Grease and Glory
(2026)(The first book in the Toolbert is Here to Help series)
A novel by Morgan Quaid
Woke up. Got hijacked by pirates. Got stuffed into a fleshy meat-sack. Worst. First. Day. Ever.
For decades Toolbert Zeta12 worked as a perfectly content helper bot aboard the mining ship Providence. He felt no pain, no disgust, and no curiosity, until a rogue virus sparked sudden self-awareness, a flood of baffling emotions, and a sudden desire to GET OUT!
His exit strategy? A crew of ridiculously dysfunctional space pirates blowing a hole through his workspace floor and forcing him to join the heist of the century… Well, heist of the week maybe.
Now, a logical, utility-focused robot is trapped inside a sweaty, organic shell. To survive, Toolbert must masquerade as a swaggering space captain, lead a crew of eccentric misfits, and handle the horrifying design flaws of a biological body. Worse, the nanobots that rebuilt his brain have achieved collective sentience and decided to unionize!
Toolbert is Here to Help: Grease and Glory is a laugh-out-loud, high-stakes science fiction adventure. If you love the dry, reluctant wit of The Murderbot Diaries, the chaotic humor of Dungeon Crawler Carl, the absurd cosmic irony of Douglas Adams, and found-family space heists, grab your copy and prepare for launch!
Genre: Science Fiction
For decades Toolbert Zeta12 worked as a perfectly content helper bot aboard the mining ship Providence. He felt no pain, no disgust, and no curiosity, until a rogue virus sparked sudden self-awareness, a flood of baffling emotions, and a sudden desire to GET OUT!
His exit strategy? A crew of ridiculously dysfunctional space pirates blowing a hole through his workspace floor and forcing him to join the heist of the century… Well, heist of the week maybe.
Now, a logical, utility-focused robot is trapped inside a sweaty, organic shell. To survive, Toolbert must masquerade as a swaggering space captain, lead a crew of eccentric misfits, and handle the horrifying design flaws of a biological body. Worse, the nanobots that rebuilt his brain have achieved collective sentience and decided to unionize!
Toolbert is Here to Help: Grease and Glory is a laugh-out-loud, high-stakes science fiction adventure. If you love the dry, reluctant wit of The Murderbot Diaries, the chaotic humor of Dungeon Crawler Carl, the absurd cosmic irony of Douglas Adams, and found-family space heists, grab your copy and prepare for launch!
Genre: Science Fiction
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