Covers the same time span as My Teacher Fried My Brians only now we find out what happened to Peter when he left for outer space. This does mean the book loops back to the ending of My Teacher Fried My Brians but, the loop is handled pretty well.

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The book does contain some good philosophy of about why humans are so messed up. Covers the same ground as Alan Dean Foster covered in many of his books. Of course Alan Dean Foster was writing for adults and is a sci-fi writer so the books are higher quality. My problem with this series is that although Coville has some good ideas they are not fresh to me. He also spoils the stories in going to far out there. Removal of a brain! Even Classic Trek couldn't pull that idea off. Then there are the creations of the aliens. It seems that Coville just decides what would sound weird and makes that an alien. Again I use to read sci-fi and I'm use to the idea that an alien should fit his/hers function and personality. For example Alan Dean Foster created a cat like alien to be his second best warrior. A blob like alien who didn't think of indivduality was the enemy. Along with meaningless aliens is that the devices they use are more fantasy creations that scientific. Beside the main idea the humans are strange creatures and need to get it together everything else in the series is what I refer to as junk sci-fi -a fantasy trying to pretend it is a sci-fi and becoming neither. HG Wells is the only who could manage this idea well I think.

A fun read but, one I wouldn't recommend for sci-fi book reports not that there is a lot out there. Need more HM Hoover. Coville it seems should stick to fantasy.