"The fast-paced plotline, conveyed in a direct, nonjargony prose (some may recall genre master Alan Dean Foster), has much in common with the “Robinsonade” type of SF, in which a resourceful human fights to navigate and survive a perilous alien environment. That this one is a dicey ship-board society and culture rather than a hostile planetary body makes author Weber's material more nuanced, and much weight is accorded to the emotional states of the players (human and nonhuman)... Aye, Captain, there is intelligent life in this involving SF adventure."

“Found is a thoroughly moving, engaging, original, highly intelligent piece of fiction, with themes that run as deep as the questions it raises, the laughter it inspires, the empathy it stirs. Found takes a sci-fi premise and elevates it into a clever meditation on humanity, often from an extraterrestrial perspective. A brilliant debut.”