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Lab Gremlins
All Steven wanted was a lab job to get experience. His boss acted like a mad scientist, but that wasn't the problem. No, the problem started with disappearances around the lab, and then it really escalated. Steven finds himself scrambling to cope with gremlins, chemical spills, and much worse things when the government agents show up... because they are recruiting and don't take no for an answer!
80 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 29, 2018
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Cedar Sanderson
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December 15, 2020
A terribly interesting story. This was the third stand alone work of Sanderson’s that I have read. Like her other shorter works it ever leave you wanting more. My introduction to the works of Cedar in Cracked: An Anthology of Eggsellent Chicken Stories, and after reading her piece there knew I had to track down and read something else from her pen. The first stand alone piece was The Groundskeeper: Raking Up the Dead, and the second was The Violet Mouse, both were excellent. There are many of her books that grab my attention just by the titles. And this was one of them. I have been buying them without even reading the descriptions. I highly recommend this one, but warn you like everything else I have read by Sanderson it will leaving you wanting more. More stories that continue from this one, and just more stories from her pen.
This one was an excellent read. A bit of a Men in Black, a bit of Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon. The description of the volume is:
“All Steven wanted was a lab job to get experience. His boss acted like a mad scientist, but that wasn't the problem. No, the problem started with disappearances around the lab, and then it really escalated. Steven finds himself scrambling to cope with gremlins, chemical spills, and much worse things when the government agents show up... because they are recruiting and don't take no for an answer!”
The story starts off slowly and normally enough. Guy just wants a job. Needs experience on his resume. Not a great job and a strange boss. But hey it is work. Then things start getting weirder and weirder. It all starts when his boss indicates the lab has gremlins. And that they need to set a trap for them. Next things he knows he is in a secret facility and helping find a way to …
Well to find out what he helps out with, you will need to read this great story. The writing is tight. The characters are fun. And the story is very entertaining. Another great short read from Sanderson’s pen.
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of other books by Cedar Sanderson.
This one was an excellent read. A bit of a Men in Black, a bit of Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon. The description of the volume is:
“All Steven wanted was a lab job to get experience. His boss acted like a mad scientist, but that wasn't the problem. No, the problem started with disappearances around the lab, and then it really escalated. Steven finds himself scrambling to cope with gremlins, chemical spills, and much worse things when the government agents show up... because they are recruiting and don't take no for an answer!”
The story starts off slowly and normally enough. Guy just wants a job. Needs experience on his resume. Not a great job and a strange boss. But hey it is work. Then things start getting weirder and weirder. It all starts when his boss indicates the lab has gremlins. And that they need to set a trap for them. Next things he knows he is in a secret facility and helping find a way to …
Well to find out what he helps out with, you will need to read this great story. The writing is tight. The characters are fun. And the story is very entertaining. Another great short read from Sanderson’s pen.
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of other books by Cedar Sanderson.
December 24, 2018
I obtained this book through the Kindle Unlimited program. One of these days, I'm hoping Amazon will pay attention to that statement, and stop making KU reviewers sit at the back of the bus.
A LONG time ago, I worked in a lab in the Army. Nothing happened.
Well, I did spill some endo-broth on the wall, from cracking open the vials too enthusiastically.
But I know how mind-numbing it gets to run the same procedure over and over and over again, and know that tomorrow your day is going to consist of collecting another fifty samples, which you are going to process over and over and over again. And then do it over. Same thing next week.
A little excitement might be welcomed!
Ummmm...not so much, if it involves missing equipment! Not even Breaking-Bad-style meth-cooking equipment. Just essential equipment that you have to have to do your job. A job YOU have to do, because everyone else outranks you, and THEY don't want to have to run all those samples.
Look: the autoclave baskets didn't grow legs and walk out by themselves, did they? But who would steal AUTOCLAVE baskets?
Nobody, that's who.
But they are gone!
Must be...GREMLINS?!!
Okay, I'll give you a clue: gremlins ARE real.
That doesn't mean they stole the autoclave baskets, though!
Ummm... ya see, sometimes the people who have been around for a while like to play tricks on the newby. (There TOTALLY are gremlins, though!) And sometimes it can get out of hand, it's all fun and games until somebody loses a lung!
But then, it gets....worse. Because in addition to playing jokes on the newby, OTHER people think they don't have to follow the rules and explain things and discuss danger. Nope. Just, "Here, newby, take the fusion bomb and go sit in the truck, and I'll be right there."
Okay, that part about the fusion bomb? Totally made that up. But the gremlins are REAL!
