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Spacebound and Down: No Stress Space Express, Book 2
A Cozy, Low-Stakes, Slice-of-Life Sci-fi Adventure
Strapped for cash, but full of laughs…
Heya, friend. Rusty here. Believe it or not, me and Mike swapped our eighteen-wheeler for a spaceship. And she's a real beauty… if you like fixer-uppers. The old girl's got landing gear that squeals like a cat playin' violin, plumbing like a Las Vegas fountain show, and more loose screws than a nuthouse. But to us, she's perfect. A diamond in the rough, ready to be polished up with some elbow grease and TLC. And maybe a few prayers to Saint MacGyver.
Meanwhile, me and Piper are planning our honeymoon, searching for the galaxy's most romantic vacation spots on the galaxy's least romantic budget. We'll be runnin' on fumes till our business gets going, but my new wife can turn anything into an adventure. If you don't believe me, you've never seen her cook in zero-G.
With Mike and Jenna by our side, we're building more than a ship—we're building ourselves a home, and a future, one rusty bolt at a time. I'm tellin' ya, the No Stress Space Express is gonna take trucking to new heights… just as soon as we get her off the ground.
No Stress Space Express is a series about finding your true family, told with the common-sense wisdom of Jerry Boyd's Bob and Nikki series (Bob's Saucer Repair), and the low-stakes world building of Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes. Join Rusty and his crew for a heart-warming, laugh-out-loud adventure with no tension, and no drama. Just good clean fun, great friendships, and a little romance too.
Strapped for cash, but full of laughs…
Heya, friend. Rusty here. Believe it or not, me and Mike swapped our eighteen-wheeler for a spaceship. And she's a real beauty… if you like fixer-uppers. The old girl's got landing gear that squeals like a cat playin' violin, plumbing like a Las Vegas fountain show, and more loose screws than a nuthouse. But to us, she's perfect. A diamond in the rough, ready to be polished up with some elbow grease and TLC. And maybe a few prayers to Saint MacGyver.
Meanwhile, me and Piper are planning our honeymoon, searching for the galaxy's most romantic vacation spots on the galaxy's least romantic budget. We'll be runnin' on fumes till our business gets going, but my new wife can turn anything into an adventure. If you don't believe me, you've never seen her cook in zero-G.
With Mike and Jenna by our side, we're building more than a ship—we're building ourselves a home, and a future, one rusty bolt at a time. I'm tellin' ya, the No Stress Space Express is gonna take trucking to new heights… just as soon as we get her off the ground.
No Stress Space Express is a series about finding your true family, told with the common-sense wisdom of Jerry Boyd's Bob and Nikki series (Bob's Saucer Repair), and the low-stakes world building of Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes. Join Rusty and his crew for a heart-warming, laugh-out-loud adventure with no tension, and no drama. Just good clean fun, great friendships, and a little romance too.
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Published March 9, 2026
About the author
Jack Bodett
18 books23 followersJack Bodett lives at the corner of duct tape and destiny. His humorous science-fiction tales are populated by folks who are equally good at building spaceships and building friendships. He believes that with a good sense of humor, a willingness to help others, and a well-stocked tool belt, anyone can bang together their own happy ending.
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April 16, 2026
Spacebound and Down by Jack Bodett is the second book in the No Stress Space Express series, picking up right where the first left off. Rusty, Mike, Piper, and Jenna return, and the story is just as fun and lighthearted as before. The four main characters remain as quirky and charming as ever, and they gather many more equally quirky friends along the way, forming their own found family as they go.
This series is such a great pick‑me‑up. Whenever something goes wrong, the characters stay positive and immediately focus on helping each other and finding solutions. For example, in the first book, when they realize they’ll never get home again, they simply accept it and do what they can to build a new life. In this installment, whether they’re fixing their ship, attempting to make pizza, dealing with zero gravity on a humanitarian (or alientarian?) mission, everything rolls off their backs. They just get on with the business of doing what needs to be done.
The voice actors, Neill Thorne and Rebecca Winder, are fantastic. There are a lot of characters, yet each one remains distinct and easy to identify. This is one of my favorite aspects of the audiobook. I often get frustrated when listening to stories where I can’t tell who’s speaking, but that was never a problem here.
The story is very tame but extremely witty. If you have middle‑ or high‑school‑aged kids, this would be a great, funny, and easy family listen. There are plenty of dad‑style jokes and ongoing quests for comfort food from Earth—pizza, nachos, stews, hangover breakfasts, and more. I’ve really enjoyed taking a break from heavier, more stressful reads with this series. It’s almost like an alien, space‑themed version of Friends.
This series is such a great pick‑me‑up. Whenever something goes wrong, the characters stay positive and immediately focus on helping each other and finding solutions. For example, in the first book, when they realize they’ll never get home again, they simply accept it and do what they can to build a new life. In this installment, whether they’re fixing their ship, attempting to make pizza, dealing with zero gravity on a humanitarian (or alientarian?) mission, everything rolls off their backs. They just get on with the business of doing what needs to be done.
The voice actors, Neill Thorne and Rebecca Winder, are fantastic. There are a lot of characters, yet each one remains distinct and easy to identify. This is one of my favorite aspects of the audiobook. I often get frustrated when listening to stories where I can’t tell who’s speaking, but that was never a problem here.
The story is very tame but extremely witty. If you have middle‑ or high‑school‑aged kids, this would be a great, funny, and easy family listen. There are plenty of dad‑style jokes and ongoing quests for comfort food from Earth—pizza, nachos, stews, hangover breakfasts, and more. I’ve really enjoyed taking a break from heavier, more stressful reads with this series. It’s almost like an alien, space‑themed version of Friends.
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