The Little Ship of Horrors

by Vee James

Beautiful. Magnificent. Indestructible. These are the plaudits given to the luxury space liner as it sets forth on its maiden voyage to distant vacation planets. Onboard, far below the decks of the rich and famous, is an unhappy, forlorn janitor named Chuck who mops and sweeps and dreams of one day becoming a captain and piloting a great spaceship such as this.

When a small rock of unknown origin jams up the ship’s disposal unit, the whole matter is blamed on Chuck. The rock turns out to be something much more and fills Chuck’s lonely life with purpose: for once someone needs him. But he soon realizes this purpose comes with a dreadful secret.

Can Chuck save the ship and everyone on it? Or will the expanding creature turn this stately space liner into its private lunchbox?

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Published January 11, 2020

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Reviews

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crazy, fascinating fun. Witty dialogue, fun story.

[Courtney Lake · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book as a Goodreads Giveaway.

I read this book, having only a superficial exposure to the "Little Shop of Horrors" which I am sure somewhat reduced my ability to catch all of the nuances of the story, but it did not affect my ability to enjoy it.

I am a huge fan of the spaceship drama genre. Anything that resembles a space opera I am totally down for giving it a shot.

This is such a fun little read. Its silly and light hearted but totally believable (in a sci-fi sense). I got a very Arthur Dent feeling off our hero, Chuck, a maligned average guy who the universe seems to be working against at every turn. But in a turn of events, he is given the opportunity to rise above mediocrity and he seizes it with both hands.

Plant is a well written lawful evil villain. He makes the very valid point about how it is just doing what is is meant to do, eat and grow and spread. It is not its fault that its prey is humans, and humans shouldn't be upset about it. We see a little bit of this same vein in Chucks interaction with the lift and its AI. The author does a good job of making you question humanities assumption of superiority.

Violet, the love interest botanist, is also a god character. She is smart and clever and quick on her feet, but also empathetic in a reasonable manner. She doesn't want to kill Plant, because she knows that Plant is doing what it wants. She comes up with a plan to control it so they can resolve the situation, without having to kill it. If only all humans could think her way, the universe would be a better place.

[Deedra · Rating 5 out of 5]

In space,Chuck is a janitor with big dreams.His day dreaming gets him into trouble at times.One day he slams into a newbie and knocks a potted plant over.He takes a wee piece and tends it,until it gets out of hand.This was a terrific twist on the familiar 'Little Shop' tale.I loved it!.Hannibal Hills was a brilliant narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

[Wemdu · Rating 3 out of 5]

[audiobook] Hannibal Hills (Narrator) 4 stars
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Think Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy or Red Dwarf crossed with the original Little Shop of Horrors story.

(received free copy) - but I would have used a real audible credit for this one.

[Mary Ann Seidman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, it was very amusing. It kind of reminded me of the old Dragnet series, the way the story was told. The characters were very likeable and easy to root for from start to finish. As far as I know there is no sequel, but if there was one I would read it.

[Britt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute retelling of a tale with some added quirks and humor.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a fan of the original Little Shop of Horrors, and this iteration is just as good. The dialogue is absolutely fantastic, and seeing Chuck turn from a meek janitor into a (somewhat) confident - well, I won't say what because that would be a spoiler, so we'll go with person - person is wonderful.

Chief Roswell is the perfect security officer/investigator for dealing with the situation - or, rather, for mucking up the situation while Chuck and Violet actually handle it.

And the transporter? It is just.... **chef's kiss**

All in all a wonderful read.

[Sharn · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Transporter is AWESOME!

Definitely a cute rendition on the romantic comedy horror story. Think some of my favorite parts is the banter between Chuck and the Transporter. 🤣 This was a fun read.

[Jamie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well I've never seen Little Shop of Horrors, and I found out at 92% that this is based off that, and this is supposed be campy and full of incompetent people. What a struggle. DNF. I wanted to finish but sunk cost fallacy

[Emma Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

A light hearted romp through space with a killer plant. If you like campy horror musicals, you'll love this.

[Vee James]

I don't rate or review my own books. This was certainly fun to write.