Gideon is that close to striking it rich—again. The flaw that always seems to trip him up is that he is a con man, a swindler, and a thief. The entire galaxy seems to have it in for the poor crook. Of course, his task of staying alive isn't made any easier since he has to bring along his ex-girlfriend, who has become a zombie. Then again, maybe dragging along Rigel, the universe's dullest man from the galaxy's most dangerous planets is even worse? You choose. Will Gideon ever catch a break? To make a bad situation worse, since he's offended or robbed most everyone, he is perpetually running from one certain death right into the middle of a new one. All he wants is to be rich, without doing a day's work in his life. Is that too much to ask? When he accidentally flies his spaceship into Heaven, do you think anything good comes of it? No. He kidnaps an angel, he has to run for his soul. Just because he leaves a pirate's daughter at the altar, does he have to have his head cut off? You see. Not fair. The only thing that's certain for our three travelers is that it will only go from bad to worse, easier to harder, less painful to really, really painful. If it gets any worse, someone might have to get a job. I know. Bogus! The fun and silliness, in the end, make the journey well worth the effort ... at least, that is, for you the reader, if not for the characters.

Gideon's at it again. That's never a good thing! This time out he is dragging Zebah and Rigel to Earth, that backward rock layered with smelly humans. His goal, as always, is to get rich quick without falling back on any legal tools to do so. Gideon, Gideon. Where on Earth is the money? Washington, DC, of course. So Gideon goes there to wrangle his share from the hands and pockets of elected officials. Yeah, good luck with that one, chump. But, he does spawn quite the disturbance of confusion and humor, so it's all worth the bother. If at first you don't succeed, open a bank, right? Our sorry-excuse-for-a-hero tries that next. Oh, the financial system will never be the same. Please stuff your money into your mattress. It'll be safer there than where Gideon is hunting. When all else fails, is it worth it to ge an honest job and work for a living? Gideon tries, he really does. The world of fast food will never be the same. Heck, the world will never be the same based on his record. Bad Gideon! Do not declare apocalypses! Stop it right this instant. What is the one tried-and-true way to make lots of unofficial money? Import/exporting. Sure. It's a tale as old as dirt. But, when Gideon gets into that dirt—you got it, mud will happen. Oh the pain. The only thing that's for certain when Gideon tries to scam us humans is that you will laugh. Oh yes. You will laugh ...