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Caspian's Fortune
by Eric Warren
This is one of those brilliant stories that you just can’t put down, and you find yourself looking for excuses to go and pick the book up at any opportunity that you can. It is a combination Military Sci-fi/Space Opera, with former Lt. Commander in the Sovereign Coalition, Caspian Robeaux flying courier missions with his friend, and pilot, a rather quirky robot with an addiction for bad holodramas, called Box.
Cas once had a promising career with the Coalition Navy, but something happened and he made a decision that would not only impact his life, but those of others.
As a result, he ended up on the run and in the Sargan Commonwealth with Box, running courier missions for a Crime Lord called Veena.
The story is pretty good at this point already, with Cas’ sharp wit, and Box adding quick fire dialogue that makes you laugh so hard, you have to stop at times.
However, the Coalition is not done with Cas yet, and they send a rather fascinating woman after him, Evelyn Diazal, or Evie. Cas and Evie quickly fall into a rather interesting dynamic as neither can get a read on the other.
Without giving too much away, Cas reluctantly agrees to return to the Coalition with Evie to help them locate the last ship that Cas was working on, the ship that destroyed his life, his career, and sent him on the run, the Achlys.
I have to say that there are real elements to the Star Trek Next Gen episode here in which Wil Riker has a mysterious past and won’t reveal details about the accident that killed several crew, and the subsequent disappearance of the Pegasus, and a Star Fleet Mystery that remained unsolved until that episode. It was a brilliant episode, one of the best in the series, and that brilliance has can be seen here in Caspian’s Fortune.
There are so many angles at play in this book, you really don’t know if Cas is a traitor, or is he actually a true hero? Is his former Captain a Patriot, or a delusional Rogue, the same as in the Next Gen episode, willing to do whatever it takes to get a step up in technology, regardless of the cost to lives, and even if it breaks treaties with other alien races.
Evie is a bit of wild card, you are not sure if she will side with Cas, the Coalition, or do something else entirely.
Then there is the Captain of the Coalition ship that is in command of the operation, he is very much like Pickard, a true legend amongst the Coalition, known for being ethical, following the rules, but also being able to bend them when necessary.
The characters in this story are exceptional, they have such incredible depth, and the dialogue is so gritty and realistic.
I commented to a fellow reader how much I despised one of the characters, and the feelings I had towards this ‘imaginary’ person, and realised that the Author had created these feelings, and this just shows the quality of the character writing in this series (P.S. Everyone feels the same about this person)
Warren has created an amazing set of alien races to use within his books, it is fascinating reading about the different aliens and their cultures, their differences to humans, the creativity and depth in this writing is outstanding.
Just as outstanding is the technology. Warren, has covered all the bases for writing an extraordinary Sci-fi story, with fascinating aliens, clever and creative technology, and a stunning and exceptional world in which his characters can tell their story. Best of all, this is a powerful Character driven story, that will leave you totally engaged and wanting more.
This is a brilliant story of intrigue, politics and underlying it all, an arms race. The Sovereign Coalition realise that they do not have the firepower to stop those around them, the Sargan’s, the Sil, and other races, and thus, have devised means to try and level the playing field. And this is what this story is all about (without giving spoilers away!)
Warren is clever and intellectual writer, who creates intelligent and well thought out Characters with gritty, powerful dialogue that really captivate you as a reader. Box, the Artificial Intelligent Robot, is one of the most impressive A.I. characters that I have come across in any book in years, and he provides some moving, thought provoking and incredibly powerful scenes that will leave you thinking about artificial life forms for days to come.
Infinity’s End is a culmination of a multitude of different Sci-fi series, such as Firefly, Next Gen, a slew of different games and other books come to mind. It is obvious that Warren is well versed in Sci-Fi, and has done a lot of reading and research so that he can create this series, and it comes out in a masterful opening book to what is going to be a wonderful series and one not to be missed – get into it now, it is brilliant at every level!!
Cas once had a promising career with the Coalition Navy, but something happened and he made a decision that would not only impact his life, but those of others.
As a result, he ended up on the run and in the Sargan Commonwealth with Box, running courier missions for a Crime Lord called Veena.
The story is pretty good at this point already, with Cas’ sharp wit, and Box adding quick fire dialogue that makes you laugh so hard, you have to stop at times.
However, the Coalition is not done with Cas yet, and they send a rather fascinating woman after him, Evelyn Diazal, or Evie. Cas and Evie quickly fall into a rather interesting dynamic as neither can get a read on the other.
Without giving too much away, Cas reluctantly agrees to return to the Coalition with Evie to help them locate the last ship that Cas was working on, the ship that destroyed his life, his career, and sent him on the run, the Achlys.
I have to say that there are real elements to the Star Trek Next Gen episode here in which Wil Riker has a mysterious past and won’t reveal details about the accident that killed several crew, and the subsequent disappearance of the Pegasus, and a Star Fleet Mystery that remained unsolved until that episode. It was a brilliant episode, one of the best in the series, and that brilliance has can be seen here in Caspian’s Fortune.
There are so many angles at play in this book, you really don’t know if Cas is a traitor, or is he actually a true hero? Is his former Captain a Patriot, or a delusional Rogue, the same as in the Next Gen episode, willing to do whatever it takes to get a step up in technology, regardless of the cost to lives, and even if it breaks treaties with other alien races.
Evie is a bit of wild card, you are not sure if she will side with Cas, the Coalition, or do something else entirely.
Then there is the Captain of the Coalition ship that is in command of the operation, he is very much like Pickard, a true legend amongst the Coalition, known for being ethical, following the rules, but also being able to bend them when necessary.
The characters in this story are exceptional, they have such incredible depth, and the dialogue is so gritty and realistic.
I commented to a fellow reader how much I despised one of the characters, and the feelings I had towards this ‘imaginary’ person, and realised that the Author had created these feelings, and this just shows the quality of the character writing in this series (P.S. Everyone feels the same about this person)
Warren has created an amazing set of alien races to use within his books, it is fascinating reading about the different aliens and their cultures, their differences to humans, the creativity and depth in this writing is outstanding.
Just as outstanding is the technology. Warren, has covered all the bases for writing an extraordinary Sci-fi story, with fascinating aliens, clever and creative technology, and a stunning and exceptional world in which his characters can tell their story. Best of all, this is a powerful Character driven story, that will leave you totally engaged and wanting more.
This is a brilliant story of intrigue, politics and underlying it all, an arms race. The Sovereign Coalition realise that they do not have the firepower to stop those around them, the Sargan’s, the Sil, and other races, and thus, have devised means to try and level the playing field. And this is what this story is all about (without giving spoilers away!)
Warren is clever and intellectual writer, who creates intelligent and well thought out Characters with gritty, powerful dialogue that really captivate you as a reader. Box, the Artificial Intelligent Robot, is one of the most impressive A.I. characters that I have come across in any book in years, and he provides some moving, thought provoking and incredibly powerful scenes that will leave you thinking about artificial life forms for days to come.
Infinity’s End is a culmination of a multitude of different Sci-fi series, such as Firefly, Next Gen, a slew of different games and other books come to mind. It is obvious that Warren is well versed in Sci-Fi, and has done a lot of reading and research so that he can create this series, and it comes out in a masterful opening book to what is going to be a wonderful series and one not to be missed – get into it now, it is brilliant at every level!!