My Junkyard Starship

Interstellar Birthright, Book 1

By: Marc Stapleton

Narrated by: Andrew Tell

Jace thought he’d inherited a dusty old ranch. What he really got was a flying rust bucket and a cosmic mess with his name all over it…

Weeks after his beloved father’s passing, Jace Jones is surprised to discover he’s been left a ranch in the middle of nowhere; a place so remote, even the tumbleweeds are lonely. Curious and confused, he makes the trip... only to watch a starship drop out of the sky and obliterate the entire property!

Inside the smoking wreck? No crew, and no answers. Just a sarcastic onboard AI, a storage bay stuffed with useless contraband, and a mysterious set of coordinates burned into the flight computer. And if all that wasn’t puzzling enough, the ship greets Jace like he’s its long-lost captain…

Now, dizzily launched into a deep space adventure alongside his sass-bot copilot, sustained by critical circuitry held together with tape, and troubled by the prospect of a shadowy alien stowaway, Jace must unravel a galactic mystery tied to a past he never knew he had.

Turns out, some legacies aren’t handed down in wills…
They come screaming out of the sky, loaded with secrets, sarcasm, and space grease.

©2025 Marc Stapleton (P)2025 Marc Stapleton

a good performance of a tired story

This story dragged, and had foolish concepts, even for a fantasy/sci fy story. The "mystery" was soon buried and not interesting as there was no apparent point of the story. Rambling description for no reason beyond word count. It probably was a cute short story, but a laborious novel.

Great characters

Interesting space adventure story with a lot of comedy, and quirky characters! Looking forward to the next story in the series!