The Genetic Equation

Pvt. Master Asinine has had enough of being kicked around the military, tired of being spat on, sick of . being trodden on and belittled. Vowing revenge on those who pushed him around, he defects and sells military secrets to the highest bidder.

Why? To form his own criminal organization! Duh.

On his climb to the top, he unites the seven largest crime syndicates into an empire he calls The Bad Guys. Witty and not at all generic, he'd like you to know. When plans for a planet-smashing superweapon fall into his lap, he decides to conquer the galaxy. And if the galaxy doesn't like it … he'll destroy it instead. Cue maniacal laugh.

Enter Legion, our hero and Asinine's only friend in the universe. Recruited to stop Asinine, Legion unites a ragtag group of superpowered "hyperpeople"—because hastily formed groups are always ragtag—as the galaxy's last defense. Now Legion is faced with stopping Asinine, Asinine's planet-smasher, and that weird feeling in the back of his throat that may or may not be a lingering cold.

Serial Fiction Sideshow is the opening book of the crazy new comedy series In a Galaxy Far, Far AwRy, boasting an ensemble cast of idiots, those forced to put up with them, and the destruction Asinine wreaks if they don't stop him before his plan hits pay dirt.

So asking where to find the restroom is out of the question?

When Power Plant and Franchise's starship crash-lands on the Bad Guys' new home turf, a simple mission goes from routine observe-and-report duty to straight-up survival. And their pilot, a robot with a vocal processor built from car alarms, doesn't make hiding any easier whenever it decides to speak its mind at 120 decibels.

Can Power Plant and Franchise outwit Master Asinine's hunting party long enough for Legion and Burnout to mount a rescue operation? Or will the hunting party execute them before Power Plant runs out of stuff to break? Did Power Plant even brush his teeth before he left the house?

…is out of the question?

It's a race between life and death...with a robot who has no inside voice!

Okay, I seem to remember Power Plant brushing his teeth this morning, so that's one problem solved.

So asking where…

When Power Plant and Franchise's starship crash-lands on the Bad Guys' new home turf, a simple mission goes from routine observe-and-report duty to straight-up survival. And their pilot, a robot with a vocal processor built from car alarms, doesn't make hiding any easier whenever it decides to speak its mind at 120 decibels.

…to find the restroom…

Can Power Plant and Franchise outwit Master Asinine's hunting party long enough for Legion and Burnout to mount a rescue operation? Or will the hunting party execute them before Power Plant runs out of stuff to break? Did Power Plant even brush his teeth before he left the house?

It's a race between life and death...with a robot who has no inside voice!

Okay, I seem to remember Power Plant brushing his teeth this morning, so that's one problem solved.

Master Asinine has a new scheme up his pants: take control of the Good Guys' space station by usurping its controlling software, the haunt control. His method of attack? The word-jumbling Scapegoat and the buffet-bingeing Multipurpose.

When Scapegoat and Multipurpose install Asinine's new Haunt-Control Control, it wreaks havoc: public-access lyrics to the tune of disco beats. Oh, and attempted murder. Now Good Guys Ace Spandex and Smithereens must find a way to shut it down.

To boot, the captive Schizophrenic escapes Good Guy lockup. All this while Legion needs to impress investors whose money will ensure that the Good Guys continue operation. Not easy when Schizophrenic takes him hostage.

How will the Good Guys deal with the enemy…‌when the enemy is their own home?

Legion is invited to speak at the Intergalactic Peace Symposium, a conference based around military response, as a last-minute presenter, to showcase the accomplishments of the Good Guys.

…‌to get a break…

Much to Legion's irritation, work follows him wherever he goes when Master Asinine and his typical enclave of idiots make an appearance in the hopes of capturing and cloning the Good Guy leader. For some stupid reason.

…‌around here?

But when Legion and Asinine are joined by a mysterious third faction hell-bent on destroying the universe, the two must put aside their differences to stop the shadowy cloaked figures. And just who is this Lord Alpha who sent them anyway?

Absolute hijinks ensue—or at least percolate—in this newest installment of the  In a Galaxy Far, Far AwRy series! So get reading! But take a break around lunch.

Pvt. Master Asinine has had enough of being kicked around the military, tired of being spat on, sick of . being trodden on and belittled. Vowing revenge on those who pushed him around, he defects and sells military secrets to the highest bidder.

Why? To form his own criminal organization! Duh.

On his climb to the top, he unites the seven largest crime syndicates into an empire he calls The Bad Guys. Witty and not at all generic, he'd like you to know. When plans for a planet-smashing superweapon fall into his lap, he decides to conquer the galaxy. And if the galaxy doesn't like it … he'll destroy it instead. Cue maniacal laugh.

Enter Legion, our hero and Asinine's only friend in the universe. Recruited to stop Asinine, Legion unites a ragtag group of superpowered "hyperpeople"—because hastily formed groups are always ragtag—as the galaxy's last defense. Now Legion is faced with stopping Asinine, Asinine's planet-smasher, and that weird feeling in the back of his throat that may or may not be a lingering cold.

Serial Fiction Sideshow is the opening book of the crazy new comedy series In a Galaxy Far, Far AwRy, boasting an ensemble cast of idiots, those forced to put up with them, and the destruction Asinine wreaks if they don't stop him before his plan hits pay dirt.

The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanity's first interstellar friendship. There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish.

So getting humanity's trust is a challenge. The Yherajk need someone who can help them close the deal.

Enter Thomas Stein, who knows something about closing deals. He's one of Hollywood's hottest young agents. But although Stein may have just concluded the biggest deal of his career, it's quite another thing to negotiate for an entire alien race. To earn his percentage this time, he's going to need all the smarts, skills, and wits he can muster.

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A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most . . . unusual . . . way. To avoid war, Earth's government must find an equally unusual object: a type of sheep ("The Android's Dream"), used in the alien race's coronation ceremony.

To find the sheep, the government turns to Harry Creek, ex-cop, war hero and hacker extraordinare, who, with the help of a childhood friend turned artificial intelligence, scours the earth looking for the rare creature.
But there are others with plans for the sheep as well. Mercenaries employed by the military. Adherents of a secret religion based on the writings of a 21st century SF author. And alien races, eager to start a revolution on their home world and a war on Earth.

To keep our planet from being enslaved, Harry will have to pull off a grand diplomatic coup, a gambit that will take him from the halls of power to the lava-strewn battlefields of alien worlds. There's only one chance to get it right, to save the life of the sheep—and to protect the future of humanity.

Other Tor Books
The Android’s Dream
Agent to the Stars
Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded
Fuzzy Nation
Redshirts

1. Lock In
2. Head On

The Interdepency Sequence
1. The Collapsing Empire
2. The Consuming Fire

Old Man's War Series
1. Old Man’s War
2. The Ghost Brigades
3. The Last Colony
4. Zoe’s Tale
5. The Human Division
6. The End of All Things

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.