Jinx on a Terran Inheritance , Brian Daley
Jinx on a Terran Inheritance , Brian Daley
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Jinx on a Terran Inheritance

Author: Brian Daley

Narrator: Brian Holsopple

Unabridged: 15 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/11/2015

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

The flies in the ointment. Once upon a time the dying ruler of a small interstellar kingdom made a minor Old-Earth bureaucrat named Hobart Floyt the surprised inheritor of an interstellar spaceship. And that was wonderful, for in those days, when Mankind was again expanding into the galaxy, a private spaceship was a license to coin credits. There were just a couple of minor problems. The dead ruler never told Floyt how to find the ship, the bureaucrats of Earth wanted the ship for themselves, and someone kept trying to murder Floyt and his friend Alacrity Fitzhugh....

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on January 25, 2012

This was actually my favorite book in the series, and like the others it is IEH. (Intriguing, exciting and hilarious) There are some scenes, such as the funeral of the High Meddler, that I enjoyed so much I wet the pages with my tears (of laughter) and read it two or three times before continuing on......more

Goodreads review by James on March 03, 2017

Had this book forever in my collection and finally got to read it. It was fun 80's sci-fi. Pretty amazing how much of the imagery is still relevant. Light and and bouncy sci-fi fun.......more

Goodreads review by A.J. on June 01, 2022

This may very well be my new favorite sci-fi book. While not quite as fun as the first installment, Jinx... was where the bulk of the plot for the trilogy takes place, and it put a new meaning to the word jinx! Whomever said the middle story of a trilogy should be the lowest point, Brian Daley took......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 21, 2021

The second in the series and just as good as the first one. It is a great sci-fi aventure story, with humour. A little juvenile but even at my age (getting on) I thoroughly enjoyed myself. My only problem with it is that the writing is too sofisticated at times making me feel a little intellectually......more

Goodreads review by James on March 19, 2018

Adventure awaits Once again Brian brings a story filled with adventure, comedy, relationships, and morality played out on a galactic stage. A wonderful read!......more