The Complete Reluctant Adventures Of Fletcher Connolly On The Interstellar Railroad

An Irishman in space. Hoards of alien technological treasures to be discovered. What could go wrong? Don’t answer that … Fletcher Connolly hasn’t got a lot to lose. Since he, and half the galaxy, signed on to the rat race of the technological relics trade, Fletch has come to terms with the idea that he will join the ranks of unlucky explorers that perish light years from home without a dime to his name. But bankruptcy is a great motivator. With friends and family counting on him to strike it rich, Fletch embarks on an unwilling quest for alien treasure. His decrepit exploration ship, the Skint Idjit, and her successor, the Intergalactic Bogtrotter, plunge disastrously through the wildest regions of the Interstellar Railroad … from an uninhabited planet appropriately named Suckass … to a deliberately misnamed mafia-run planet known as Arcadia … to a rogue planet inhabited by aliens resembling cuddly teddy bears … to a moon covered with giant cacti … and ultimately to the supermassive black hole in the center of the galaxy, where Fletch’s terrible judgment comes back to bite him in the rear for the last time. Epic catastrophes and belly laughs pile up breathlessly in this delightful comic sci-fi adventure, a worthy successor to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. This complete edition of The Reluctant Adventures Of Fletcher Connolly On The Interstellar Railroad contains all four episodes of Fletch’s unlucky career: Skint Idjit Intergalactic Bogtrotter Banjaxed Ceili Supermassive Blackguard Felix R. Savage is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of the Earth’s Last Gambit Quartet and many other books. This is by far the funniest one.

Readers rejoice: Fletch is the funniest anti-hero to stalk the galaxy since Arthur Dent Fletcher Connolly hasn't got a lot to lose. Since he, and half the galaxy, signed on to the rat race of the technological relics trade, Fletch has long since come to terms with the idea that he will join the ranks of the unlucky explorers that perish lightyears from home without ten cents to his name. As the first mate of an old, decrepit exploration ship--the Skint Idjit--things can't get much worse. As if that isn't enough he has a hard time convincing himself his luck is bound to change when he finds himself stranded on the planet Suckass, on a remote branch of the Interstellar Railroad. With his new assignment an unlikely candidate to hide alien treasures, true to his personality, Fletch settles down to work on his tan. But when disaster strikes and a member of his crew is killed, he finds himself torn between loyalty to the surviving crew and the siren song of an unsuspected trove of A-tech. Can Fletch save the Skint Idjit and her crew from a horrible death? Or will he ignore their dying screams and laugh all the way to the bank?

The real question lies in what we are capable of.... Fletcher Connolly has long since given up on the idea that things can't get much worse. After the settlement of his debt to Goldman Sachs, Fletch has to face the fact that, regardless of their last misadventure, his uncle Finian had one thing right. The only way to get ahead in life is go for the gut. But when a simple, one-time heist of a priceless A-tech artefact -- The Gizmo of Rejuvenation -- goes lethally wrong, Fletch realizes just what it takes to play in this dangerous game. Caught in between local law enforcement and a rapacious, unethical saleswoman with her own secrets to protect, Fletch and his friends find themselves on a ride-or-die race across one of the galaxy's most luxurious moons. With options running dangerously low and risk climbing just as quickly, Fletch is forced to realize that he may just have to sacrifice his most basic principle if they are going to survive. Can Fletch and his friends find a way to outsmart all their enemies and claim their prize? Or will Fletcher Connolly's latest attempt to gain a comfortable, reputable lifestyle land them in a hole they can't crawl out of? Volume 4 of the Interstellar Railroad series, Supermassive Blackguard, will be available on September 8th!

