Since being dishonorably discharged from the Star Corps, pilot John MacAlister has been struggling to make ends meet with less-than-legal cargo runs across the cosmos. He's desperate to get his life back, but every time John thinks he's found that "one last job," some new disaster lands him back at square one. After he crashes on the Moon, John finds himself in debt to a shady lawyer who makes him an offer he can't refuse: Locate teenage runaway Meryl Amelson and bring her back or rot in jail. John knows whatever they want her for can't be good – but what choice does he have? At least that's how he feels until he meets his target. Deep in the inhospitable Blanchlands of Kaldikar-6, John discovers smart and scrappy Meryl is the only witness to a murder ordered by the very same officer who kicked John out of the Star Corps. For the first time since his dishonorable discharge, John has a purpose. Despite facing impossible odds, he vows to protect Meryl and expose his former commander's corruption no matter the cost. The only challenge? Living long enough to actually do it. Blanchland Blues is a fast-paced, grounded, and witty science fiction adventure sure to instantly win over fans of Andy Weir's The Martian, Michael Ruben's The Sheriff of Yrnameer, and the timeless humor of the late, great Douglas Adams.