So, a while back, R. S. Belcher wrote an audiobook, and they finally made it a published paperback. (I have nothing against audiobooks, I just can't listen to them at work or home.)
And thus we come to The Queen's Road.
We meet Ray, young drag racer/barkeep in Port Arthur, Texas, who's mother owes money to the local drug dealers. Ray is trying to pay off her debt, which requires more money than he has access to at the time. He runs across a late 60's Ford Galaxie and tries to boost it, only to find out someone's still alive inside. Said living being dies and gives Ray a ring and directions to seek out someone named Chain.
Which leads to the fun of the titular road, kind of an intergalactic autobahn, with connections all throughout the universe. Turns out one race of worshipers of Chaos and entropy are back from exile, and it's up to Rey, Chain, and a whole host of other Rangers to stop it.
What follows is part heist, part fish out of water, and really fun, even if it does feel a bit like Hal Jordan fighting Audrey II to defend the Frontier from the Ko-Dan Armada.
Needless to say, it's a really enjoyable read, and everyone should read more of Belcher's work.
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