"H2LiftShips - Vol 1 - Beyond Luna"

Earth's sentients come to an agreement and join forces in Sol's Heliosphere. Solar Sail ships, boosted by solar and nuclear-powered lasers, are the drivers of commerce between the colonized asteroids and the Goldilocks Core. Join the H2LiftShip 'LunaCola' as they drop through the atmosphere, capturing friction's heat for resale before a party with tasty burritos. The crew split up once on ground, Tang off to Las Vegas, Octopus to the undersea university, and Captain Graciela and Jack on a buying run, looking for anything with value for their ZeroG asteroid clients. From the desert tarmac to the redwoods, there is nothing that can't be re-sold or traded. Family, politicians, shopkeepers, and general workologists survive the unending cold and vacuum by exchanging rich pieces of asteroid rubble for supplies. No blasters. No FTL drives. No computers blasting fireworks. No physical violence. No sex, except for a little kerfuffle with canines and their pheromones. There are death issues on the Mort Asteroid, but after living on Sol’s rocks, we all die eventually. Gambling, some drinking, passive-aggressive families, lying, stealing, and double-dealing, e.g., normal sentients, mostly nice. But watch your back. Join Captain Graciela and her team for food, fun, and entertainment as they make their way across the heliosphere.