Felix is a traveling salesmen. He is in a spaceship that is taking a shortcut when the are hit by a tiny asteroid. Felix tried to use his demonstration equipment, but it’s too late. Him and one of the other passengers are able to get to the escape pod and get away. The problem is that the other passenger is a reptilian alien that doesn’t speak basic. After floating in space, the escape pod gets pulled into a planet’s atmosphere.
The planet quickly shows peculiarities after a metal bug burrows intro their skin. Suddenly, they are both understanding each other and video game like screens are visible.
The two survivors need to figure how to catch food and avoid being eaten themselves! They learn to use the game system to create a new home and new tools.
This book came as a surprise to me how much I enjoyed this book! I am very excited for the next book.
I did receive a review copy of this book on my request.