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If you’re ever tempted to let Chuck Nortis land your ship, don't. Seriously — just don’t.

Chuck is the Astra’s designated pilot, mostly because regulations FTA HuMOPs regulations on biological offices Part 3, Section 24, subsection a, part iii, demand a human at the controls. Competence, apparently, is optional. He can’t fly straight, land clean, or explain how orbits work without yelling at the computer. But he can dock a freighter into a battleship hold while it’s spinning, malfunctioning,...

(Or: How to Wake Up Wrong in Space)

Captain Tim Symbles lives for that perfect moment — the first breath after jump, when time resets, the coffee hasn’t kicked in yet, and the universe hasn’t gone wrong. Just a heartbeat of peace before reality crashes in.

He didn’t get it this time.

Instead, he wakes up face-down on the bridge. The restraints have failed. The power is flickering. And the ship — his beloved, barely-functional freighter — is not where it’s supposed to be. Again.

This is not...

(But It Sure Has Opinions)

The Free Trader Alliance — or FTA, if you're in a rush — is not a government. Not in the traditional, sensible, "keeps-things-working" sense. It's more like a centuries-old patchwork of laws, regulations, bylaws, fines, and contradictory precedents duct-taped together and set adrift in space.

There are no FTA elections. No anthem. No planet. Just a flag, a truly terrifying amount of red tape, and a decentralized network of stubborn, caffeine-fueled traders who’d...

Captain Timothy Horatio Symbles doesn’t exactly inspire confidence at first glance. In fact, he rarely inspires anything except concern. But somehow — somehow — he’s managed to keep the Astra flying, the crew mostly alive, and his ship only occasionally on fire.

Symbles is a Free Trader, part of a loosely regulated, entirely dysfunctional alliance of interstellar haulers, smugglers, scavengers and optimists. His ship, the Astra, is an old freighter held together by duct tape, sarcasm, and...

The launch is nearly upon us with the new cover ready to go and the last polishing underway.

Watch this space for details about where to pre-order and check out the newly released Trunk Line - the Director's Cut.