Zero — Simon Haynes

How far would you go to make your dreams come true?On Hal Spacejock's home planet, efficient and highly intelligent robots have taken all the jobs.Hal's one of the lucky ones, because he works as a cargo loader at a third-rate spaceport.Lucky perhaps, but not satisfied. Because instead of loading freighters, Hal wants to fly them, exploring the galaxy in his very own ship.But how can he possibly save for a spaceship? Hal can barely make rent, and his boss will use any excuse to get rid of him.It all seems like an impossible dream, until Hal intervenes in a one-sided fight in the shadow of a battered old freighter...Zero is a standalone novel in the Hal Spacejock series.