Danny Decker knows for an absolute fact that he will never have an exciting adventure. The kids who do grow up as orphans or the children of evil step-parents... and Danny's life is way too boring. His family loves him, his friends like him and the bullies are all afraid of Danny's older brother. Could his life get any worse? Then Danny stumbles into a quest to save an entire star system led by a sentient Engineered Lifeform and a time-traveling...well, whatever he is, his name is Maestro. Danny and his friends battle alien dinosaurs, giant armor plated fleas and each other as they travel the galaxy in a fifty-year-old Galactic Police cruiser. And it all starts with a copper penny that is so much more than it seems.