
by Purpleharp
Part One: The Golden Mice & Part Two: Planet of the Slimes are Stubbed and available on Amazon & Kindle Unlimited. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~◆ If you like quirky sci-fi with cute sentient mice... ◆ WILDLIFE REMEDIATION — The humane removal of nuisance animals, any health hazards they create, and the repair of damages caused by them. Quentin Rowanoak had gotten out of the wildlife remediation business. When a missive arrives telling him his business has been bought out and he's been reassigned to the Dragons, an elite mercenary company, he thought it all a grand joke—until the shuttle arrived. Now Quentin finds himself on an interstellar expedition, assigned to one of the most elite mercenary groups of the modern era, all because the Captain wants someone to care for a colony of sentient mice living aboard his flagship. ▸ GENRES: Light SciFi • Cozy • Space Opera • Short Story ▸ EXPECT: Comedy • Cute Animals • Found Family • Hijinks Inspired by real-life adventures with a Sci-Fi twist!This story is a work of fiction written by Ted Pick Jr under the Pen Name, "Purpleharp". If this is being read on any website other than Royal Road, Patreon, or Amazon/Kindle Services then it has been stolen/pirated.
#4
4/23/2026
Peak #50
0d
#3
3/23/2026
Peak #17
31d
#2
3/21/2026
Peak #11
35d
#1
3/16/2026
Peak #1
40d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 14:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#7086 of 7,531 · 7036 below #50
By genre
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Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
At this conversion, the Short Story Rising Stars bar (≈0 new followers/day) costs about 119 views/day — the story currently gets ~29.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.