Siblings Will and Jen are traveling through the solar system aboard a spaceship called Dunamys (or ‘power’) with their friends David and Elizabeth along with some others. The destination: Zion. A promised safe haven from a doomed Earth.

Their journey does not go without conflict. Enemy ships are following and targeting them. They encounter aliens. They have to fight battles. Soon, they come to realize their enemies are attempting to enslave them. Many times, they have to question who is friend or foe. 

In the background, the group experiences love triangles (or a quadrilateral, if you will). Most prominent is the triangle between Will, Elizabeth, and David. Maintaining friendships is important in their isolated existence, but Will finds it increasingly difficult to hide his feelings for Elizabeth. When they become exposed, Will fears the rift it will cause with David. This adds to the tension of the Dunamys crew as they are trying to navigate through space.

The book has a strong spiritual theme which was an unexpected but nice surprise. David and Elizabeth sing hymns throughout, inspiring their shipmates (and other beings) with their songs filled with faith, hope, and love. This element of the story ends up taking a different path than one might expect, however, it echos an Earthly faith. Some passages really struck me, especially in the last fourth of the book.

Dunamys: Adrift is book two of the Dunamys series. I have read Adrift as a standalone. However, I would recommend reading the books in order for the best reading experience. Even reading out of order, I still thoroughly enjoyed the story and characters. I don’t know why, but I always forget how much I enjoy space travel-centric plots until I pick a book like this up. I’m looking forward to backtracking to the first book (Dunamys: Foreign). I also suspect there will be a third book to come. (And I hope there is!)

Thanks to Reedsy Discovery for providing a free digital copy to read and review.