He slagged the saviour of the galaxy. Now, he has to take the bastard's place.

Nishin Reed has made a cosmic mistake. After escaping slavers and becoming the protective captain of a ragtag starship, the middle-aged freelancer goes all out to avenge the death of one of his crew. And shocked to learn he's offed the poster boy for the rebellion, the scruffy black-marketeer is horrified when he and his crew inherit the guy's impossible mission.

Praying the hefty reward will help him reunite with his long-lost daughter, Nishin sets course to fetch an unknown package from a quarantined planet. But as he flees determined assassins, killer droids, and hungry aliens, the loveable rogue can feel his luck running dry.

Is he leading his shipmates to glorious victory or an infamous grave?

Verse for the World-Weary is the humorous first book in The Verser Volumes science fiction fantasy series. If you like brash yet endearing heroes, found family, and cockamamie schemes, then you'll love Simon Tull's fast-paced epic adventure.