May and Xan are stranded in the city of Not-Tuhnt without the Audacity, and May can't let it go, but when Xan and Aimz succumb to the Carmnian Scourge, an inhibition-eating brain fungus, May has a new problem to fixate on.
May must seek the help of old friends, enemies, Xan's horrible aunt, and a haunted Big Mouth Billy Bass to invent a cure before Xan and Aimz go feral and someone breaks open the Universe-ending Piñata.
Fun, fast-paced, and surprisingly emotional, The Audacity is a Douglas Adams-esque celebration of weirdness in space.