Enjoyed this book- fans of the genre will too. Grab a copy, you will not be disappointed! Will keep my eyes on this author.

If you're looking for a lighthearted space romp, this fits the bill nicely. It's in the same general niche (solo Earthman finds himself having interstellar adventures with odd alien pal), if not quite in the same league, as Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and provided me with a nice, relaxing read on a rainy afternoon. Chuck and Jopp make a good pairing, and I would be interested to read any future sequels.

Crash-landing aliens, space truckers, sci fi adventures and quippy dialogue…Space Tripping reads like a pale version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide. Mildly enjoyable.

I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a fair & honest review.

Space Tripping by Patrick Edwards
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodbye dirty old Earth, Hello dirty old Galaxy!

I really enjoyed the opening in this novel. It felt quite humorous and quite a corporate nightmare with aliens in portraits and getting stuck with the short end of the wage-stick no matter where you're from or what you plan on doing. Truckers always get it worse than anyone else, and these poor dudes never get a break.

The rest of the novel quickly turns into a straight adventure with a bit of slight drunkenness as they get thrown into a bit of mystery, a bit of fighting, and a bit of hijinx in the greater galactic dirty old town.

The author grew up in Chicago. Just apply that whole idea into a much stranger "business as usual" galactic environment full of sad chuckles and surprising twists and you've got yourself Space Tripping. This is a pretty accomplished adventure that reminds me an awful lot of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet as well as a hint of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy with plenty of our geek culture nods because, after all, one of the main characters was just one of us. Just how would you fare when you get stung with a slightly different version of a babel fish? (Thank god he didn't have to swallow that one!) :)

I think this was just plain fun! Plain folks for the win! :)

Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC!