Will Leave the Galaxy for Good

Jacques McKeown, Book 3

By: Yahtzee Croshaw

Narrated by: Yahtzee Croshaw

Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

Jacques McKeown is the most celebrated author of star-pilot fiction in the galaxy. He's rich, famous, and living in luxury, and his universe-wide fanbase eagerly awaits any news of his next book.

There's just one small hitch.

He's not Jacques McKeown.

He's Dashford Pierce, star pilot and con artist, and if only the impatient calls from his publisher were the worst of his problems. There's also the last vestige of the Henderson crime gang, trouble brewing in the retired star-pilot community, and a small matter of somebody trying to kill him.

As his web of lies falls apart and the crosshairs zero in, Pierce has no other option but to take one last adventure. An odyssey to the very edge of known space to finally answer the question that has twisted up his life for five years: Just who is Jacques McKeown?

©2024 Yahtzee Croshaw (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC.

Excellent conclusion to a stand out series

I can't really get into details without spoiling too much so...light/medium spoilers ahead.

Very strong opening, tied to the ending beautifully.


Awesome reveal for Jacque McKeown (possibly spelled wrong, apologies, I listened to all 3 books). I had several theories about his identity. This reveal was not even close to any of them. Bravo.


Yahtz showed, once again, a rather poetic way of making somewhat innocuous seeming events near the beginning end up tying the conclusion in a lovely neat bow. I'm always on the look out for what seemingly random early detail ends up mattering later, and was not disappointed here.


Thanks for your hard work Yahtz, catch you on stream hopefully sometime.

-NickTheOG

another awesome book

the story, the performance, the writing, the substories... were all great. I recommend this book but make sure to read the first two. I'm hoping there is a fourth book. the humor in this story is just as good as the others. I love his dry sarcastic wit. the development of the antihero is cool.

A Magnificent Finish

I think this trilogy may be my very favorite audio series. I listen to them over and over and only enjoy them more. This book is absolutely what you would hope for after the first two and while I'm very sad that this is the end, I could not have asked for a better send off.

Slippery John Remembers

I just reread all five books in the series knowing the big reveal that Jimmy is Jim and it brilliantly recontextualizes a lot of things.
Just a few of my favorite examples are; the symbolism of the Malmind hoards, the actual importance of the hard drive in Jam, and the first time the narrorator in WSTGFF speculates who McKeown is.
I seriously love these books, great way to wrap them up.

The highlight of my day

Is it perfect? Yes, yes it is. The most perfect combination of comedic tone, genre, and narration in fact. It’s the audio version of a Ghostie hug. Ghostie’s a dog - not mine. She gives these hugs that are so unexpected, so soft, so sincere, and as long as you need them. It’s like an hour of therapy in 1 minute. And this book is the audio version of that. An odd review, I know. But I thought it every time I listened after a long stressful day, so it must be genuine. And if you can imagine even an iota of the power a Ghostie hug holds, then your questions in the comment section have been answered my friend. Get wit it. And enjoy :)

I like the darker tone.

Yahtzee clearly went for a darker tone here and I have to say I appreciate it! The other books were good as satirizations of sci-fi pulp but this book was it's own unique thing. 5 / 5

great finale

A good final send off for this space adventure. I enjoyed the final chapter of the story. It was a fitting send off and a good message.

An interesting way to send off a series!

It was surprising to see a tie in from Mog World and Jam and I’m shocked I didn’t put it together sooner. I didn’t find the story as engaging or interesting as “Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash” and the ending felt abrupt. But all and all it’s a fitting send off for Jacques McKeown.

Great adventure story, mortified by the epilogue.

Croshaw has a talent for picking the most cliched scenarios of spec-fic and elaborating on them by giving unexpected twists to the script and breathing some 21th century approach to technology in a scenography that consolidated when color TVs where the fanciest piece of home tech. Also, a lot of irony and well-paced comedy that puts him in the same line of other British Authors like Adams and Pratchett. But he hasn't the same talent of Pratchett in balancing comedy and drama and this end to the trilogy went existentialist and dark in a way that was much less earned than in Mogworld, mostly in the very preachy epilogue, that feels like the author venting out his consternation regarding the last four years of internet madness. I would have cut out the last 8 pages and it would have been a much better and cohesive story.

Amazing end to an amazing series

I absolutely love this series. Every book has been better than the last. While I know this will be the last book, part of me wants it to continue. He truly left me wanting more.