H2LiftShips - Beyond Luna Series

A series that's set to take you on the ride of your life: part road trip, part solar sailing. Into a world almost parallel to our own (but not quite.)  Soaring through the heliosphere through the asteroid belt on Solar Sail cargo ships, the unlikely crew of the LunaCola finds themselves jumping from odd job to odd job, foraging supplies from Earth and sea and hitting up the casinos around Sol to gamble their bounty and add to their pot. Their adventures cross paths with everything from pirates, anarchy, poker games to jail time.  This is a space adventure unique to its own with characters who are just as out of this realm of reality, entertaining and unforgettable. And after your cruise through the Asteroid belt, Mars, and Luna, settle down on Earth for a party in the desert. They'll bring the Carne Asada burritos and count on you to bring the fun.  

Trading and dealing for a living is just what the LunaCola's crew is doing to get by. But everybody (or octopus) has a backstory, and the members of the crew have more than enough to reminisce. There's nothing quite like sitting down to play cards, celebrating a job well done, and recollecting the past but there's still plenty that still has to come to light.  The big questions, such as how in the galaxy did the born-and-bred asteroid citizen learn to drive sports cars on Earth? Are the bioGels Sentient? The even bigger question is, are they plotting against their owners? And what dark secrets is Jack harboring behind his fears of prison? Those answers and more. Plus: Do octopuses really think that they are better than the terrestrials? (spoiler, yes they do, and there's a story there as well.

This is the third volume in the H2LiftShip series. Sure it has passive-aggressive families, gambling, cheating, and double-dealing, but nice. Still, watch your back. SolarSail Cargo ships travel between the populated asteroids and Goldilocks Core. And now HiveMother at the Heliopause and the HiveSisters in the Heliotail are fighting. It may turn into a full-fledged bioGel War. The Solar Sail crew of BosonsWave and Captain Herb, an Eastern mountain gorilla in the Heliospheric Navy, are fighting the algae rocket ships for control of the bioGels. On one side, we have tools and weapons invented by the sentients after eons of development: bioGel laser rifles, HAM radios, ship-to-ship bolas, nuclear bombs, biological weapons, and a tomato surprise. On the other side, accumulations of brainless algae have joined with angry bioGel computers calling the shots. Captain Graciela, her crew, and the Heliospheric Navy have a battle on their hands.