The Trivial Matter of the Universe

A Cosmic Sci-Fi Comedy

Universal law dictates that nobody can time travel. Because nothing can change the past, history is perfectly safe.

Meet Felix Culpa—the living definition of a nobody who through hard work and diligence has achieved absolutely nothing. 

After a catastrophic accident leaves Felix frozen in a cryo-pod, Alfred, a criminal master-mind, imprisoned on Mars, to pass the time, hacks the pod’s data registry and writes Felix's biography, turning a total slacker into an absolute galactic legend. 

Centuries later, future scientists discover the pod. Fooled by the fake bio, they assume they’ve found humanity's greatest hero and send him back to the past on a suicide mission.

The Ultimate Odd Couple (Plus Three Cosmic Entities)

Felix is completely out of his depth, and Alfred is now residing directly inside his head. But they aren't the only ones causing trouble across the timeline.

Elsewhere in the cosmos, the planetary-sized Departments of Births, Deaths, and Marriages have collapsed into sentient black holes. Driven by an existential crisis, they download their consciousnesses into three socially awkward human-like avatars to discover why they exist in relation to their original corporate mission statements:

Phillipa Grave (representing Death)

Rune (representing Birth)

Helen Bach (representing Marriage)

The War on Bureaucracy

Enter Boston Curtis from the terrifyingly corporate Chamber of Commerce. Realising the universe is plotting something highly irregular on Earth, he handles it the only way a bureaucrat knows how: by dispatching a massive spaceship, called Emotional Support, to obliterate the planet entirely.

To prevent total annihilation, a fake hero, a crime-lord with a penchant for shoes, and three depressed bureaucratic forces of nature must team up across space and time. Their mission: stop a killer spaceship, outmanoeuvre the Chamber of Commerce, and figure out how to save the world without any qualifications or previous experience.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Written by a real-world academic-nerd who applies actual mathematical, historical, and scientific rigour to the absolute limits of absurdity. The Trivial Matter of the Universe is a riotous exploration for anyone who has ever felt invisible and then accidentally became pivotal to saving the world.

The Ultimate Odd Couple: A man who doesn't matter and Alfred, a criminal A.I that thinks he’s the only thing that does.

Genuinely Smart Absurdist Fiction: Real science turned upside down, bureaucratic nightmares, and the sheer, unmitigated chaos of time travel.

Witty Satire: The perfect tonic for fans of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and Red Dwarf.

Grab your copy today. Discover that when existence is this absurd, a "happy accident" is the only thing you can truly rely on.

Welcome to the cosmic bureaucracy! Thank you for your interest in reviewing "The Trivial Matter of the Universe."

This is a smart, absurd sci-fi comedy perfect for fans of Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), Terry Pratchett (Discworld), and Red Dwarf.

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