A review: The Sheriff of Yrnameer

by Michael Rubens

This book is a rarity: a funny Sci-Fi book.  I don't think I've read one since Douglas Adams died.  The protagonist in this novel is Cole, a likable rogue who is frequently on the verge of getting murdered in a horrible way.  The character trying hardest is Kenneth, a friendly, very large insectoid.  Cole has welshed on repaying Kenneth a few times and Kenneth plans on getting even by implanting fifty thousand eggs in Cole's brain via one of his eyes.  When they hatch, the...