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Green Light Delivery (The Webrid Chronicles)
by
Anne E. Johnson (Goodreads Author)
Webrid is a carter, like his mother and grandfather before him. It’s not glamorous work, but it mostly pays the bills, and it gives him time to ogle the sexy women on the streets of Bexilla’s capital. Mostly, he buys and sells small goods and does the occasional transport run for a client.
Then he gets mugged by a robot.
Now, with a strange green laser implanted in his skull...more
Then he gets mugged by a robot.
Now, with a strange green laser implanted in his skull...more
Paperback, 282 pages
Published
June 2012
by Candlemark & Gleam
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Ganpril Webrid is an improbable hero, easily distracted by food, alcohol, females, and his own erratic thought processes, but he’s got street smarts and professional pride. When an unknown client virtually compels Webrid to make the most important delivery of his career, he embraces his interplanetary mission—and immediately gets into trouble. "Green Light Delivery" chronicles Webrid’s continuing misadventures as he and a growing crew of allies travel from Bexilla to Cheed, beset by enemies on a...more
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Book Abandoned
Stopping Point: 25%
Reason for abandonment: The book flat out wasn’t working for me.
Aliens in name only; despite describing how different they all looked the aliens were completely human, right down to using English acronyms like SOB when cussing.
The plot was very disjointed; the main character was bounced all over the place and escaped from the most inept captives possible a couple of times.
Main character was unlikeable; he was either lusting after every female...more
Book Abandoned
Stopping Point: 25%
Reason for abandonment: The book flat out wasn’t working for me.
Aliens in name only; despite describing how different they all looked the aliens were completely human, right down to using English acronyms like SOB when cussing.
The plot was very disjointed; the main character was bounced all over the place and escaped from the most inept captives possible a couple of times.
Main character was unlikeable; he was either lusting after every female...more
I love this book -- it takes the reluctant hero trope, drops it into alien worlds with alien ... aliens, and adds a little extra "I just want to go *home*, universe be damned!" Shaken, not stirred.
Webrid is such a believable every-critter, endearingly cranky, not unlike some endearingly grouchy people in my own real life. His friends (well, the plural comes later into the narrative) are just as well-written, reacting with exasperation and/or providing butt-kicking where needed.
Webrid is such a believable every-critter, endearingly cranky, not unlike some endearingly grouchy people in my own real life. His friends (well, the plural comes later into the narrative) are just as well-written, reacting with exasperation and/or providing butt-kicking where needed.
I really enjoyed Ganpril Webrid’s adventure – when a green laser is implanted in his forehead, humble carter Webrid goes on a journey from his home on Bexilla to the planet Cheed, with several strange and unusual friends of different races, to fulfill what he sees as his contract to cart the laser to its destination. Along the way, their lives are threatened several times by various baddies, but they manage to escape to continue on their journey. The story finally comes to a rousing conclusion w...more
Aug 17, 2012
Theresa
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone
Recommended to Theresa by:
goodreads
I won Green Light Delivery by Anne E. Johnson in a giveaway for free on Goodreads First/Reads. I was not too sure I would like this book, but I found myself captured right away with these creatures descriptions from the very beginning. I rated the book five stars~ I found myself wanting to know more and more about Webrid's journey. In the end- I was happy with the book the ending was a bit different than I was expecting. It was light hearted~ I would recommend this book to everyone looking for a...more
I bought this book as my high school classmate is the author. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was very pleasantly surprised. The story was fun, well written and only mildly preachy. I really dug the fun "alien" characters and I could really envision the worlds in which the story was set. Great job, Anne! Glad to see a fellow BDHS grad doing something so awesome.
This is a fun and interesting book to read! The main character, Webrid, is an ordinary guy on a planet in an alternate universe. He is going about his business, and a green laser is implanted in this forehead by a robot! He doewsn't know what it is or why this has happened to him. He soon realizes that this laser is of value to someone because various people are trying to do him harm to get hit. His friends help him through danger, interplanetary travel, and the solving of the mystery -- who is...more
Jun 21, 2012
MB
marked it as to-read
Recommended to MB by:
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/06/20/the-big-idea-anne-e-johnson/
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Anne E. Johnson is the author of three novels:
- Tween paranormal mystery EBENEZER'S LOCKER (MuseItUp)
- Noir sci fi GREEN LIGHT DELIVERY (Candlemark & Gleam)
- Tween medieval mystery TROUBLE AT THE SCRIPTORIUM (Royal Fireworks)
Drawing on her eclectic background, which includes degrees in classical languages and musicology, Anne E. Johnson has published in a wide variety of topics and genres. She...more
More about Anne E. Johnson...
- Tween paranormal mystery EBENEZER'S LOCKER (MuseItUp)
- Noir sci fi GREEN LIGHT DELIVERY (Candlemark & Gleam)
- Tween medieval mystery TROUBLE AT THE SCRIPTORIUM (Royal Fireworks)
Drawing on her eclectic background, which includes degrees in classical languages and musicology, Anne E. Johnson has published in a wide variety of topics and genres. She...more
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