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The year is 2230. Humanity has spread out into space thanks to the invention of FTL and torchdrives. It is a world of science and progress, but not without danger. The overall technological vibe of the setting resembles a mix of post-cyberpunk, biopunk, vaguely retro classic-sci-fi, and contemporary stuff.
Kayden is a human who has a few alien friends and lives on a boring and unremarkable frontier planet. One day, he scrounges up enough money for a trip to Earth-- the shining capital of human civilization, and takes his friends (2 aliens) along. Early on, they stumble into a conspiracy and generally hijinks ensue. After that they pick up more travelers. A lot of this book is interpersonal interaction and it's fairly chill as far as modern sci-fi goes.
About the content warnings: the main character swears like a sailor when stressed; and there's a gory scene near the end. The rest is fairly clean. Oh and there are mentions of nonspecific drugs as well as allusions to traumatic experiences but nothing too explicit.
Update: Keep in mind that this was my first-ever novel-length prose, and first-ever published prose. Read it through that lens, and if the jank is too much, start with the latter books.
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Stardust: Origins | 21 | Afterword | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 20 | And Don't Forget The Towel | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 19 | Goodbye, Kamohoalii! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 18 | A second meeting | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 17 | Sea | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 16 | Goodbye, Cocytus! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 15 | Respite | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 14 | Confrontation | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 13 | Goodbye, Alacrity! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 12 | Evening | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 11 | Plane | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 10 | Synthzoo | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 9 | Littlegulf | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 8 | Approach to Alacrity | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 7 | Warp | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 6 | Takeoff | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 5 | Spying | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 4 | Goodbye, New Arizona! | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 3 | Guests | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 2 | The planet | RoyalRoadL | |
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Stardust: Origins | 1 | A meeting | RoyalRoadL |