“My favorite read this year. A hilarious space adventure. Hard book to put down.” —Hugh Howey, author of Wool
A space-faring ne’er-do-well with more bravado than brains, Rex Nihilo plies the known universe in a tireless quest for his own personal gain. But when he fleeces a wealthy weapons dealer in a high-stakes poker game, he ends up winning a worthless planet…and owing an outstanding debt more vast than space itself!
The only way for Rex to escape a lifetime of torture on the prison world Gulagatraz is to score a big payday by pulling off his biggest scam. But getting mixed up in the struggle between the tyrannical Malarchian Empire and the plucky rebels of the Revolting Front—and trying to double-cross them both—may be his biggest mistake. Luckily for Rex, his frustrated but faithful robot sidekick has the cyber-smarts to deal with buxom bounty hunters, pudgy princesses, overbearing overlords, and interstellar evangelists…while still keeping Rex’s martini glass filled.
- ISBN10 1477818480
- ISBN13 9781477818480
- Publish Date 6 May 2014
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 June 2023
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Amazon Publishing
- Imprint 47North
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 250
- Language English