What do you think?
Rate this book
Space Command and the Planets of Doom
In an irregular galaxy somewhere in the universe, the officers of Space Command voyage through bizarre planetary systems, forever exploring, researching, and encountering some of the strangest creatures and worlds around.
Join them on their sometimes absurd, sometimes surreal, always odd adventures to The Planet of the Miniature Mummies, The Planet of the Telepathic Jellyfish, The Putrid Moon, The Planet of the Dehydrated Primates and many more.
This new, expanded edition includes three added The Planet of the Obscenely Giant Shrimp, The Planet of the Repellent Poodles and The Planet of the Pompous Pillbugs!
For more Space Command exploits, be sure to check out their novel-length adventure Space Command and the Planet of the Bejewelled Concubines.
Join them on their sometimes absurd, sometimes surreal, always odd adventures to The Planet of the Miniature Mummies, The Planet of the Telepathic Jellyfish, The Putrid Moon, The Planet of the Dehydrated Primates and many more.
This new, expanded edition includes three added The Planet of the Obscenely Giant Shrimp, The Planet of the Repellent Poodles and The Planet of the Pompous Pillbugs!
For more Space Command exploits, be sure to check out their novel-length adventure Space Command and the Planet of the Bejewelled Concubines.
66 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 8, 2010
1 person is currently reading
14 people want to read
About the author
Brian K. Henry
7 books149 followersFollow Brian's contributions to the twitter world at http://twitter.com/brianhenry63 and become a friend on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/briankeithhenry. To purchase e-books, check out the Amazon author page at http://amzn.to/t5Fnpw. Get the “absolutely hilarious” Space Command and the Planet of the Bejewelled Concubines at Amazon http://amzn.to/NhTmgL or at Smashwords: http://bit.ly/OVo6JA. House of Prension is also available at Smashwords: http://bit.ly/s7LZHH. Visit my smashwords author page at http://bit.ly/vqQIO4.
Brian K. Henry is the author of the humorous paranormal novel I WAS A
TEENAGE GHOST HUNTER. His other books include the fantasy novel HOUSE OF PRENSION and sci-fi novel SPACE COMMAND AND THE PLANET OF THE BEJEWELLED CONCUBINES, as well as the story collection SPACE COMMAND AND THE PLANETS OF DOOM. Primarily a writer of comedy and satire, Brian has also completed seven comedy screenplays, (including ZAK BEDFORD, PUNK DETECTIVE option to Feldco Development), several collaborations with punk-cabaret duo The Tyrants in Therapy and numerous short stories, sketches and, of course, tweets.
A California native and longtime Pasadena resident, Henry holds a PhD. in English from UC Riverside and a MA from CSU Fullerton. A die hard CD addict and music fan, his collection spans classical to Britpop to punk with especially large sections devoted to Mahler, Prokofiev, Wagner, the Dandy Warhols, XTC, Morrissey and the Smiths, Depeche Mode, and Madness.
Henry’s dissertation focused on the works of Henry James, Nabokov, and Poe. Other literary favorites include Don DeLillo, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Brian K. Henry is the author of the humorous paranormal novel I WAS A
TEENAGE GHOST HUNTER. His other books include the fantasy novel HOUSE OF PRENSION and sci-fi novel SPACE COMMAND AND THE PLANET OF THE BEJEWELLED CONCUBINES, as well as the story collection SPACE COMMAND AND THE PLANETS OF DOOM. Primarily a writer of comedy and satire, Brian has also completed seven comedy screenplays, (including ZAK BEDFORD, PUNK DETECTIVE option to Feldco Development), several collaborations with punk-cabaret duo The Tyrants in Therapy and numerous short stories, sketches and, of course, tweets.
A California native and longtime Pasadena resident, Henry holds a PhD. in English from UC Riverside and a MA from CSU Fullerton. A die hard CD addict and music fan, his collection spans classical to Britpop to punk with especially large sections devoted to Mahler, Prokofiev, Wagner, the Dandy Warhols, XTC, Morrissey and the Smiths, Depeche Mode, and Madness.
Henry’s dissertation focused on the works of Henry James, Nabokov, and Poe. Other literary favorites include Don DeLillo, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
January 11, 2013
Goes to show 99 cents can get you some original, fun entertainment for your Kindle, without feeling like someone swindled your pocket.
What you get is a hearty hand-full of flash fiction stories, telling the bizarre and laughable demises of various Space Command away teams (compiled completely of red-shirts?). There is a lot of dark, witty humor that seems to parody on old 1950's science fiction.
Not something I could read one after another, but when I am in the waiting room, in between classes, or in a long line, I can crack a adventure of Space Command out and grin to myself.
What you get is a hearty hand-full of flash fiction stories, telling the bizarre and laughable demises of various Space Command away teams (compiled completely of red-shirts?). There is a lot of dark, witty humor that seems to parody on old 1950's science fiction.
Not something I could read one after another, but when I am in the waiting room, in between classes, or in a long line, I can crack a adventure of Space Command out and grin to myself.
April 1, 2011
This is my short book of sci-fi parodies and I highly recommend it! Here's an unbiased review from Amazon:
"I bought this ebook for my Kindle for 2 reasons: its $0.99 price & my love of science fiction. As it turned out, I loved this book! The adventures of Space Command and the Planets of Doom were full of dry comedy. I enjoyed every adventure Space Command sent their intrepid crew to experience. Near the end I began to feel a bit sad for the officers, but Planets of Doom are, well, just what it says on the tin.
Space exploration may well turn out to be like these tales. The Right Stuff won't make any difference to the local flora and fauna in that event. We're all protein to the predators and To Serve Man is a cookbook, etc.
The dark humour in this one may be too dry for some but it's exactly my cup of tea. If you're a fan of Jack Vance, step up and enjoy these tales. It isn't quite Cugel the Clever, but give these fellows some time. I wanted more of the same."
http://amzn.to/atEZo9
"I bought this ebook for my Kindle for 2 reasons: its $0.99 price & my love of science fiction. As it turned out, I loved this book! The adventures of Space Command and the Planets of Doom were full of dry comedy. I enjoyed every adventure Space Command sent their intrepid crew to experience. Near the end I began to feel a bit sad for the officers, but Planets of Doom are, well, just what it says on the tin.
Space exploration may well turn out to be like these tales. The Right Stuff won't make any difference to the local flora and fauna in that event. We're all protein to the predators and To Serve Man is a cookbook, etc.
The dark humour in this one may be too dry for some but it's exactly my cup of tea. If you're a fan of Jack Vance, step up and enjoy these tales. It isn't quite Cugel the Clever, but give these fellows some time. I wanted more of the same."
http://amzn.to/atEZo9
August 9, 2013
I might need some time to process the brilliant madness of what I just read.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews