantom Force
