Galaxy Grifter, A. Zaykova
Galaxy Grifter, A. Zaykova
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Galaxy Grifter
A Snarky, High-Stakes Space Opera

Author: A. Zaykova

Series: Blackjack Interstellar

Narrator: Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 06/03/2025


Synopsis

Only the wittiest, smarmiest, most sycophantic person in the galaxy can grift like Levi can. 

Levi is an interstellar con artist: all charm, no conscience. His only real love is his spaceship, Caerus—his symbol of status and freedom—which he is forced to surrender as loan collateral to the most dangerous gang in his current quadrant. Desperate to get his ship back by any means necessary, Levi swindles a valuable antimatter-tech blueprint from an alien diplomat, which he plans to sell for millions of credits to the highest bidder.  

To decode the document, Levi hires Vera, a programmer whose inherited debt keeps her trapped on an asteroid in the galactic backwaters. Certain that Levi is merely using her, she plans to steal the blueprint for her creditors and finally gain her freedom.

Their alliance is plagued by fiery sexual tension, betrayals, and an impossible choice when they learn that an alien government intends to use the stolen technology to plan humanity’s genocide and that they will stop at nothing to retrieve their plans.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Billie's Not So Secret Diary on May 22, 2025

Galaxy Grifter by A. Zaykova Science Fiction NetGalley eARC Pub Date: Jun. 3 2025 Orbit Ages: 16+ Levi has low moral standards. As a thief, con artist, blackmailer, and plain out a-hole, he has no problems using someone to get what he wants, then leave them in a pod to float in space. But when forced to a......more

Goodreads review by B.S.H. on May 28, 2025

I freaking loved this book. Levi is a charming disaster that makes you want to punch him…and then follow him across the galaxy. Vera’s sharp and capable (not to mention exhausted in a way that drives her to desperation, which is hella relatable). I was rooting for them from the get-go. Together, thei......more

Goodreads review by Mary on May 12, 2025

Read this book if you're still mad about the loss of Firefly. It's got the casual space travel, piratic endeavors, and complicated relationships you missed, but with a morally gray asshole MMC and a scrappy redhead FMC who can put him in his place. No spoilers here, but prepare for whiplash whenever......more

Goodreads review by Scott on May 24, 2025

Levi Adder is the titular character in A. Zaykova's Galaxy Grifter: a con-man constantly on the hunt for his next mark. Be it blackmail, corporate espionage, or con games and scams as old as time -- Levi uses his good looks and fluency in deception to fleece the unsuspecting. But when Levi stumbles......more

Goodreads review by Meg on June 07, 2025

Levi is a grifter and a scoundrel, looking out for only himself and his ship, Caerus. Except he used his ship as collateral, and he's running out of money really fast. On a planet run by a mafia-esque lord, he hires Vera, who inherited a bar from her parents and so much debt she'll never be able to......more