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I Won A Spaceship
I am Crawford MacAdam, an ordinary man living an ordinary life until the evening the odd-looking man at my door announced I was the winner of the Grand Galactic Lottery. The prize – the most advanced, most luxurious spaceship ever made. To say I was incredulous would be an understatement. After all it’s common knowledge that there’s no other intelligent life in the universe and, besides, I don’t do the lottery.
The strange being was persuasive and I was forced to accept the truth; the galaxy was awash with life, there really was a Lottery and I had won it. Of course, nothing is ever as simple as the salesman makes out. There were some conditions attached to my sudden good fortune. I had to travel to Geretimal in the Capellan system where I would be presented with my prize on the Galactic Lottery trivee show watched by billions across the Galaxy. I would meet the President of the Capellan Theocracy. There would be promotional duties and a grand tour of Geretimal. Then there was the Breeding Programme. Oh, and I had to leave now. I balked at this one. While I could reluctantly abandon my job, my family, my friends and my house there was no way I could abandon my cats. They had to come too.
It all sounded so easy back on Earth. Five minutes in front of the trivee cameras then a few weeks of smiling and waving and giving vapid interviews before zooming off in my brand new spaceship Crawford MacAdam, playboy of the universe. The reality was somewhat different. The bizarre world I encountered was a minefield of intrigue, corruption, conspiracy, bureaucracy, an environment that would kill me if I stepped out of doors and some anonymous beings who seriously believed the galaxy would be a better place if I wasn’t in it. Even the Lottery turned out to be a sham whose sole function was to induce me to impregnate the twenty-three carefully chosen young female beings of the Breeding Programme.
I could buckle under the pressure or I could fight. I fought and along the way I discovered friends in unlikely places. I also fell in love. There were times I felt I was alone in a galaxy of 57 septillion beings, but I survived. More than that, I thrived. Even the loss of loved ones couldn’t break me. I’m still alive. I have the support of true and loyal friends. I will survive.
The strange being was persuasive and I was forced to accept the truth; the galaxy was awash with life, there really was a Lottery and I had won it. Of course, nothing is ever as simple as the salesman makes out. There were some conditions attached to my sudden good fortune. I had to travel to Geretimal in the Capellan system where I would be presented with my prize on the Galactic Lottery trivee show watched by billions across the Galaxy. I would meet the President of the Capellan Theocracy. There would be promotional duties and a grand tour of Geretimal. Then there was the Breeding Programme. Oh, and I had to leave now. I balked at this one. While I could reluctantly abandon my job, my family, my friends and my house there was no way I could abandon my cats. They had to come too.
It all sounded so easy back on Earth. Five minutes in front of the trivee cameras then a few weeks of smiling and waving and giving vapid interviews before zooming off in my brand new spaceship Crawford MacAdam, playboy of the universe. The reality was somewhat different. The bizarre world I encountered was a minefield of intrigue, corruption, conspiracy, bureaucracy, an environment that would kill me if I stepped out of doors and some anonymous beings who seriously believed the galaxy would be a better place if I wasn’t in it. Even the Lottery turned out to be a sham whose sole function was to induce me to impregnate the twenty-three carefully chosen young female beings of the Breeding Programme.
I could buckle under the pressure or I could fight. I fought and along the way I discovered friends in unlikely places. I also fell in love. There were times I felt I was alone in a galaxy of 57 septillion beings, but I survived. More than that, I thrived. Even the loss of loved ones couldn’t break me. I’m still alive. I have the support of true and loyal friends. I will survive.
- GenresScience Fiction
542 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 15, 2011
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February 18, 2021
(Edit.. Its now been 10 years. And i can only assume due to the total lack of any communication the author has done.. That There will be no book two. So the Story will remain forever unfinished. What a shame)
Really really good book. But i don't recommend you reading it. Why? Because its been more then 5 years and the ending of this book requires another one. Really.. It ends at a point that demands that another book be released. Its not a question of oh maybe it needs another book. Its MANDITORY to finish the story. Like i said its a great book. Even though it is incomplete.
I do not foresee this author finishing the story..It has been more then 5 years since this book came out. Hence the recommendation not to read it. IF i had known the book was incomplete i would not have read this.
I will not get into a detailed list. but here are some major flaws also. Total lack of editing. Major spelling issues. Major grammar issues. Etc. At some points the lack of editing made it hard to understand what was being said.
edit.. oct 2018
now 2 years after i posted this review there is still no book 2 or any sign the author is even alive.
Hate to say it but this series is dead and gone. A shame because it really is a good story...Even if it isn't finished.
Really really good book. But i don't recommend you reading it. Why? Because its been more then 5 years and the ending of this book requires another one. Really.. It ends at a point that demands that another book be released. Its not a question of oh maybe it needs another book. Its MANDITORY to finish the story. Like i said its a great book. Even though it is incomplete.
I do not foresee this author finishing the story..It has been more then 5 years since this book came out. Hence the recommendation not to read it. IF i had known the book was incomplete i would not have read this.
I will not get into a detailed list. but here are some major flaws also. Total lack of editing. Major spelling issues. Major grammar issues. Etc. At some points the lack of editing made it hard to understand what was being said.
edit.. oct 2018
now 2 years after i posted this review there is still no book 2 or any sign the author is even alive.
Hate to say it but this series is dead and gone. A shame because it really is a good story...Even if it isn't finished.
February 13, 2014
That was a special read, I liked how british it was, cool sexy and complex. I hope there will be another book from mister Harrison Park with this serie
July 28, 2014
A good fun read. Adult in nature and a fair chunk of "the chosen one" present but rolled along just fine.
Will be happy to buy the next one whenever it comes out.
Will be happy to buy the next one whenever it comes out.
August 28, 2024
A fun story with a lot of sex with "aliens". Sad the author disappeared since it is not a complete story.
January 7, 2015
Four starts only because of the mistakes in punctuation and some iffy things with the grammar. Other than that, what a fun read!
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