Misfortune's Favorite

Orion Spur, Book 1

By: John Spearman

Narrated by: Ryan Kennard Burke

A new action-packed military science fiction series from award-winning author John J. Spearman.

War has broken out. It'll take the Navy's finest to turn the tide.

Bad luck seems to follow navy officer Archer Devereaux like toilet paper stuck to his shoe. Even when he tries to do the right thing, he ends up in hot water—or behind bars.

Hemmed in by circumstances beyond his control, his reputation, particularly among graduates of the Phlegraean Naval Academy, has become a mess.

Fortunately, one of his superior officers knows that Devereaux is more than his mishaps. She sees that he's a clever young officer. Cool under fire.

He also demonstrates remarkable resilience, looking for—and finding—ways to overcome adversity. It’s a good thing too.

Interstellar war has come. It'll take the Navy's finest to turn the tide. It'll take Archer Devereaux.

Don't miss this new military sci-fi thrill ride from Amazon best-selling author John J. Spearman. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, David Weber, and Jeffery H. Haskell!

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New MC, Interesting Story Line

Not exactly your typical space opera because the MC gets into one situation after another throughout the book. The space battles are brief and given secondary treatment which is good because Newtonian second law of physics gets ignored, and the usual hassles with new ships and new crews are few. Makes for a faster moving story with fewer delays in moving on, in favor of character development and problem solving. A good way to spend the day and we listened to it straight through. We are looking forward to the next installment.

Great sci-fi. give a listen

good narration. good story.
follow Archer a military captain as he endures a series of awful circumstances in a time of future build up to war

Wow

Great book, appropriate name that’s for sure. The main character was great and the story was on point. Have to say the ending was a bit of a shocker. Worth the listen for sure

bumbling main character

if you like a bumbling main character then this book is for you. I've read his other books and found them enjoyable. I guess they all can't be gems