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The Uranus Trilogy #1
Beyond Uranus
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Beyond Uranus is the first of a trilogy of four or more books telling the ripping space yarns and illuminating times of an always late to work teacher and heroic on-line gamer.
The wrong kind of life, in the wrong kind of job, leads Roy to emotionally subsist on lager, pizza and on-line gaming. A fantastical opportunity presents him with a chance to boldly go, where others have trod before. Joining the crew of a mysterious Earth Station, Roy becomes a space pilot working for the galactic ‘UN’ shielding the Earth from an inappropriate first contact.
With a group of friends and an extraordinary personal computer he explores forbidden areas of the Station and excessively discovers that an alcohol ban doesn’t cover the whole of it. Meanwhile, rogue pilot Dr. John D’Eath has iniquitous plans to kill Roy but is thrown off the station when his plot to frame him for an attack backfires. And Roy finds the love of his life when he meets a beautiful red-head and loves the tinge of ginge in her.
One day Roy attempts to shunt a mysterious freighter away from Earth and his indestructible ship is promptly destroyed, with himself being captured. Rescue comes from the person he least expects, which leads to him discover some shocking, hidden truths.
Some 85,000 words help tell this humorous tale, peppered with bar-room philosophy and sprinkled with adult language.
Beyond Uranus is the first of a trilogy of four or more books telling the ripping space yarns and illuminating times of an always late to work teacher and heroic on-line gamer.
The wrong kind of life, in the wrong kind of job, leads Roy to emotionally subsist on lager, pizza and on-line gaming. A fantastical opportunity presents him with a chance to boldly go, where others have trod before. Joining the crew of a mysterious Earth Station, Roy becomes a space pilot working for the galactic ‘UN’ shielding the Earth from an inappropriate first contact.
With a group of friends and an extraordinary personal computer he explores forbidden areas of the Station and excessively discovers that an alcohol ban doesn’t cover the whole of it. Meanwhile, rogue pilot Dr. John D’Eath has iniquitous plans to kill Roy but is thrown off the station when his plot to frame him for an attack backfires. And Roy finds the love of his life when he meets a beautiful red-head and loves the tinge of ginge in her.
One day Roy attempts to shunt a mysterious freighter away from Earth and his indestructible ship is promptly destroyed, with himself being captured. Rescue comes from the person he least expects, which leads to him discover some shocking, hidden truths.
Some 85,000 words help tell this humorous tale, peppered with bar-room philosophy and sprinkled with adult language.
- GenresScience Fiction
207 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 20, 2012
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February 21, 2017
I liked this book very much. Easy reading. A little bit of normal, common life in a sci-fi setting. The main general theme is actually something which could be an actual situation. The book has some humor in it, but I would not call it a full-blown humor novel. Definitely going to read the sequels, before turning back to some hard sci-fi or space opera story thing again (I put the Dune books finally on my radar...).
August 24, 2013
Between this and Red Dwarf, we Brits are getting a reputation for sex-obsessed alcoholics. :-)
The book itself is hilarious, and with more than a dose of realism. Some of the humour is inspired, and resonates strongly with the reader. The only real downsides are that at times it can go a bit too Red Dwarf/Men behaving badly, degrading the story element as a cheap vehicle for a stream of cheap gags.
However, there's not many books where I actually hand it over to the wife so she can read a section, which puts Bruce up there with Pratchett for his comedic prose.
A good, modern sci-fi tale.
The book itself is hilarious, and with more than a dose of realism. Some of the humour is inspired, and resonates strongly with the reader. The only real downsides are that at times it can go a bit too Red Dwarf/Men behaving badly, degrading the story element as a cheap vehicle for a stream of cheap gags.
However, there's not many books where I actually hand it over to the wife so she can read a section, which puts Bruce up there with Pratchett for his comedic prose.
A good, modern sci-fi tale.
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