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2777: A Space Oddity: The laugh out loud comedy adventure
>>INCOMING MESSAGE
“This is the journal of Captain Butch Matalan. If you can read this then send help. We are stuck on the other side of the universe and we don’t know what to do. This is a terrible place filled with space Nazis, slavers, deadly asteroids and shape shifting killers. My crew and I have brain-stormed, thought-blazed, mind-riffed, head-jazzed and skull-sprayed but the solution matrix is still empty. We are also running very low on tea pods and something that Carol won’t specify but insists is vital so if you can’t authorise a full rescue mission then at least send a delivery probe.”
>>MESSAGE ENDS
Every great space captain faces challenges. Captain Kirk had to battle Klingons and engine difficulties. Captain Picard fought the Borg and the Romulans. But neither of them faced the kind of challenges that Captain Butch Matalan of the British Empire Space Service faces on a daily basis.
Outsourced engineering and security arrangements with Regency Logistics, British Empire data protection and health and safety regulations, a woefully inadequate mission statement and a lack of proper mood space on board all made life extremely difficult. Then it happened - the space accident that left them stranded on the other side of space.
These are the voyages of the SS Pioneer in the year 2777. There are wars to avert, planets to save, shape shifting monsters to hunt down, Nazis to escape from and even an afterlife to ponder as senior budget holder Butch Matalan, his second in command Carol Raymond and mineralogist John H Manly go further into space than anyone has gone before. Except the people that live there.
This laugh out loud science fiction pastiche is adapted from a 1960s British television series which, had it existed, would’ve been a classic of its genre. Until then you can enjoy it in written form in the first volume of Adventures into Space.
“This is the journal of Captain Butch Matalan. If you can read this then send help. We are stuck on the other side of the universe and we don’t know what to do. This is a terrible place filled with space Nazis, slavers, deadly asteroids and shape shifting killers. My crew and I have brain-stormed, thought-blazed, mind-riffed, head-jazzed and skull-sprayed but the solution matrix is still empty. We are also running very low on tea pods and something that Carol won’t specify but insists is vital so if you can’t authorise a full rescue mission then at least send a delivery probe.”
>>MESSAGE ENDS
Every great space captain faces challenges. Captain Kirk had to battle Klingons and engine difficulties. Captain Picard fought the Borg and the Romulans. But neither of them faced the kind of challenges that Captain Butch Matalan of the British Empire Space Service faces on a daily basis.
Outsourced engineering and security arrangements with Regency Logistics, British Empire data protection and health and safety regulations, a woefully inadequate mission statement and a lack of proper mood space on board all made life extremely difficult. Then it happened - the space accident that left them stranded on the other side of space.
These are the voyages of the SS Pioneer in the year 2777. There are wars to avert, planets to save, shape shifting monsters to hunt down, Nazis to escape from and even an afterlife to ponder as senior budget holder Butch Matalan, his second in command Carol Raymond and mineralogist John H Manly go further into space than anyone has gone before. Except the people that live there.
This laugh out loud science fiction pastiche is adapted from a 1960s British television series which, had it existed, would’ve been a classic of its genre. Until then you can enjoy it in written form in the first volume of Adventures into Space.
464 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 5, 2016
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August 23, 2016
A funny British space adventure, I enjoyed the humour and the interaction between the crew and all their enemies. Fingers is a great addition to the craziness that they have going on. The situations are exciting and the scientific elements are spot on.
A real hint of Red Dwarf, with a touch of Brittas.
*This was free in return for an honest review, my opinions are my own.*
A real hint of Red Dwarf, with a touch of Brittas.
*This was free in return for an honest review, my opinions are my own.*
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September 16, 2016I enjoyed this book very much especially the interactions between Captain Butch Matalan and his crew members in the situations they face. They are awfully hilarious! Reminded me of my ex-boss and my colleagues.
If you are a sci-fi comic addict, THIS IS THE BOOK for you. This book made me laugh and I believe that this book will make a fantastic gift for somebody who is going through a rough patch at the moment.
( This book was provided to me for free in exchange for a review. )
If you are a sci-fi comic addict, THIS IS THE BOOK for you. This book made me laugh and I believe that this book will make a fantastic gift for somebody who is going through a rough patch at the moment.
( This book was provided to me for free in exchange for a review. )
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