The First Shot: Book 1 The Bourbon Chronicles

By Lance Lassen

For fans of Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

"A high-speed romp with an unexpected emotional core... A confident opening to a promising series with ambition, heart, and momentum to spare." -The Prairies Book Review

Kentucky bourbon hits aliens like a religious experience.

Bill Griffin had no idea when he built humanity's first wormhole drive. The math worked. The launch went fine. The landing stranded him in a galaxy where Earth has been quarantined for millennia.

Good thing his billionaire uncle brought enough rare bourbon to buy a small planet. Maybe literally.

Now Bill and Uncle Sketch are reverse celebrities-famous for existing, infamous for showing up-and holding the most valuable substance in the known universe.

Getting home was the plan. Surviving long enough to try? That's the adventure.

THE FIRST SHOT is Book One of The Bourbon Chronicles-a fish-out-of-water space opera with the smart humor of John Scalzi, the blue-collar ingenuity of Andy Weir, and a found family you'll want to grab a drink with.

If you like fast-paced adventure, sharp dialogue, underdog heroes, and the occasional cosmic entity showing up uninvited-pull up a barstool. The first round's on Bill.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMDWCCBJ
• ISBN13: 9798247259176
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"