Kepler's Son is the third in the science fiction, space adventure series of Flying Crooked. A handful of humans crash land on a distant planet. Unfortunately, the locals are so far in advance of Earth civilizations that they ignore the hapless humans. Luckily, they have a payload on their crashed ship that the natives need.
This commissioned novella is Nelder's 12 fiction book, most of which are surreal or science fiction making a grab for the passion in space exploration, strange sights and aliens.
Warning: there is some adult scenes, although they are hilarious.
Not that it affects the enjoyment to others but the protagonist is vegan as is the planet they land on. ie no predators larger than insects.