A Swift Kick in the Asteroids

De: Edward Zajac

Narrado por: Nicholas Tecosky

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 10th 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, 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.

©2015 Edward Zajac (P)2015 ListenUp Production, LLC

A very witty story

I enjoyed this author & narrator pair. The author is brilliant, funny, and weaves a great story, and I was able to follow him down his rabbit holes. The narrator brought the book to life with the best inflections and interpretations. I will look for more from both of them.

Was good but, I was hoping for more

pretty fun adventure , needless to say I was imagining the cinematic versions of the different sentient beings. It started off real real good then ended off somewhere between "meh and good"

Also, Fletcher said "I'm me" one too many times. :p

This book is hilarious!

I loved this story! It was hilarious and exciting. I hope the author writes another book soon!!!

Blastoff!!!

This was an entertaining book. I laughed frequently at the dialogue, although it does read like a screenplay in some parts. The book and the plot kept me interested and if there are any further books in this series, I will read them. I would recommend this book for a light and entertaining read.

Funny with memorable characters

While the story is interesting enough to finish, it is slightly weak. I found the characters very likable, and the way they play of each other really fun. While this book is kinda in the same genre as maybe Hard luck Hank etc. It definitely has it's own flavor. The comedy is stronger than the story. However, there are hints that there's more going on than the reader knows. So maybe this is a broad start to something bigger. I HOPE SO. I will be looking for book 2. ***** The narration is fantastic. Perfect marriage of reader and story.

A fantastic & fun story with a perfect narrator.

Really looking forward to future works from this author. If the author turns this into a series of books, I hope the narrator stays with them.

A story Douglas Adams would be proud of

Do you like Sci-Fi Comedy? I do. Do you like stories of unlikely heroes meeting with the likely ones? Do you like raunchy humor that actually works? Do you like science fiction that feels like it was written by a fan and was actually good? Then you will like A Swift Kick in the Asteroids.

Fun Read

This was a fun read/listen. It had good funny parts and crazy, but not unbelievable, situations. Charactors had personality and. the narrator did a good job .

Great fun

Very much in the flavor of Douglas Adams. Loved it. Requires attention to catch all the jokes.

Loved it!

I didn't know what I was getting into but I'm really glad I did. It is very well written. I can't wait to see what Zajac puts on audible next!