If you loved following Bron Hoddan’s inventive schemes and daring escapades as he bounces from one outlandish situation to another, you’ll find The Stainless Steel Rat a treat. Slippery Jim diGriz’s relentless pursuit of audacious goals, from outsmarting authorities to staging interstellar heists, delivers the same rollicking, mission-driven energy you enjoyed in The Pirates of Ersatz.

If you got a kick out of the sly humor and tongue-in-cheek tone in The Pirates of Ersatz, you’ll delight in Redshirts. Scalzi’s spacefaring adventure skewers sci-fi tropes with clever banter, absurd scenarios, and a protagonist who’s just as quick-witted as Bron Hoddan. It’s a fast, funny read packed with laugh-out-loud twists.

If you enjoyed how The Pirates of Ersatz propels Bron Hoddan from one predicament to the next with barely a pause, you’ll love Starman Jones. Max’s journey through the hazards of space navigation is brisk and breathless, with quick reversals, daring escapes, and non-stop developments that never let the tension drop.

If Bron Hoddan’s ability to bend rules and play both sides intrigued you, you’ll be hooked by Jack’s cunning in Jack of Shadows. The protagonist’s ambiguous morality and knack for surviving by his wits in a world where alliances and ethics are always in flux echoes the best parts of The Pirates of Ersatz.

If you relished the imaginative societies, strange inventions, and tongue-in-cheek sci-fi world of The Pirates of Ersatz, you’ll find The Goblin Reservation equally delightful. Simak’s setting is a whimsical mashup of aliens, time-travel, and eccentric academic politics, making every page a new discovery.