Bumpy Oak Books

4 stars

**I was provided a published electronic copy by the author through BookSirens in exchange for honest review.**

Eric Warren provides a science fiction novel full of all things great about the genre with Caspian’s Fortune. We follow Captain Caspian Robeaux, who may or may not have committed war crimes resulting in defection from the Coalition where he served as an engineer. Cas, however, is more than your common criminal and has valuable information about corruption within the Coalition. Enter Lieutenant Commander Evelyn Diaval. Evie is tasked with bringing Cas back to the Coalition for one more mission. And possible imprisonment, but mostly the mission.

Warren gives us spaceships, space battles, new alien species, the standard lovable robot sidekick, and military overtones. Basically, this is a book that someone who is already a scifi fan is probably going to really enjoy. Is it the most accessible for new fans to the genre? Probably not, but I’m not mad about it. Not every book has to be a good intro book. Warren definitely has a good setup for the rest of the series with this one, and does a good job developing Cas’ character so that a reader is invested in seeing him succeed. I wasn’t really invested in the side characters, which I admit is very odd for me since I typically am a reader who focuses more on characters than plot.

I really enjoyed that Warren didn’t give us a romance where it wasn’t necessary, and found the lack of romance to be actually refreshing.

Overall, an enjoyable read and I would be happy to read more of Warren’s work.