'Free publicity isn’t something you turn down; not when you’re a formerly successful celebrity superstar whose current popularity is on par with that of a genital wart. So when Zach Vance was asked to attend the much-publicised launch of Earth’s first-ever starship, he jumped at the chance to score some points with the Great Viewing Public.
'The next thing Zach knew, he was trapped aboard a ship full of dead people, orbiting the Earth with only a frigid medical technician, an illegal military clone, a talking plant and a lethal alien organism for company.
'As far as Zach was concerned, things couldn’t possibly get any worse.
'But of course they did ...
'Worlds Apart is a distinctly Australian SF comedy novel, combining the wild humor of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy with the dark tone of Red Dwarf.' (Publication summary)
