The Joint of No Return (Far Out Chronicles Book 1)
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“Star Trek meets Cheech & Chong!” – #1 INTERGALACTIC BESTSELLING author Tom Sadira invites you to take a trip to the farthest reaches of outer space in this hilarious sci-fi adventure saga.
Charlie Hong is on the run from both sides of the law. He’s spent the last year in hiding, cultivating one last harebrained scheme to escape his troubles: a clandestine marijuana operation. Just as he’s about to cash in, his cash crop is stolen by a bright light appearing in the night sky. After catching a ride with one of his plants, he finds himself swept up in a cosmic struggle to free Earth from the clutches of secret alien overlords.
Does the stoned stowaway have what it takes to free the Starseed—a massive living spaceship overflowing with bizarre life forms—from a mysterious force field trapping it in Earth’s orbit?
More importantly, before he decides anything, does he have time to light one up?
INTERPLANETARY PRAISE FOR FAR OUT CHRONICLES:
“★★★★★ Tom Sadira’s Far Out Chronicles has restored the galaxy’s faith in Earth’s ability to produce fresh and riveting science fiction. Without it, the Council would have demolished that dirty, backwater planet long ago.” — Emperor Izzug Brutag of the 713th Galactic Council
“★★★★★ The fast-paced, imaginative storytelling really helps get things moving during the weeks-long excretion rituals of Alpha Orionis, if ya know what I mean.” — Blek Ylp, custodial engineer in the Betelgeuse system
“★★★★★ The rip-roaring adventure series Far Out Chronicles kept the G’wark species distracted long enough for us to complete our weapon and wipe out their homeworld. Thanks Earthling!” — Commander Zrauvvurbu of the Essari Rebellion
“★★★★★ …so witty and delightful it made me wish that my processor core was capable of laughter. I have scheduled it to be stored in my memory banks for more nanoseconds than is logical…” — Qu’tron Krix, Prime Instance of the Cyborg Continuum
“★★★★★ The hivemind of Pollux Major loved the Far Out Chronicles so much that we couldn’t wait for more books in the series. We’ve used our forbidden time-jump technology to travel forward in time to get our hands on the complete works of Tom Sadira. All we can say is: it was totally worth the risk of temporal paradox!” — The Hivemind of Pollux Major
Readers have compared Tom Sadira’s Far Out Chronicles series to Douglas Adams ‘ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Terry Pratchett ‘s Ringworld series, Grant Naylor’s Red Dwarf series, Barry J. Hutchison’s Space Team series, as well as books by Ernest Cline, David Wong, Tom Robbins, Christopher Moore, and Rob Dircks.
From the Publisher
ASIN : B07BHQ1RSH
Publisher : HIFI Press LLC
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : April 1, 2018
Edition : 1st
Language : English
File size : 3.1 MB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 142 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1948588003
Page Flip : Enabled
Book 1 of 5 : Far Out Chronicles
Best Sellers Rank: #12,076 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #12 in Humorous Science Fiction (Kindle Store) #32 in Humorous Fantasy (Kindle Store) #38 in Alien Invasion Science Fiction eBooks
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Customers say
Customers find the book enjoyable and appreciate its humor, with one review describing it as a pot-inspired sci-fi space opera of insane hilarity.
9 reviews for The Joint of No Return (Far Out Chronicles Book 1)
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Curtice Morris –
Fun Story
What do you get when you mix Cheech & Chong with Star Trek, this book. It was fun to read, not many books have held me so attentively. The only bad part of this book was that it ended. I’m looking forward to the next in the series.
The Illustrated Home Librarian –
Fun Little Read
SFF silly pothead humor – even if you no longer or never did smoke – you might enjoy it. But first you would have to enjoy SFF humor and also it helps if you ever had a harmless stoner in your circle of acquaintances.
Kindle Customer –
Mind Bending
A mashup of Cheech & Chong and Hitchhiker’s Guide. A pot inspired scifi space opera of insane hilarity. Gags galore. Laugh out loud funny.
Justin Sylvia –
Definitely Cheech & Chong meets Sci-fi
When I perused the summary on amazon , I wasn’t exactly sold 100%. However, I decided to give it a chance, I discovered that I didn’t completely hate it. I may know nothing about cannabis culture & I may not even be a “Treki”, but for a good, fun, non serious read, I could definitely run with this till the end of the series. I have a feeling that since book 1 left on a cliff hanger, things are going to get interesting.
Patricia Kenworthy –
Short and fun
I almost gave up on this book because the “pot head” attitude was way overdone, but that made me appreciate the concept more as the story progressed.
Kindle Customer –
I am NOT the audience for this book
It’s kinda sad when you wish the alien would eat the main character. C9ntext about me – I avoid Cheech and Chong movies. If you are aa fqn, youm8ght like this book. And eating kittens is unacceptable.
GwenGuin –
A High Time
I read this book through in one toke… I can hardly wait until I can afford the rest of the books. A spirited blend of sci-fi, comedy, and a dash of fantasy to fill it out well.
K.T. Munson –
All in all, lots of fun!Â
CharactersCharlie is a pot head. An amusing mess of a person that somehow survives most of his crazy encounters. Like any good pothead Charlie gets munchies and always has a few joints to spare. Most of the book is following Charlie and a few fun supporting characters coming in – the Captain being the biggest chunk. The villains were repulsive and even the good guys existed in shades of gray – an unexpected depth that didn’t go too deep but just enough to give the characters that much needed complexity. PlotThis is an amusing sci-fi. I would call this a humorous read for sure, like a Space Comedy. I for sure laughed out loud once. It wasn’t necessarily my humor but the author did well to balance between stoner humor and just plain fun. The plot is all around a fun sci-fi adventure and I really enjoyed the creativity of the aliens and the ship. I even liked the Reptilian race and the idea that they are influencing Earth. It all came together nicely and was enjoyable to read from one chapter to another. I won’t say much more as there are a few fun twists and turns – I’ll leave it for you to read! OverallAn amusing read with just one too many coincidences. I truly question anyone being that lucky. That being said it was easy to read and follow along with, even when it was a little trippy. A fun short read – I appreciated the brevity of the story. Even the somewhat abrupt ending wasn’t annoying it simply felt like one chapter was closing and if I wanted to read more, I needed to pick up the next chapter aka book. Rating4 Stars A fun sci-fi with a stoner in the lead role. This book will make you laugh at least once, but if you are more of a stoner yourself, I have a feeling this one will leave you rolling. All in all, lots of fun! This is a voluntary review. More reviews at creatingworldswithwords.wordpress.com.
Lesley –
Yes, it was weird but I’ll give any book a try! I found it all rather amusing and, from what I believe of some Americans, totally believable.