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Neurotic tech Zagarat Cole had no choice but to steal 432,985 credits from the Deus Syndicate. It was the only way to pay for his mother's medical treatments. So, when a Deus executive called Zag into his office, he knew the jig was up. Or down. Or however it was you danced a jig. Yet to Zag's astonishment, the executive didn't excoriate, eviscerate, or "ate" him at all. He offered him a job. The Deus CEO would consider it a personal favor if Zag helped privateer, ladies' man, and all around great guy Fletcher Griffin with an easy outsource assignment. Were the fates smiling on Zag for once in his sunning life? Until then, it seemed like whoever was writing his story in the Great Cosmic Diary just plain didn't like Zag. But here was an opportunity to curry favor from the tenth most powerful CEO in the known universe and possibly even make a few credits on the side. However, Zag quickly learns that nothing is easy when Fletcher Griffin is involved. He soon finds himself hacking into the corporation's database, searching for incriminating evidence linking a Deus executive to Galustay; an insidious drug that can only be derived by harvesting adrenaline from living Weiylans. Now Fletcher and Zag must find a way to stop the harvesters and free the Weiylans, all the while fighting off a case of intentionally induced food poisoning (which Fletcher could totally explain), avoiding the ire of a powerful executive (which Fletcher could totally explain), and generally running for their lives wherever they go (which Fletcher could totally explain). And yet, something strange happens to Zag along the way. His anxieties dwindle away, subsumed by something called courage. All because of an enigmatic privateer who is more than what he seems. And he seems to be a bumbling idiot.
- Sales Rank: #4426127 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .79" w x 5.98" l, 1.15 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 356 pages
About the Author
Edward Zajac began writing novels after some encouragement from his high school English teacher. Bad novels. Horrible novels. But his writing muscles strengthened with every misstep, and he can now stand all on his own. When not writing, he enjoys reading, role playing games, board games, video games, and devouring anything written by Terry Pratchett.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Close Enough to "The Hitchhiker's Guide"
By Pop Bop
I've been around the block enough times to be very, very leery of books that are described as "Lovecraftian", books that are "in the tradition of..." anyone I like, and any books that are the "new Hitchhiker's Guide". What Adams did was, for me, the supreme example of comedy sci-fi space opera, and even he had trouble matching the achievement in his later books. So, where do we put this effort, which unabashedly seeks the Hitchhiker's mantel?
Well, I don't think it's unfair to say - "not bad". Even more, putting aside the Hitchhiker's comparison, the book is entertaining in its own right. Instead of Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect, we have Zag Cole and Fletcher Griffin. Zag is the tentative and anxious one who grows up during the course of the book. Fletcher is the charismatic loose cannon. This book is less "spacey" than most. Sure, we zip around in spaceships and visit other planets, but that's mostly for changes in the scenery. Sure, there's some sort of plot about finding stuff, and saving people, and surviving bad guys, but who reads these books for the plot? Again, it's just a way to get Zag out of the office and mixed up with Fletcher Griffin's antic nuttiness. And to have aliens, robots and smarmy AI's. You can't have a hero without a quest and a journey, so the journey might as well be galactic.
The book is a little more nerd/geek oriented. Arthur Dent was a befuddled everyman, while Zag is more of a befuddled tech guy who's been brought up into the sunlight out of the techie bowels of the Deus Sundicate. That allows for a lot of nerdy/geek/techie humor, most of which I got and all of which I appreciated. And there are a lot of throwaway references and one-off lines that work very well. If something doesn't work, well there's another bit right around the corner. It sometimes feels a little improvised, but you sort of root for the characters, (and by extension the author), and if you can just go with the flow without be overly critical then the book is fun.
That's not to say it doesn't have its weaknesses. Sometimes the author goes for the thesaurus when a simpler word would read better. (I don't really need "effulgent" white walls.) A little editorial trimming here and there would tighten up the book. Sometimes a joke runs up against a dead end, or is too obvious, or goes on a little too long, and you wonder how it survived the final cut. But, these are minor quibbles. Every arrow doesn't have to hit the bullseye for a read to be fun and entertaining, especially when the whole project is buoyed up by a generally bemused and winking good humor.
So, all in all an amusing and enjoyable read, and a nice find. (Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Prefect Panic
By remark47
Not a typo, a Douglas Adams reference, as that's definitely what Zajac aimed to update; right down to the world-building asides/tangents and conscious, female ship computer. That is a very high comedic bar at which to aim, and the comedy was not quite there, but the mission to save a race from a horrible role in producing a wonder drug is noble, and the swashbuckling, charmed Griffin and meek everyman Zag are a great odd couple to do it.
Strangely, Griffin is one character who is not over-explained, with his apparent ability to change minds and win many over Jedi-mind-trick-esque.
Intentionally farfetched, occasionally funny, this is an entertaining read.
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Mysterious Protag, Well Played
By Loki Lokash
I believe in your imagination.
Even if you're a dull-headed moron, I believe that whatever's kicking around in your noggin is probably more interesting to you than anything I could possibly put down on a page, or up on a screen.
The people that make good horror movies agree with me - they know that the longer they put off showing you the monster, the more terrified you'll be, because your brain, the evil bastard, has now customized that monster to fit neatly into every fear you've ever had.
Edward Zajac also agrees with me. He knows, the clever bastard, that the longer he puts off telling you all about Fletcher, while still showing him doing amazing things, the more you'll do his job for him; namely filling in Fletcher's back story in your head.
Who is he? Where's he from? How can he do all the amazing things he does? My brain spent the whole book filling in those blanks. And to me, it's amazing. To you? It'd probably be lame as hell. Doesn't matter - because if you read this book, YOU'LL know just who he is and where he's from in YOUR head, and it'll be cool as hell as far as you're concerned.
As for Zag, the other main character, he's a tech nerd. S'what he does. And usually I'd throw this into the "Twilight for Dorks" genre, except that in this instance I think it was a very well-informed and thought out decision, because we spend the majority of the book experiencing things from his perspective - and since he seems to be a fairly average person in the universe, we're tacitly informed that the things Fletcher does are NOT normal. And through Fletcher's reaction to him, we're informed that some of the things Zag can do with electronics and the old Zeroes and Ones are well above average.
The two characters form a sort of human pyramid in the narrative - informing us the reader about the other, and the universe, without verbally shitting information all over the place.
In closing:
The plot's nothing special, but the writing's good and the characters are likeable and believable in the context of the universe.
If you're a fan of Douglas Adams or smiling, I'd say give it a go.
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