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The Uranus Trilogy #1
Beyond Uranus
ASIN B009F0LLRW moved to the most recent edition here
Pizza, lager and computer games. Roy is a thirty something disillusioned teacher bored with his mundane daily routine. His only talent in life is his ability to successfully challenge spotty teenage computer gamers and give them a good online thrashing. An opportunity of a life time gives Roy the courage to tell his boss to shove his job where the sun doesn’t shine. Thrown into a galactic world of space invaders Roy discovers love, lager and life beyond Uranus! A comedy space romp washed down with curry and pizza.
A full novel of 80,000 words. Some of them aren't rude.
Pizza, lager and computer games. Roy is a thirty something disillusioned teacher bored with his mundane daily routine. His only talent in life is his ability to successfully challenge spotty teenage computer gamers and give them a good online thrashing. An opportunity of a life time gives Roy the courage to tell his boss to shove his job where the sun doesn’t shine. Thrown into a galactic world of space invaders Roy discovers love, lager and life beyond Uranus! A comedy space romp washed down with curry and pizza.
A full novel of 80,000 words. Some of them aren't rude.
- GenresScience Fiction
207 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 20, 2012
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February 21, 2017
I liked this book very much. Easy reading. A little bit of normal, common life in a sci-fi setting. The main general theme is actually something which could be an actual situation. The book has some humor in it, but I would not call it a full-blown humor novel. Definitely going to read the sequels, before turning back to some hard sci-fi or space opera story thing again (I put the Dune books finally on my radar...).
August 24, 2013
Between this and Red Dwarf, we Brits are getting a reputation for sex-obsessed alcoholics. :-)
The book itself is hilarious, and with more than a dose of realism. Some of the humour is inspired, and resonates strongly with the reader. The only real downsides are that at times it can go a bit too Red Dwarf/Men behaving badly, degrading the story element as a cheap vehicle for a stream of cheap gags.
However, there's not many books where I actually hand it over to the wife so she can read a section, which puts Bruce up there with Pratchett for his comedic prose.
A good, modern sci-fi tale.
The book itself is hilarious, and with more than a dose of realism. Some of the humour is inspired, and resonates strongly with the reader. The only real downsides are that at times it can go a bit too Red Dwarf/Men behaving badly, degrading the story element as a cheap vehicle for a stream of cheap gags.
However, there's not many books where I actually hand it over to the wife so she can read a section, which puts Bruce up there with Pratchett for his comedic prose.
A good, modern sci-fi tale.
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