Nearly ten years ago, I published a fun little book called Starship Grifters, which introduced the world to interstellar con man Rex Nihilo and his longsuffering sidekick, Sasha. The reaction from readers was enthusiastic: the book currently has more than 500 5-star reviews on Amazon. NYT bestselling author Hugh Howey called it “Hilarious” and his “favorite read [of the] year.” Over the next few years, I wrote three sequels and a couple of short stories set in the same universe. Then I put Rex, Sasha, Pepper, Donny, Boggs and the gang aside for a few years to work on big, serious sci-fi projects.
With the tenth anniversary of Starship Grifters coming up, I decided it was time to check in on Rex and the gang. The publisher, 47North, was kind enough to relinquish the rights to Starship Grifters, freeing me to release a re-edited version of the book with new cover art. I will be re-releasing one book in the series every month from August to November, 2023, starting with Starship Grifters on August 9. Not only that, but each book will be absolutely FREE on Kindle for a limited time.
If there is sufficient interest, I intend to launch a Kickstarter to fund three all-new books in the series, which will be released in 2024. J.D. Leford, who narrated the three sequels, is currently working on recording Starship Grifters (Kate Rudd did a fantastic job, but we decided it was best if all the books had the same narrator), and she is on board to narrate the new books as well. Over the next few months, I will be doing a bunch of giveaways (ebooks, physical books, and more) to promote the series. Don’t miss out! Click the big orange button below to sign up for updates about the Rex Nihilo Universe now!
“Starship Grifters is one of the funniest things I’ve ever experienced. It is certainly the funniest book I’ve read.”
– N.R. LaPoint, author of Death Planet
New to the Rex Nihilo Universe? Read a hilarious introductory short story, The Chicolini Incident, for free! You can also check out the series on Amazon here. (At this writing, this link goes to the old versions of the books, and some of them may be missing. Please be patient while everything is updated….)
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