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Synopsis
Never Meet Your Heroes When Brad Mendoza comes face to face with crack mercenary Billy Firebrand, his supposedly fictional boyhood hero, the results are nearly disastrous. Add in a duplictous princess, a case of blackmail, a kidnapped president, and yet another suicide mission, and it just isn't Brad's day. But hey, at least the ship has a hot tub! The exciting eighth book in the Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes series, The Worst Mercenaries in the Border Systems, will have you on the edge of your seat, biting your nails and laughing along with our dead heroes as they once again do their best to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Equal parts military science fiction, space opera, and comedy, you'll love this new entry in the fan-favorite series! Order today.
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Is The Worst Mercenaries in the Border Systems appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This comedic military sci-fi features mercenaries on dangerous missions involving blackmail, kidnapping, and violence typical of space opera action. The humor balances the peril, but expect moderate combat and morally gray characters.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include kidnapping, violence, and blackmail (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the humor and action as incompetent mercenaries bumble through dangerous missions with wisecracking banter.