{"product_id":"9781943219049","title":"Robot Captain","description":"\u003cp\u003eAboard the starship \u003cem\u003eUndertoe\u003c\/em\u003e, a skeleton crew of misfits takes orders from a smugly bureaucratic computer which couldn't care less if they live or die. The Undertoe is part of the \u003cem\u003eGalactic Freedom Corporation\u003c\/em\u003e, a huge interstellar conglomerate whose owner -- the inconceivably wealthy Largo Foote -- has a cunning scheme to seize control of the galactic economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnaware that their ship is a key pawn in Largo's master plan, the crew just try to do their jobs, despite the fact that their assignments rarely make sense, and deadly peril seems to stalk them at every turn. As things go from bad to worse, the ship and crew are inexorably drawn to the astonishing \u003cem\u003eFootesphere\u003c\/em\u003e, Largo Foote's vast and top-secret private residence, where something sinister is afoot...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a future that is both weird and weirdly familiar, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobot Captain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a comic sci-fi adventure filled with reluctant heroes, strange aliens, lunatic machines, and more than a few twisted surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoug Bedwell has written over fifty plays, which have been presented at professional, academic, and community theatres nationwide. In 2015, Space Bear Press published a two-volume set of his collected works. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobot Captain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Space Bear Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044358144240,"sku":"9781943219049","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781943219049_p0.jpg?v=1763786640","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781943219049","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}