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The Smuggler's Gambit: A Darkly Funny Queer Space Opera of Alien Eggs, Bad Decisions, and Unplanned Parenthood Among the Stars
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Series: Jax Dart, Space Bastard
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 11 2025
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.82
Height: 0.97 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Captain Jax Dart has survived pirates, cults, ex-girlfriends, and corporate wars. But nothing-and no one-prepared her for motherhood.
When her crew accidentally smuggles an alien egg while buying snacks, it hatches into a fanged, telepathic creature that immediately imprints on Jax and calls her Mom. Now, every syndicate, corporation, and religious nutjob in the galaxy wants the baby back-dead or alive.
Between dodging assassins, arguing with her sentient robot about childcare ethics, and keeping her two idiot smugglers from teaching the hatchling curse words, Jax is in over her head. The creature-nicknamed Chompette-is growing fast, thinking faster, and maybe, just maybe, capable of ending the galaxy as they know it.
As the Obsidian Cartel closes in and old flames resurface, Jax has to decide: protect the creature she's come to love, or save her crew from the consequences of caring about anything at all.
In space, no one can hear you emotionally regress.
Perfect for fans of:The Expanse and Guardians of the Galaxy
Darkly funny queer sci-fi adventures
Found family misfits, chaos, and cosmic heart
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