Do yourself a favor: take the plunge into this world NOW. Then we will all pound on the table with the handle of a broom, demanding MOAR!!!
A LONG time ago, I worked in a lab in the Army. Nothing happened.
Well, I did spill some endo-broth on the wall, from cracking open the vials too enthusiastically.
But I know how mind-numbing it gets to run the same procedure over and over and over again, and know that tomorrow your day is going to consist of collecting another fifty samples, which you are going to process over and over and over again. And then do it over. Same thing next week.
A little excitement might be welcomed!
Ummmm...not so much, if it involves missing equipment! Not even Breaking-Bad-style meth-cooking equipment. Just essential equipment that you have to have to do your job. A job YOU have to do, because everyone else outranks you, and THEY don't want to have to run all those samples.
Look: the autoclave baskets didn't grow legs and walk out by themselves, did they? But who would steal AUTOCLAVE baskets?
Nobody, that's who.
But they are gone!
Must be...GREMLINS?!!
Okay, I'll give you a clue: gremlins ARE real.
That doesn't mean they stole the autoclave baskets, though!
Ummm... ya see, sometimes the people who have been around for a while like to play tricks on the newby. (There TOTALLY are gremlins, though!) And sometimes it can get out of hand, it's all fun and games until somebody loses a lung!
But then, it gets....worse. Because in addition to playing jokes on the newby, OTHER people think they don't have to follow the rules and explain things and discuss danger. Nope. Just, "Here, newby, take the fusion bomb and go sit in the truck, and I'll be right there."
Okay, that part about the fusion bomb? Totally made that up. But the gremlins are REAL!
Do yourself a favor: take the plunge into this world NOW. Then we will all pound on the table with the handle of a broom, demanding MOAR!!!
November 10, 2018
Clever, funny SF
Though it has an urban fantasy vibe, this story of a "haunted" chemistry lab has more solutions based on hydrogen peroxide than magical spells. Pun intended. A young fresh-out-of school scientist takes an unusual job with a quirky senior chemist where things don't add up. No spoilers! Solving the mystery with Steven is half the fun. Although the adventure stands alone, Sanderson's short novel could definitely work as the start of a series. And I certainly hope it does.
Though it has an urban fantasy vibe, this story of a "haunted" chemistry lab has more solutions based on hydrogen peroxide than magical spells. Pun intended. A young fresh-out-of school scientist takes an unusual job with a quirky senior chemist where things don't add up. No spoilers! Solving the mystery with Steven is half the fun. Although the adventure stands alone, Sanderson's short novel could definitely work as the start of a series. And I certainly hope it does.
November 13, 2018
Comical and solid
How do you recruit new workers for a secret organization?
I would be interested in a follow up.
It could use an editing pass, however. The location of the lab in relation to Cincinnati is not clear, and the interaction between Decimus and Septimus in the ambulance left me disoriented as to who was saying what and where they were sitting.
How do you recruit new workers for a secret organization?
I would be interested in a follow up.
It could use an editing pass, however. The location of the lab in relation to Cincinnati is not clear, and the interaction between Decimus and Septimus in the ambulance left me disoriented as to who was saying what and where they were sitting.
January 28, 2019
Awesome
It's a small book but it feels like it would make a really fun series. The characters are a mixed lot of humans and non, one of which is a semi-sentient mold with murderous intent.
The background universe works with this cast and the story is pretty much character driven. I like her writing and this was a good example of it. I hope that she writes more of this world.
It's a small book but it feels like it would make a really fun series. The characters are a mixed lot of humans and non, one of which is a semi-sentient mold with murderous intent.
The background universe works with this cast and the story is pretty much character driven. I like her writing and this was a good example of it. I hope that she writes more of this world.
April 12, 2025
Entertaining Quick Read Mashup of “MIB” and Original “Ghostbusters” Films
“Lab Gremlins” by Mrs. Cedar Sanderson, is a quick-reading, and humorous entertaining mashup that has echoes of the “Men In Black (MIB)” & original “Ghostbusters” films.
“Lab Gremlins” by Mrs. Cedar Sanderson, is a quick-reading, and humorous entertaining mashup that has echoes of the “Men In Black (MIB)” & original “Ghostbusters” films.
November 24, 2024
fun read!
I really like Cedar Sanderson’s books. They are just a little different and engaging. With a lot of variety. Enjoy,
I really like Cedar Sanderson’s books. They are just a little different and engaging. With a lot of variety. Enjoy,
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