Space Captain Smith

305 pages

English language

Published May 10, 2008 by Myrmidon.

ISBN:
978-1-905802-13-5
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5 stars (1 review)

In the 25th Century the British Space Empire faces the gathering menace of the evil ant-soldiers of the Ghast Empire hive, hell-bent on galactic domination and the extermination of all humanoid life. Isambard Smith is the square-jawed, courageous, and somewhat asinine new commander of the battle damaged light freighter John Pym, destined to take on the alien threat because nobody else is available. Together with his bold crew—a skull-collecting alien lunatic, an android pilot who is actually a fugitive sex toy, and a hamster called Gerald—he must collect new-age herbalist Rhianna Mitchell from the laid back New Francisco orbiter and bring her back to safety in the Empire. Straightforward enough—except the Ghasts want her too. If he is to get back to Blighty alive, Smith must defeat void sharks, a universe-weary android assassin, and John Gilead, psychopathic naval officer from the fanatically religious Republic of New Eden before facing his …

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5 stars

Comical steampunk space opera, this tale of Isambard Smith, scion of the British Empire, and his crew - an escaped sex toy and a head-collecting alien warrior - is far and away the funniest book I've read this year.

Parodies can often fall flat but, in this case, Toby Frost clearly knows and enjoys the genres he's poking fun at. So, even though the jokes come thick and fast - and are often laugh out loud funny - there is also a pretty solid plot underneath it all.

The heroes are also a well-rounded and likeable bunch and the villains - well, they're villains and all hysterically over the top.

The book is funny, smart, gripping and funny and packed with memorable moments. I'm looking forward to reading the sequel already.

Subjects

  • Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
  • Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction