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Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes #1-3
Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes Omnibus, Books 1-3
Brad Mendoza is an idiot. He knows it, and so does everyone else in the star nation of Prometheus. A promising naval career down the drain just because he accidentally killed 504 civilians. So, it's time for him to give up and accept a dead-end command on Persephone, the worst starship in the fleet. Until he meets the beautiful and cunning Jessica Lin, his new executive officer, who harbors a terrible secret of her own. Now, with an enemy warship four times their size bearing down on them, Brad's in a race to save Jessica and his stupid ship.
But Brad Mendoza is an idiot. We'll just have to hope that he's the lucky kind.
Set off on adventure with Brad and Jessica as they go from a hapless captain and XO to the only thing standing between the galaxy and war. This volume contains the first three books of this groundbreaking series. A mix of space opera, humor, and daring adventure, you'll be on the edge of your seat the entire read.
Included in this three-book
The Worst Ship in the FleetThe Worst Spies in the SectorThe Worst Pirate Hunters in the FringeAll books previously published separately on Kindle, Paperback, Audiobook, and Kindle Unlimited.
But Brad Mendoza is an idiot. We'll just have to hope that he's the lucky kind.
Set off on adventure with Brad and Jessica as they go from a hapless captain and XO to the only thing standing between the galaxy and war. This volume contains the first three books of this groundbreaking series. A mix of space opera, humor, and daring adventure, you'll be on the edge of your seat the entire read.
Included in this three-book
The Worst Ship in the FleetThe Worst Spies in the SectorThe Worst Pirate Hunters in the FringeAll books previously published separately on Kindle, Paperback, Audiobook, and Kindle Unlimited.
410 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 3, 2024
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About the author
Skyler Ramirez
41 books137 followersSkyler grew up in Southern California, under the best weather that state has to offer. So, he's shown a little of his insanity over the years in moving to colder, wetter places: New York City; Provo, Utah; Bainbridge Island, WA. He now resides with his family in Texas, which (apart from the humidity) gives him that great weather once again.
Skyler has been and continues to be a leader and executive with multiple Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, working across a variety of functions, both technical and non-technical. In other words, he's very much a jack-of-all-trades but master of none. Maybe that's why he has now decided to be an author as well. In it, he’s finally found the thing he loves to do most.
Mr. Ramirez currently resides in Texas with his wife, Lindsey, and their four children.
Skyler has been and continues to be a leader and executive with multiple Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies, working across a variety of functions, both technical and non-technical. In other words, he's very much a jack-of-all-trades but master of none. Maybe that's why he has now decided to be an author as well. In it, he’s finally found the thing he loves to do most.
Mr. Ramirez currently resides in Texas with his wife, Lindsey, and their four children.
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October 28, 2025
"She Breasted Boobily To The Stairs & Titted Down Them..."
The number of gorgeous women in this series would be joke if it wasn't practically mandated by law! Indeed, the title of this review is a 'Joke' about how most male authors write female characters. One which, like all of the best jokes, both punches up instead of punching down and is funny because its true. Since 'Obviously' (speaking in the most sarcastic tone of voice imaginable) the broken, self-loathing and alcoholic protagonist must naturally be tripping over gorgeous love interests and/or eye candy at every turn. And whether its through the eyes of the protagonist or not, the amount of borderline pornographic leering by the author makes me feel ashamed to be a straight man myself.
Of course, the fact that the author writes himself (through the male protagonist) being called out for his leering a single time near the beginning of the first novel suggests at least a modicum of self-awareness. However, the fact that this happens while he's playing the patriarchal role of the 'Manly Protector' seeking justice on behalf of his unrequited love interest against the #BadMen who exploited and violated her demonstrates just how superficial that self-awareness actually is. Because never forget that the entire basis of all patriarchal domination is the self-righteous conceit that the good men must 'Protect' women from the bad ones. (This ultimately being the emotional basis of all racism and xenophobia.) And although the male protagonist spends all three books moping about how the infinitely more intelligent, skilled, capable, refined and talented supermodel (yes, he literally describes her as a supermodel,) would never possibly feel the same way about him, we all knew exactly how their story will end before the climax of the first novel.
Speaking of the vastly superior female protagonist in fact, what I've just described makes this series another tragic example of the 'Mediocre Man Saves The World' trope. With the man who is in every way inferior to his female handler, companion, 'Assistant,' second in command or what have you who actually does all of the work still being the protagonist and 'Saving The World' (either literally or otherwise) for no other reason than because he's the man who other mediocre males with delusions of grandeur will find more #Relatable.
As a matter of fact, the protagonist's frequent references to cheesy 'Space Robin Hood' style novels which he read as a boy suggest another glimpse of tongue-in-cheek self-awareness on the part of the author; fully embracing the fact that yes, these novels are cliched trash, but at least they're entertaining trash. And although, the more that I think about them, the more that I utterly despise these three novels, I have to admit that they were fun, popcorn adventures... when I wasn't facepalming and rolling my eyes.
The number of gorgeous women in this series would be joke if it wasn't practically mandated by law! Indeed, the title of this review is a 'Joke' about how most male authors write female characters. One which, like all of the best jokes, both punches up instead of punching down and is funny because its true. Since 'Obviously' (speaking in the most sarcastic tone of voice imaginable) the broken, self-loathing and alcoholic protagonist must naturally be tripping over gorgeous love interests and/or eye candy at every turn. And whether its through the eyes of the protagonist or not, the amount of borderline pornographic leering by the author makes me feel ashamed to be a straight man myself.
Of course, the fact that the author writes himself (through the male protagonist) being called out for his leering a single time near the beginning of the first novel suggests at least a modicum of self-awareness. However, the fact that this happens while he's playing the patriarchal role of the 'Manly Protector' seeking justice on behalf of his unrequited love interest against the #BadMen who exploited and violated her demonstrates just how superficial that self-awareness actually is. Because never forget that the entire basis of all patriarchal domination is the self-righteous conceit that the good men must 'Protect' women from the bad ones. (This ultimately being the emotional basis of all racism and xenophobia.) And although the male protagonist spends all three books moping about how the infinitely more intelligent, skilled, capable, refined and talented supermodel (yes, he literally describes her as a supermodel,) would never possibly feel the same way about him, we all knew exactly how their story will end before the climax of the first novel.
Speaking of the vastly superior female protagonist in fact, what I've just described makes this series another tragic example of the 'Mediocre Man Saves The World' trope. With the man who is in every way inferior to his female handler, companion, 'Assistant,' second in command or what have you who actually does all of the work still being the protagonist and 'Saving The World' (either literally or otherwise) for no other reason than because he's the man who other mediocre males with delusions of grandeur will find more #Relatable.
As a matter of fact, the protagonist's frequent references to cheesy 'Space Robin Hood' style novels which he read as a boy suggest another glimpse of tongue-in-cheek self-awareness on the part of the author; fully embracing the fact that yes, these novels are cliched trash, but at least they're entertaining trash. And although, the more that I think about them, the more that I utterly despise these three novels, I have to admit that they were fun, popcorn adventures... when I wasn't facepalming and rolling my eyes.
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