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Alex Shvartsman

The Best of All Possible Planets

by Alex Shvartsman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Far From Now, In a Galaxy Really, Really Close…

The last denizens of Earth, aka Planet Dirt, have a problem. Their protective force shield is breaking, which will mean annihilation. Now it’s up to a small group of intrepid dilettantes to procure a new one.

From planet to planet, danger to danger, and stupid choice to stupid choice, the team blunders their way across the galaxy, trying to save the day and survive the trip.

Don’t let the Call to Adventure go to voicemail. Follow the corgis!

Praise for The Best of All Possible Planets:

"The Airplane! of written space opera. ... There is a Douglas Adams-y quality to The Best of All Possible Planets, but Shvartsman is a better writer (yes, I said it)." – Locus

“An irreverently quirky space odyssey … encounter more goofball aliens than George Lucas could pack into the Mos Eisley cantina on ladies’ night.” – Kirkus Reviews

“I haven’t had this much fun reading a book since…well, honestly, I can’t remember. A rollicking space adventure complete with eminently satisfying references to and parodies of the greatest science fiction stories of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.” – Rachel Cordasco, SF In Translation

No one but Alex Shvartsman could have pulled off this comic tour de force. His distinctive narrative voice smirks at you from every page — and you’ll be smirking right back at him. Clever, astute, and an enormous amount of fun. Enjoy!
—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Downloaded

Absolutely hilarious! I laughed out loud many times while reading it.
—Leah Cypess, Nebula and World Fantasy Award nominated author of Future Me Saves the World (and Ruins my Life)

Witty and satiric in the same vein as Douglas Adams. Don't miss out on Planets, it's definitely worth the ride.
—Gini Koch, The Alien/Katherine "Kitty" Katt series

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334 pages
Language

English
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Publication date

July 28, 2026
File size

6.6 MB
Page Flip

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Enhanced typesetting

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From the Publisher

Locus

There is a Douglas Adams-y quality to The Best of All Possible Planets, but Shvartsman is a better writer (yes, I said it).

Kirkus Reviews

An irreverently quirky space odyssey … encounter more goofball aliens than George Lucas could pack into the Mos Eisley cantina on ladies’ night.

SF In Translation

A rollicking space adventure complete with eminently satisfying references to and parodies of the greatest science fiction stories of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Cover art spread for The Best of All Possible Planets

No one but Alex Shvartsman could have pulled off this comic tour de force. His distinctive narrative voice smirks at you from every page — and you’ll be smirking right back at him. Clever, astute, and an enormous amount of fun. Enjoy!

—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Downloaded

***

Absolutely hilarious! I laughed out loud many times while reading it.

—Leah Cypess, Nebula and World Fantasy Award nominated author of Future Me Saves the World (and Ruins my Life)

***

Witty and satiric in the same vein as Douglas Adams. Don't miss out on Planets, it's definitely worth the ride.

—Gini Koch, The Alien/Katherine "Kitty" Katt series

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0H16Q5966
Publisher ‏ : ‎ UFO Publishing
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2026
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6.6 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 334 pages
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #725,958 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,156 in Humorous Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #1,709 in Humorous Science Fiction (Books)
- #4,368 in Galactic Empire Science Fiction eBooks

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Alex Shvartsman

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Alex Shvartsman is a writer, editor, and translator from Brooklyn, NY. He's the author of The Middling Affliction (Caezik, 2022) and Eridani's Crown (UFO Publishing, 2019) fantasy novels.

Over 120 of his short stories appeared in various magazines and anthologies since 2010, including Analog, Nature, Strange Horizons, etc. He's the winner of the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction.

He edits the Unidentified Funny Objects series of anthologies and Future Science Fiction Digest. His other projects as editor include The Cackle of Cthulhu (Baen Books), Humanity 2.0 (Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick), Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic (UFO Publishing) and Dark Expanse: Surviving the Collapse (Deorc Enterprises).

You can visit his official home page and blog at alexshvartsman.com