Fletcher Connolly just can't win for losing. After his heist of the Gizmo of Rejuvenation went sideways, the last thing Fletch expected was to be abducted aboard the Ghost Train. Only one thing is certain: no one abducted has ever returned. With that in mind, Fletch and his friends agree that under the circumstances, it would be wise to get off at the next planet. But when this proves to be an unfriendly world inhabited by hostile alien hominids, Fletch and the others resolve that there is something to the idea of continuing to enjoy the Ghost Train's hospitality. With nowhere to run aboard the spectral train, Fletch can't run away from danger as is his habit. Forced to tackle the biggest threat in the galaxy face to face, Fletch has no choice but to put his Irish cunning to the test. For the first time in his life he must face the peril lurking at the core of the galaxy for nothing more than the fate of humanity, profit be damned. Can Fletch and his friends find a way to outsmart them all one more time? Or will Fletcher Connolly never see home again? This is the final volume of The Reluctant Adventures of Fletcher Connolly on the Interstellar Railroad.

Some things call for a little payback ... Fletcher Connolly had more to lose than he thought. After the loss of the Skint Idjit, Fletch and the Idjit's crew wind up in debt to Goldman Sachs to the tune of $50 million in cash. Fletch is willing to do just about anything to settle the balance. But when he is forced to swallow his pride and takes their new ship--the Intergalactic Bogtrotter--under the hiring hand of his greedy, piratical uncle, the situation spirals from desperate to outright lethal. Hit by a surprise attack and flung off the Interstellar Railroad into deep space, they find themselves dead-lined on a rogue planet. With the Bogtrotter in urgent need of repair and the perilous conditions of a sunless planet threatening their survival, Fletch's stumbles land him and hhis friends between the crosshairs of his uncle's oldest rival. Can Fletch find a way to turn the tables on this decade-old vendetta? Or will his uncle's murderous agenda cost them all more than they are willing to pay?

The hard-fighting, harder-drinking fortune hunters of The Hammer and the Blade and A Discourse in Steel are back to test their mettle and tempt fickle fate. Fantasy fiction has long welcomed adventurous rogues: Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, George R. R. Martin’s Dunk and Egg, and Scott Lynch’s Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen have all made their mark. In his Egil & Nix series, New York Times bestselling author Paul S. Kemp introduces a daring new duo to the ranks of fantasy fame—or is it infamy? Nix is a nimble thief with just enough knowledge of magic to get into serious trouble. Egil is the only priest of a discredited god. Together, they seek riches and renown, but somehow it is always misadventure and mayhem that find them—even in the dive bar they call home. And their luck has yet to change. All Nix wants to do is cheer Egil up after a bout of heartbreak. And, of course, strike it so rich that they need never worry about their combined bar bill. But when the light-fingered scoundrel plunders a tomb and snatches mysterious golden plates covered in runes, the treasure brings terrifying trouble. Pursued by an abomination full of ravenous hunger and unquenchable wrath, Egil and Nix find all they hold dear—including their beloved tavern—in dire peril. To say nothing of the world itself. Praise for A Conversation in Blood “An adventure perfect for fantasy fans and action-movie lovers. It will take readers on a wild ride with heart-pounding fights, harebrained schemes, and several laugh-out-loud moments.”—Booklist “If you enjoy storytelling with the content sensibilities of Game of Thrones, then imagine George R. R. Martin forced to write while strapped to the front of a War Boys’ car going 100 mph, pumped full of Jolt Cola and Pixy Sticks with Metallica blaring from the speakers and you approximate the full Egil & Nix experience that [Paul S.] Kemp delivers.”—Rebels Report

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The danger rises and the deception grows in the heart-stopping third book in the New York Times bestselling Impostors series! Frey's return to the city of her birth isn't going to be an easy one. She and her love Col must surge on new faces and bodies in order to infiltrate Shreve by dropping from the sky and landing undetected. Frey's sister Rafi -- no longer a twin in features, but still a twin by birth -- is the wild card. Are the sisters on the same side . . . or are they playing to their own agendas? If their father is deposed from Shreve, who will take control? And what other forces may be waiting in the wings? Mirror's Edge is another brilliant blockbuster from one of the greatest speculative writers YA fiction has ever seen, set within the world of Uglies . . . and about to converge with Uglies in a spectacular way.