{"product_id":"the-planet-robby-charters-9798276782522","title":"The Planet: A planet destroyed; A way prepared for the rich; The poor went instead","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeing evacuated from a doomed planet, is supposed to be one of the perks of being rich and influential. But Captain Steinberg says, \"The poor and the down-and-outs have as much right to life as those who think they can buy it.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause there were communications problems, and he couldn't receive the coordinates for the pickup, he lands the ship at the first town he sees, Motown, a town with a reputation. Instead of interstellar bankers and the gods and goddesses of galactic media, he fills the ship with people below the poverty line, slum dwellers, street kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey fill the ship to over capacity, and even then many are left behind. Among those who make it on board are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean orphaned street kid who stowed away before even knowing about the comet;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea young autistic savant who can read hexadecimal;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean old disgraced scientist who had predicted this comet strike a long time ago when no one believed him;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe mayor and his staff who try to make sure only those on the tax register are allowed on board;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea group of Nazis who try to make it a whites-only trip;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea gangster\/slum-lord who thinks he's owed back rent even after the planet has been destroyed; and his sidekick, a drug dealer;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea paedophile who runs a children's home, along with his children, including two of his victims who make it on board in spite of his attempts to leave them behind;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand a priest who had a gut feeling that the scientist was right, but also that they would survive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ship is filled, but neither the mayor's staff nor the Nazis are pleased.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe priest is Father Enrico Pancho Villa, and, like his namesake, he is a rebel. The old scientist is Walter Bunta, who is the great uncle of Linda, and adopts Alex after the planet is destroyed. The street kid who stowed away is named Rocky Bojangles. The Nazis killed his dad a year before in another town, and one of them recognises him from those days. Alex, the autistic savant has more going for him than people realise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings happen on the way that would make one consider that perhaps there was wisdom in rescuing only the upper class, as originally planned, but the captain has no regrets. In spite of the drug dealers, gangsters, Nazis, incidents of violence, of coercion, kidnapping, he gets to know people with hearts of gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArriving at the new planet, there are other issues to be dealt with - big issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you like a space opera that shows that humanity won't escape their problems, even in space, but that the small unlikely heroes still make a difference, get this book!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere to click ... it's just right up there\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robby Charters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798276782522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.64d","brand":"Robby Charters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171360317695,"sku":"9798276782522","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-planet-robby-charters-9798276782522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}