"Master of Formalities" by Scott Meyer (2015)
**A novel about a space butler. Yes. It's great** Scott Meyer is quietly very, very dependable. Some might know him as the author of the webcomic "Basic Instructions", which is how I discovered him (although he will probably inform people that he once opened for Weird Al as a standup comic). But as an author, he has a knack for delivering light, fun scifi/fantasy novels. His books are generally silly and fun, but with surprising and pleasant insight into human character underneath that. But underneath that is basically more silliness and fun While his most popular works are the Magic 2.0 series, starting with "Off to be the Wizard", I have a special place in my heart for his standalone novel, "Master of Formalities". Again, to be clear, it's a novel about a space butler. You don't have to imagine Anthony Hopkins, but objectively speaking you really should We have a galaxy full of powerful planetary and multi-planetary governments, kn...