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Chaos Protocols
Arcane Galaxy · Book 1 · 2026
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Andrew Rivers takes an unofficial SAS job and ends up in an alien galaxy with game-like skills, fantasy creatures, and a serious problem with the authorities. To escape, he needs to repair an arcaneship and find a crew willing to share his dangerous luck.
From the publisher’s blurb
“One pilot. One Legendary skill. Zero f’s given.”Read the full description at Publisher description, Aethon Books
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What makes it funny?
The System rewards Rivers’ experience with a Legendary skill called Swashbuckler. That promising start does little to keep him out of trouble: an accident involving his advisor makes him the galaxy’s most-wanted fugitive.
The comedy at work
The adventure keeps rewarding a reckless operator with more opportunities to cause trouble. A broken ship and a crew as unruly as Rivers complicate the usual climb toward greater power.
Try this if…
For readers who like a space Western with crew-building and game-style progression, where gaining a powerful skill can bring a fresh mess to sort out.
Good to know
The setup involves a violent mission and a guild hunting Rivers. Its LitRPG system awards named skills for life experience.
A few distinguishing details
- An SAS operator earns a Swashbuckler skill
- A fugitive needs a damaged arcaneship and a crew
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