Thrax Bubbles
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Ryan Weber

Ryan is a Seattle native whose extensive travel has shaped his unique perspective on life; perfect for Sci-Fi with a dash of sarcasm.
Thrax Bubbles
Ryan Weber
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
published 579 days ago
about 75891 words
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Thrax Bubbles is a satirical comedy of galactic proportions. No race, culture, creed or government is off limits in a story that looks at the Earth from the television screens of countless galactic reality TV fans.

Join Collin, his abductor with 20 million genetic twins, a robot of flawed programming and a powerful reptilian woman on a wild space voyage. Along the way, Collin learns many strange realities about the nature of the universe. Can we control our destiny or is the entire universe just a frothing bubble bath of chaos?

After losing his steady job to machines, Collin thought his life couldn't get any worse. Then he was abducted and found himself watching television, slumped in a couch on a spaceship.

As humanity's future hangs in the balance, Collin and his shipmates run into trouble at every stop toward their destination. Not only that, but Collin struggles to find food fit for human consumption and manages to offend various types of aliens in his ignorance of galactic customs. Meanwhile, tensions flare on the ship as each traveler has competing motives. Will any of them achieve their goals or are they all doomed to failure?

A man of no ambition, Collin had enjoyed his dead-end job, but now, after years of shirking responsibility, he may be Earth's only hope. He must muster all his courage, strength and wits in order to save the endangered human race. Of course, the biggest question may be, can we be saved from ourselves?

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Chapters List
Chap. # Title # Words  
1 Chapter 1 Bottle Shock 3542 Free Sample!  
2 Chapter 2 Party Crashers 3434 Free Sample!  
3 Chapter 3 Twisted Programming 3561 Free Sample!  
4 Chapter 4 On the Rocks 3879 Free Sample!  
5 Chapter 5 Love Stinks 4941 Free Sample!  
6 Chapter 6 A View to Forget 3733 Free Sample!  
7 Chapter 7 Death by Tanning 3699 Free Sample!  
8 Chapter 8 A Match Made in Hell 3392 Free Sample!  
9 Chapter 9 Woman Power 2987 Free Sample!  
10 Chapter 10 Having a Good Slime 3752 Free Sample!  
11 Chapter 11 Killer Contraband 4502 Free Sample!  
12 Chapter 12 Dented Pride 1453 Free Sample!  
13 Chapter 13 Finally, Earth Gets Their Apocalypse 3916 Free Sample!  
14 Chapter 14 Manifest Destiny 2291 Free Sample!  
15 Chapter 15 Payback in Paradise 3769 Free Sample!  
16 Chapter 16 Cow Chips for Poker Chips 2750  
17 Chapter 17 The Power of Selective Logic 2371  
18 Chapter 18 What Happens in Gamba... 1768  
19 Chapter 19 New Hope for Humankind? 5909  
20 Chapter 20 Oh, the Humanity! 1825  
21 Chapter 21 Journey Through the Muddy Waters of Time 1992  
22 Chapter 22 Free in the Eye of the Beholder/Freedom isn’t Free/ 1615  
23 Chapter 23 Freedom in a Bubble 1873  
24 Chapter 24 When Life Couldn’t Get Any Better 1292  
25 Chapter 25 The Day the Humans Stopped Standing Still 1645  
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Deyun Wu (ChefD)
819 days ago
It is getting into my shelf! The first Chapter is not too "Sci-Fi" but it is so funny. Colin's thoughts and things he says are hilarious. I laughed a lot when Colin wanted to apply for a job to keep robots lubricated after his previous job was taken by robots, and threatened the alien that he would take over the ship when he finally realized he was abducted. :)
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Ben Ryan (Ryan Weber)
757 days ago
I'm glad you are enjoying it. As crazy as this space journey may seem, I think that we have much to learn as sentient beings from the chaos in space.
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Looking forward to spacing out with your crafted chapters. Thanks
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Ben Ryan (Ryan Weber)
757 days ago
Thank you for following along. The novel is complete and I will continue to release it one chapter at a time.
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Read the whole thing! Here's my "critic's" review: An entertaining cocktail of wit, adventure, and a strong shot of satire. The characters are as familiar as aged college roomates trapped in a spaceship of singlehood, while trying to survive a roadtrip constantly interrupted by planet-side pitstops and multitudes of intellectually and/or staturely superior space weirdos. Story comes alive through the idiosyncracies and interactions between the 4 main characters, all of varying physical predispositions (the conscious robot gets my favorite vote!) Writer is talented in dressing not only his characters but the tone of his world with an endearing and unfolding personality. Loads full of pop culture treasures and social commentary without all the seriousness. While its clever premise behind the title could have been more expounded upon and the dilemma shaken and not just stirred, this fast-paced saga made for a scrumptious read on the treadmill. Overall, thoroughly enjoyable (and of course funny) with many OMG (or rather "Good Thrax!") moments. Definitely worth taking a break from the rat race for this super fun read!!

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