Flying Gas Can

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The stars are disappearing. One man is sent on a mission to find out why. Gaelin Starks was a Guild Peacemaker once, but he lost his badge, his family, and even his home. All thanks to a few bad decisions. Now he works as hired muscle for one of the planet's worst crime lords. Even at rock bottom, Gaelin still believes in honor and protecting the innocent, but in those lower circles, being a man of integrity just means more pain and suffering. When a mysterious figure from his past appears out of the shadows, Gaelin is told that the same Peacemaker Guild that once cast him out now needs his help. But help with what, exactly? Stars are simply vanishing from the edge of the galaxy, and no one knows why. No supernovas. No neutron stars or black holes. Just vast and lonely emptiness. As Gaelin discovers, the Guild needs someone to take a derelict warship, strip it down to a flying gas can, and jump into the deep black. He must assemble a crew of experts and misfits: a neurotic engineer, hyperactive mechanics, and a trigger-happy alien cowboy are a good start. But things rarely go as planned. And out in the blackest of blacks, there is no backup. Outgunned, stranded, and running out of time, Gaelin must forge his ragtag crew into humanity's first and only line of defense. The galaxy doesn't need a hero. It needs someone too stubborn to die. It needs a man with nothing left to lose.

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Is Flying Gas Can appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

A disgraced former lawman leads a ragtag crew on a dangerous mission to investigate vanishing stars. Expect moderate space combat violence and themes of redemption, but no sexual content or graphic language.