The Billion Dollar Boy - Jupiter, Bk 2 Author:Charles Sheffield Shelby Cheever V is a spoiled brat. He is also the richest kid in the country. Actually, make that the universe. Bored with his all-the-amusements-money-can-buy life, he decides on a bit of interstellar action, Shelby-style. But it turns out life on a starship is not all fun and games. As part of a crew, Shelby has a few things to learn. ... more »Like, how to follow orders instead of simply giving orders. Can Shelby learn how to cooperate with his crewmates?
He may not have a choice. When Shelby becomes the target of a hostage-for-ransom scheme, he'll need all the help he can get.« less
spoiled, rich and bored, Shelby Crawford's whim to take an intragalactic cruise goes horribly wrong with young shelby stranded in the Messina dust cloud 27 light years from earth.