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Rex Nihilo

Book 1: Starship Grifters

“My favorite read this year. A hilarious space adventure. Hard book to put down.” ―Hugh Howey, author of Wool\n\nA 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!\n\nThe 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.

Book 2: Aye, Robot

"Once again, Kroese gives me a story I can't put down with a hero I can't bring myself to despise. A brilliant sequel to one of my favorite space romps of all time."- Hugh Howey, New York Times bestselling author of WoolAfter interstellar con man Rex Nihilo hijacks a cargo freighter on a whim, he decides that he and his long-suffering robot sidekick Sasha have found their calling as space pirates. But when the ship's cargo turns out to be a cryogenically frozen religious fanatic who holds the secret to a vast galactic conspiracy, Rex and Sasha find themselves on the run from real pirates--as well as agents of the oppressive Malarchy, crazy space cultists and the Ursa Minor mafia. If Rex is going to get out of this jam alive, he might just have to save the galaxy... again.

Book 3: Out of the Soylent Planet

Interstellar con man Rex Nihilo has a price tag on his head. Railroaded into smuggling a shipment of contraband to a planet short on food, Rex finds himself on the run from an insidious corporation named Ubiqorp, which reaps obscene profits by keeping the planet dependent on shipments of synthetic rations. When Rex and his long-suffering robot companion Sasha are sentenced to work as slave labor on a massive Ubiqorp plantation, they learn the terrible secret behind the corporation's products. To escape, Rex and Sasha team up with a mis-programmed combat drone and an intelligent mutant plant to lead a rebellion against their merciless corporate overlords.Out of the Soylent Planet is a novel-length prequel to Starship Grifters, the book NYT bestselling author Hugh Howey called "one of my favorite space romps of all time."This edition of Out of the Soylent Planet also contains the story The Chicolini Incident.

Book 4: The Wrath of Cons

Interstellar con man Rex Nihilo and his long-suffering robot sidekick Sasha are back, and they're neck-deep in their most outrageous scam yet: selling black market planets!Terraforming uninhabitable planets and selling them to criminals right under the nose of the repressive interstellar Malarchy is good work if you can get it, but there's a price: as the pair's profits soar, they find themselves on the run from... well, pretty much everybody. With the Malarchy breathing down their necks, the malevolent cult known as the Sp'ossels hot on their heels, and the Ursa Minor Mafia out for their cut, Rex and Sasha hop from planet to planet, with nothing but their wits and a motley crew of loyal friends to keep them alive.But when their antics draw the attention of an ancient intelligence determined to wipe humanity from the galaxy, they put their moneymaking plans on hold--and team up with their biggest rival--to save the galaxy once again.

Book 5: A Scammer Darkly

Under arrest for crimes he hasn't yet committed, interstellar con man is given one chance to earn his freedom: he and his long-suffering robot sidekick Sasha must infiltrate a group of androids who plan to kill a brilliant tycoon. But nothing is what it seems on the gritty, neon-lit streets of the planet Sydmede, and Rex and Sasha soon find themselves at the center of a confounding corporate conspiracy of cosmic proportions!

Book 6: A Grift Too Far

Join the galaxy's most notorious con man, Rex Nihilo, and his ever-loyal, ever-exasperated robot sidekick, Sasha, in their craziest adventure yet! Marooned on a planet whose inhabitants have modeled their civilization on World War II movies, Rex and Sasha have only one hope of escape: unearth a secret cache of weapons that's been hidden somewhere on the planet.\n\nThe war is make-believe, but Rex and Sasha's predicament is all-too-real, and to get off Yurp the duo find that they have no choice but to beat the Yurpians at their own game. With Rex's cunning schemes and Sasha's dry wit, they're prepared to turn the tide of history—over and over again.\n\nPacked with the trademark humor and relentless fun of the Rex Nihilo series, "A GRIFT TOO FAR" is a side-splitting journey through the absurdities of war and the ingenuity of a con artist. Can Rex and Sasha pull off the ultimate grift and escape Yurp? Or will they become permanent fixtures in the planet's never-ending wartime farce?

Book 7: High Plains Grifter

When interstellar con man Rex Nihilo and his quick-witted robot sidekick, Sasha, land on the dusty frontier planet of Tierra Grande, they’re expecting an easy job: track down their friend, bounty hunter Pepper Melange, and maybe make a quick buck on the side. But things take a wild turn when Rex and Sasha accidentally take out a group of local troublemakers in the ramshackle town of Last Chance. What starts as a simple rescue mission spirals into a chaotic adventure of shootouts, shenanigans, and shadowy conspiracies.

As the duo bumbles through one hilarious misadventure after another, they stumble upon a secret that could shake the very foundations of Last Chance?and cost Rex and Sasha their lives. But Rex has never been one to shy away from trouble, especially when there’s a profit to be made.

High Plains Grifter is a riotous space western filled with sharp wit, daring escapades, and more twists than a wormhole. Buckle up for a ride you won't forget!

Non-stop laughs for readers who love action and adventure with their comedy.


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