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Could anyone critique my sci-fi comedy blurb?

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Thanks! :cool:

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The Galactic Empire is missing a most precious resource: a sense of humor.

Dax Bidet is just another unemployed, thirty-something slacker still living with his parents. Along with his best friend Buck, he spends his days making pranks and uploading them to social media.

But things are about to take a drastic change.

When Dax and Buck are mistakenly abducted by aliens, they soon find themselves in a teeming galaxy sliding towards war. The only way to keep the peace is to regale the rebellious planets with… comedy.

Dax has just been given the unenviable title of space clown. He has to figure out what the myriad of various races consider to be humorous, and get a laugh out of them.

Yet there are many within the Empire who would love to see him fail. They have space fleets, armies of assassins, and planet-destroying super weapons at their disposal.

Looks like Dax has his work cut out.
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I think it's fine except for four IMO unnecessary commas that slow the read down. Try reading it to yourself without the commas and see if it sounds faster while still understandable.
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I think it's fine except for four IMO unnecessary commas that slow the read down. Try reading it to yourself without the commas and see if it sounds faster while still understandable.
Thanks! Punctuation isn't my strong suit, so I'll see what I can do.
It sounds fine to me.

Put it through text to speech if you use Word, which will usually show where punctuation is, or is not required. Then put it through the free version of either ProWritingAid, or Grammarly as a final check

Sounds interesting.
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Sounds like fun.
"Things" should either "take a drastic turn" or "change drastically," not "take a change."
Take out the comma after "humorous." The one after "unemployed" is optional.
Add a comma after "best friend." That's an appositive.
Good luck with the book!
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Thanks, everyone. It is appreciated!
The Galactic Empire is missing a most precious resource: a sense of humor. Good opening line.

Dax Bidet Bidet? Kind of funny but also kind of weird. is just another unemployed, thirty-something slacker still living with his parents. Along with his best friend Buck, he spends his days making pranks and uploading them to social media.

But things are about to take a drastic change.

When Dax and Buck are mistakenly abducted by aliens, they soon find themselves in a teeming galaxy sliding towards on the brink of war. The only way to keep the peace is to regale the rebellious planets with… comedy.

Dax has just been given the unenviable title of space clown now operates under the alias of Space Clown. He has His mission--to figure out what the myriad of various races consider to be humorous, and get a laugh out of them before the galaxy destroys itself--and he and Buck along with it.

Yet there are many within the Empire who would love to see him fail. They have space fleets, armies of assassins, and planet-destroying super weapons at their disposal. <--I think you need some motivation for why they would want him to fail. Maybe The evil warlords profiting from endless war are determined to see him fail. They have space...

Looks like Dax has his work cut out.

Just some suggestions. I really like it. Clever. Funny.
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