This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Jerry is the proud owner of a tomato soup stand, and his life is perfectly salted. He doesn't care about the news, and he certainly doesn't care that the Dark Realm is invading Earth. After all, the portals only showed up a week ago, and the invaders are mostly interested in raiding big cities for their salt supplies. Jerry lives in a quiet Idahoan town; he's safe. Or so he thought.
When the screaming starts in his apartment complex, Jerry decides to do the sensible thing: hide in the bathtub with a pillow, a towel, and a cold can of his world-famous salty tomato soup. But when two agents of the Dark Realm disintegrate his bathroom door, they don't see a terrified human. They see a "Courageous Chlorinated Commander" in full, glorious red regalia—which is actually just Jerry's emerald-capped tomato costume from the farmer's market.
Mistaken for a high-ranking officer due to his "uniform" and his high-sodium diet, Jerry is whisked away to the local Infiltration Station (formerly the town grocery store). Now, he must lead a troop of disgruntled "Duteous Deputies" while trying to find a way to climb out a window and go back to his soup.
"The Stranded Radiance" is a hilarious, salt-infused sci-fi adventure about an accidental leader, a very convincing tomato costume, and the absurdity of saving the world one soup can at a time.
