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The galaxy's last hope is its biggest mistake. Being competent is overrated. Being a ""Harmless Idiot"" is a survival strategy. Beckett ""Beck"" Holt had a simple plan: graduate the Academy, fly a shiny cruiser, and retire with a full pension. Instead, he's the captain of a scout ship that smells like scorched cinnamon and old laundry, held together by industrial-grade spite and fungal spores. When Beck and his crew salvage a ""dead"" alien from a high-security Sentinel wreck, they accidentally stumble into a conspiracy that threatens the very core of individual thought. Admiral Butly is weaving ""The Harmony""-a psionic hive-mind designed to silence the ""noise"" of the universe. To stop him, Beck will have to navigate a labyrinth of unpaid debts, elite assassins, and planetary ore-grinders, all while trying to find his favorite mug. Hunted by elite Vow-Hunters and tracked by a psionic beacon, the crew of the Drift-Runner has one tactical advantage: the government's official intelligence report states they are Harmless Idiots. In a galaxy full of masterminds and warriors, it turns out that being a complete disaster is the best way to save the world. Why You'll Love This BookBlending the gritty, ""Used-Future"" aesthetic of Firefly with the absurdist wit of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Harmless Idiots of the Star Verge is an action-packed space opera about found family, high-stakes heists, and the beautiful, messy noise of being an individual. Inside Book 1, you'll find: A Ragtag Crew: A Human captain with no hat, a Valkyr pilot with social anxiety, a Krell auditor who bills for ""Stupidity Taxes,"" and a sentient fungus who writes poetry. Space Western Thrills: High-speed dogfights through ship graveyards and radioactive nebulas. Absurdist Humor: From ""theological plumbing"" to ""Stink-Bomb Gambits,"" the solutions are never what you expect. Cozy Stakes: A massive galactic threat experienced through the lens of people just trying to afford real coffee. Step into the noise. Grab your chipped mug, strap into the memory-gel seat, and join the Harmless Idiots as they save the galaxy-mostly by accident. Start the adventure today. The Star Verge is waiting.

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