Jason Miller slogs through life at minimum wage, content that a safe, but mediocre, existence is the best he can achieve. His plans, or lack thereof, change suddenly when an alien army conscripts him at random. Jason never realized how good things were in the dairy aisle until he views a galaxy in turmoil, teetering at the brink of war, dangling at the end of a very SHORT FUSE.Wanting only to survive, Jason leaps at his first chance to escape and seeks refuge at the only safe port he can find, a neutral colony located between hostile borders. Things here are not as they seem. Many would-be allies recognize the valuable technology he carries inside his body, and everyone has their own agenda. Jason begins to understand, too late, the truth surrounding his escape and presence at the colony. Manipulated from the beginning, he now finds himself at the center of the ancient rivalry between Empires. Armed with emerging talents, and a fierce devotion to his own irritability, Jason must resist the lure of this technology and focus on a responsibility greater than preserving his own skin. Only by embracing his humanity can Jason find the strength to reshape the galaxy. Billions of lives depend on the action he takes. To save them all, Jason employs an unusual approach…he lights the fuse.
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