Satellite Night News

Satellite Night News Series #1

by Jack Hopkins

In the overcrowded solar system of the twenty-third century, Satellite News Channel will do anything to outscoop the fierce competition, especially with one of the biggest stories of the century brewing: the threat of interplanetary war.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1993

About the author

Jack Hopkins is a pseudonym of Nick Pollotta.

Reviews

[Maeve from World's End · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book (and the other two) ages ago. I've re-read it a few times because it's just so funny. Why it hasn't been made into a movie or better yet a tv series is beyond me.

I saw it on my shelf this morning and checked Amazon to see if it's been turned into an ebook, but alas, it hasn't.

Imagine Murphy Brown set in space, a big badger-like alien who gets drunk on caffeine, add some Monty Python-esque situations and some Whedon-esque style dialogue and you've got an idea of how much fun these books are.

The first one has a ridiculous plot of interplanetary war and how this news team digs up the real story behind it.

[Erin Germain · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this years ago when it first came out. Somewhere along the line, what with various moves, I lost my copy. Not only was I able to track it down again, but also the two other books in the trilogy. Color me happy!

The story takes place in the 23rd century and follows the exploits and investigations of SNT (Satellite News Team) as they try to get to the bottom of what has started an interplanetary war.