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No Phule Like an Old Phule (Phule's Company #5)
Phule gets on the wrong side of celebrity canine Barky the Environmental Dog by hosting a group of big game hunters who think they can bag a dinosaur on Zenobia. Needless to say, dinosaurs are not a native species. But cold, hard facts never stopped a Phule. And neither will Barky's cold, wet nose.
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
March 30th 2004
by Ace
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Willard Phule a/k/a Captain Jester and the men and women of Omega Company are back for another misadventure. I feel I need to disclose up front that I have not read any of the other books in the Phule series (the DC Public Library didn’t have them and I was too cheap to buy them solely for the purpose of writing this review). Therefore, I am not able to say whether this book is better or worse than the others in the series.
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Genre: humorous science fiction
This has none of the charm (or even the plot!) of _Phule’s Company_ and _Phule’s Paradise_. In fact, while it features characters with the same names, they don’t seem to behave in the same way. In fact, the series protagonist (Williard Phule, a.k.a. Captain Jester) barely does _anything_ throughout the course of the book; his problems are trivial, and the solutions rather mysteriously accomplished. The book is split among 4 stories that barely seem to intersect eit ...more
This has none of the charm (or even the plot!) of _Phule’s Company_ and _Phule’s Paradise_. In fact, while it features characters with the same names, they don’t seem to behave in the same way. In fact, the series protagonist (Williard Phule, a.k.a. Captain Jester) barely does _anything_ throughout the course of the book; his problems are trivial, and the solutions rather mysteriously accomplished. The book is split among 4 stories that barely seem to intersect eit ...more
Jan 09, 2008
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Recommends it for:
People needing some light reading to lift their spirits.
This is mind-candy Sci-Fi at it's best. It's comedy and farce that's right up there with Ron Goulart or Mack Reynolds. I've read all the books in the series so far (and I have one more new one to devour) and I've yet to be disappointed - though this one comes alarmingly close.
It's the fifth book in the series and the second or third that Asprin's written with Peter Heck. I think I liked them better when Asprin was writing alone as the endings were a little more logical and humorous (in a wink-wi ...more
It's the fifth book in the series and the second or third that Asprin's written with Peter Heck. I think I liked them better when Asprin was writing alone as the endings were a little more logical and humorous (in a wink-wi ...more
This is the fifth in the Phule series, I believe, and I was a bit disappointed. The first 2 or 3 books were incredibly funny and clever and left me anxiously waiting for each new volume. In the earlier books, the main character, Captain Jester, displays just enough seriousness to balance the wackiness of the other characters and moves through the story with focus and drive to succeed again all odds. In the later books, and especially this one, he seems more of a goofball who has gotten where he
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Aug 09, 2008
_inbetween_
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While trying to swap the MYTH series, I still decided I wanted to read the fifth (and due to Asprin's death the last, I think) book in the Phule series - I had always found it more satisfying and remembered how the first two books had managed to surprise pleasantly with its band of misfits succeeding. Well, the book didn't floor me, didn't even make me guffaw (esp. in sight of Mahatma and Qual, which remind us of past twists, the figure of Thumper might actually have failed dismally, not sure if
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Once again good fun but not quite up to the previous books, probably because Phule and Beeker aren't really the main characters and Phule doesn't take the upper hand in most of the problems and subsequent resolutions. Also Phule, Sr. doesn't come across as the savvy businessman he is supposed to be. I enjoyed Lola and Ernie and their unexpected good fortune, Qual and his sklern, and Thumper, the Lepoid, was a particular favorite. I was disappointed that he didn't get more time at the end. As in
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Definitely not as good as the previous ones in this series. The AEIOU is after the Legion now, some environmental group with a down on the military. A group of big game hunters are convinced that Zenobia is the next big hunting ground. A strange new recruit shows up for Omega Company. And worst of all, Captain Jesters (aka the Phule of the title) has an unexpected visit from his father.
Too many new characters, too much going on, not enough of a real story or any tension to build on. The big game ...more
Too many new characters, too much going on, not enough of a real story or any tension to build on. The big game ...more
The theme for May's sci-fi selection on the Goodreads book club is spoof. Someone mistakenly suggested Robert Asprin's Myth series, which is fantasy, so I countered with the first volume of this series, Phule's Company, since it's actually legitimately sci-fi. (This is an annoyingly common occurence in the book club suggestion threads.) While in the bookstore, I saw that there were two new ones that I hadn't read yet, so I got them in anticipation. Of course, my suggestion didn't win, but I read
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I thought about stopping reading this series after the last one, and maybe I really should have. For all its faults, what the series had going for it was a sense of fun and wish fulfillment. Both of those were missing here, and on top of that most of the characters were quite bland, almost unrecognisable. Not a lot to recommend it.
disappointing, not because it was not enjoyable but because i grew to expect so much from this series and this novel fell short. i can't even point out exactly what it was that was wrong with the book. all the right elements were present but they didn't seem to fit. there is one more in the series and i hold out hopes that it will recover what ever it was that this one lost.
Robert Asprin's Phule's Company series is pure entertainment. There are no groundbreaking ideas typical of 'hard' science fiction. Instead be prepared for a page-turning, rollicking, tongue-in-cheek story of military bureaucracy on a far-off planet.
I started reading Aspin's fantasy comedy series and was surprised to find he had branched out into SiFi. I wasn't disappointed in the least. Still a laugh all the way through the book no matter what area he writes in. Highly recommended
We own the whole series; this is # 5. I loved the 1st one (Phule's company). The rest are good, fun, "punny" science fiction.
I would definately read the 1st Phule's Company...the rest are good, but go down hill from there.
I would definately read the 1st Phule's Company...the rest are good, but go down hill from there.
I love the entertainment value of this series. No huge development of characters, nor is there anything earth-shattering, but Asprin and Heck do tell an entertaining story. Sometimes they seem a bit contrived and have to tie it all together at the end, but I enjoyed this series.
Library checked out 30 Jun - started 3 Jul; finished 5 Jul 2008
The conceit is getting a bit tired... Asprin tackles environmentalism and hunting in the same book & it makes for a muddled story. Thumper has the potential to be an interesting character, but not yet.
The conceit is getting a bit tired... Asprin tackles environmentalism and hunting in the same book & it makes for a muddled story. Thumper has the potential to be an interesting character, but not yet.
Fun book in the lines of the MYTH series, but with the sci-fi angle instead of the fantasy. Good stuff. Need to background of the prior books, though.
Not good as a stand alone, I've read the 1st 2 so I had a clue but if this is the 1st Phule you read you are going to be lost. Like the humor. Well written.
Funny, sweet, an always enjoyable easy read. Robert Asprin's Phule series remains a shining star in the goofy sci fi genre, right up there with Douglas Adams work, and Doctor Who.
It's a fascinating train wreck to see how badly distorted the characters of Phule's Company have become.
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Robert (Lynn) Asprin was born in 1946. While he wrote some stand alone novels such as Cold Cash War, Tambu and The Bug Wars and also the Duncan and Mallory Illustrated stories, Bob is best known for his series fantasy, such as the Myth Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve, the Phule’s Company novels and the Time Scout novels written with Linda Evans. He also edited the groundbreaking Thieves’ World antho
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