Harmless Idiots of the Star Verge

The galaxy's last hope is its biggest mistake. Being competent is overrated. Being a "Harmless Idiot" is a survival strategy.Beckett "Beck" Holt had a simple plan: graduate the Academy, fly a shiny cruiser, and retire with a full pension. Instead, he's the captain of a scout ship that smells like scorched cinnamon and old laundry, held together by industrial-grade spite and fungal spores.When Beck and his crew salvage a "dead" alien from a high-security Sentinel wreck, they accidentally stumble into a conspiracy that threatens the very core of individual thought. Admiral Butly is weaving "The Harmony"-a psionic hive-mind designed to silence the "noise" of the universe. To stop him, Beck will have to navigate a labyrinth of unpaid debts, elite assassins, and planetary ore-grinders, all while trying to find his favorite mug.Hunted by elite Vow-Hunters and tracked by a psionic beacon, the crew of the Drift-Runner has one tactical advantage: the government's official intelligence report states they are Harmless Idiots. In a galaxy full of masterminds and warriors, it turns out that being a complete disaster is the best way to save the world.Why You'll Love This BookBlending the gritty, "Used-Future" aesthetic of Firefly with the absurdist wit of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Harmless Idiots of the Star Verge is an action-packed space opera about found family, high-stakes heists, and the beautiful, messy noise of being an individual.Inside Book 1, you'll find: - A Ragtag Crew: A Human captain with no hat, a Valkyr pilot with social anxiety, a Krell auditor who bills for "Stupidity Taxes," and a sentient fungus who writes poetry.- Space Western Thrills: High-speed dogfights through ship graveyards and radioactive nebulas.- Absurdist Humor: From "theological plumbing" to "Stink-Bomb Gambits," the solutions are never what you expect.- Cozy Stakes: A massive galactic threat experienced through the lens of people just trying to afford real coffee.Step into the noise. Grab your chipped mug, strap into the memory-gel seat, and join the Harmless Idiots as they save the galaxy-mostly by accident.Start the adventure today. The Star Verge is waiting.

Pagina's: 400, Paperback, Independently published