Osborne of the Diplomatic Core

This is a science fiction book set in the far future, taking takes place on many worlds and in a multitude of varying landscapes.

Most humans have left Earth, which is now a plastic wasteland, well over a millennia ago, and humans have moved out into the universe with the advent of the faster-than-light slip-drive technology, encountering the Planetary Organization in the process.

Osborne lives with his retired father in a world with no name. Osborne begins as a bit of a simpleton, which is how he has lived his entire life. Osborne leaves his father’s house and looking for a custodial position in the Diplomatic Core headquarters. But through a series of bureaucratic snafus and misadventures, he finds himself leaving his home world to serve the Planetary Organization of Peoples, or POOP, onboard the battleship Valkyrie. Osborne meets various challenges and adventures and finds an intense alien love interest with Lieutenant Guzel Tweela. From combating an overthrow of a monarchy, questing for a cure for giant wasp stings, suffering trauma, and additionally dealing with loss, Osborne grows and comes into his own.

Osborne battles and attempts to foil the nefarious plans of the Xie e De, a hostile alien race who seeks the destruction of the POOP, the Xie e De dogging Osborne’s every step. Osborne encounters a milieu of worlds, beings, and creatures in his journey through the universe. Osborne’s primary function as a diplomat evolves, as does Osborne’s character through the story.