A science fiction superfan finds himself on his very own space adventure when hes randomly selected to join an alien confederacy in this hilarious middle grade debut novel. Zeke Reynolds comes from a long line of proud science fiction geeks. He knows his games, comics, movies, and TV shows like Captain Kirk knows the starship Enterprise. So its a dream come true when he learns the science fiction he loves so much is based on reality—and that hes been selected to spend a year on a massive space station. To evaluate humanitys worthiness, the Confederation of United Planets has hand picked three of Earths most talented young people—and then theres Zeke. Hes the random. Unfortunately, Zeke finds life in space more challenging than hed hoped. When he saves his transport ship from a treacherous enemy attack, hes labeled a war criminal.