Red Flame Burning

Guss #1

by Ward Hawkins

Harry Borg is an aging alcoholic who is waiting for death when one day a nail appears in the middle of his apartment sticking out of an invisible wall. When the hole caused by the nail is enlarged (from the other side)a nice guy named Guss pops in. Guss is a reptilian humanoid who seems to find Harry VERY interesting. One day Harry wakes up to find he is now young, handsome and about to go on an adventure that is out of this world. It seems Guss's people need help. While they are very advanced they have been fighting a war for thousands of years and are starting to lose it. They figure the aggressive human's courage and strengths can help them win it. But what happens when the Hero finds out that some of his 'Allies' look at him like we would look at a good T-bone steak? Lizard-people with flying cars, giant bugs used as guard dogs and Grade "A" humans that go great with barbecue sauce, what more could you ask for in a sci-fi book?

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 12, 1985

Reviews

[Gurra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ganska bra bok om en snubbe som heter Harry Borg(jag kommer att tänka på Harry Boy varje gång jags er hans namn). Harry har ordentliga problem med spriten (som nån annan som också kallas Harry...) och hans liv ser ut att sluta i ingenstans. En natt blir han bortförd till en parallell dimension. När han vaknar upp så mår han bättre en han gjort på ett kvarts decennium, men han är i en värld där ödlor e som människor och människor, eller bassoes som dom kallas, fungerar som husdjur och mat och kan inte prata. Harry märker att den här världen är mer teknologiskt utvecklad, men dom behöver honom för en mänsklig kvalite som dom saknar, aggression.

[Aaron · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good start to a series.