This book gets a lot of comparison to The Expanse, and I can kind of see it. However, its less expansive and less gritty. It has a singular plotline with only two character POVs. But I wouldn't say it suffers from those differences. It's space sci-fi, but more of the more accessible variety. Is Cavalon a bit of a Gary Stu, who just happens to have all the right doctorate degrees to save the universe? Perhaps. Is it a little insane that the entire contents of the book takes place in what I think is a little over a day? Maybe. But those things didn't bother me too much. I enjoyed the characters, the ragtag nature of the crew, and the grandiose ambitions of the plot. I'll be continuing this series and I'm interested to see where the story goes in the rest of the trilogy.