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Green Charisma Chronicles #2
The Bootlegger Broadcast
They wanted a killer backdrop for their indie sci-fi show. They got a real-life war zone.
Cinematographer Ian “Mac” MacIntyre and his cast of holovid actors are flat broke and desperate for a hit. So when a mysterious off-planet job offer lands in their laps, it feels like the perfect opportunity to film their new holo-adventure, Green Charisma, on location. The gig? Smuggling vital medicine to the oppressed, tortoise-like Clodhopper people.
The problem? Real smuggling is a lot harder than it looks in the script.
To deliver the cargo, Mac and his crew must dodge corrupt local authorities, evade bloodthirsty space pirates, and outmaneuver the ruthless, hare-like Polavians occupying the planet. But Mac's plans for the ultimate bootlegger broadcast completely collapse when they're caught red-handed. Now, with the Clodhoppers' lives on the line and a lifetime in a galactic prison looming, Mac has to improvise the performance of his life—or he and his actors are going to end up dead on the cutting room floor.
Award-wining Sci-Fi comedy: In 2019, The Bootlegger Broadcast won a Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association for unpublished science fiction novels.
Cinematographer Ian “Mac” MacIntyre and his cast of holovid actors are flat broke and desperate for a hit. So when a mysterious off-planet job offer lands in their laps, it feels like the perfect opportunity to film their new holo-adventure, Green Charisma, on location. The gig? Smuggling vital medicine to the oppressed, tortoise-like Clodhopper people.
The problem? Real smuggling is a lot harder than it looks in the script.
To deliver the cargo, Mac and his crew must dodge corrupt local authorities, evade bloodthirsty space pirates, and outmaneuver the ruthless, hare-like Polavians occupying the planet. But Mac's plans for the ultimate bootlegger broadcast completely collapse when they're caught red-handed. Now, with the Clodhoppers' lives on the line and a lifetime in a galactic prison looming, Mac has to improvise the performance of his life—or he and his actors are going to end up dead on the cutting room floor.
Award-wining Sci-Fi comedy: In 2019, The Bootlegger Broadcast won a Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association for unpublished science fiction novels.
333 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 4, 2024
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October 23, 2025
The second book of this marvelously creative story combining humans with Anthropomorphic creatures like rabbits and turtles stuck in a lifetime war. The Green Charisma team is back for more film magic this time saving a planet from biological warfare and possible nuclear destruction. Introducing many no characters the series is definitely here to stay.
August 9, 2024
After enjoying book one, I was looking forward to the next installment and Mr. Pearce did not dissapoint! Some new unique characters to expand your interest and some new trouble for our intrepid videographers to get into, and you have a great new story. I can't wait to see volume 3!
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