A novel based on the cult science fiction comedy plays and audio series, by award-winning genre author Steve Jordan (The Good Death Guide, Doctor Who).The year is 2288.Two complete strangers wake up on a tiny shuttle in the middle of deep space. Tyler, a sarcastic, over-confident entrepreneur, finds himself trapped with Gary, an insufferably chirpy conman. The Syndicate has sentenced them both to death - they have one hour before their shuttle plunges nose-first into the asteroid belt. Can they work together to survive? Are they doomed to irritate each other into oblivion? Death is only the beginning... Join Tyler and Gary on an epic adventure across the solar system - treasure hunting on Proteus, taking on an evil empire, and a series of perilous, ludicrous heists. The future of the galaxy is at stake - will they screw it up like everything else? Selected praise for the original theatre productions;'Splendidly thoughtful and hilarious…' - Forbidden Planet International. 'Seriously hot talent in sci-fi comedy... any time spent with these characters is a joy.' - Views from the Gods. 'The makings of a classic series.' – Snipe London'Steve Jordan has created a wonderfully silly and comic sci-fi universe that, with all its nods and winks to other works, stands very much on its own two feet.' - Camden Fringe Voyeur. 'Joke after joke... Blackadder meets Dr Who' - A Younger Theatre. 'Exciting and hilarious science fiction…' - Remote Goat. **