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God Emperor Of Didcot (2009)

by Toby Frost(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1905802242 (ISBN13: 9781905802241)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Myrmidon Books

series

Chronicles of Isambard Smith

review 1: Isambard Smith, captain of the space hunk-of-junk (sorry, ship) John Pym is back, with his crew: Polly Carveth (simulant pilot,) Suruk the Slayer (an M'lak), Rhianna (weird Edenite hippy) and Gerald (ship's hamster). Unfortunately for them, the human-eating Ghasts (think 6-foot red ants) are back too, and they've set up a tame Edenite as the Hyrax, the planet's new leader. They want to take over Urn (Didcot 4) and destroy the British tea supplies as a precursor to taking over the galaxy. Escaping their clutches on Urn, the crew visit Didcot 6, new home of the M'lak race, including Suruk's clan. But sadly they have embraced the new wave life style, drink rose wine, and have settled down to become accountants, architects, lawyers and (presumably) hairdressers and telepho... morene saniltisers. Could they resume their old fighting ways and help Smith & Co. escape the Yull lemming-men, the Edenites and the Ghasts, and so save the galaxy? Do I even need to ask? More important, will Isambard escape Rhianna's advances, which make him go "soft on the inside and quite the reverse on the outside"? And will Polly get laid, or whatever it is that sex toys do? Another good helping of tongue-in-cheek space opera, with lots of nods to books and films, and even the occasional LOL. Smith is improving, and writes quite a good battle, with at least one more in the offing. 7/10 (November 2012)
review 2: Isambard Smith and his crew once again are up against the Ghast, the Edenites and a few fanatical Zealots who take over the world of Urn, the empire's greatest source of Tea, yes Tea, the direct reason for the Empire's Moral Fiber. I cannot begin to tell you how bizarre this series is. I recommend it to any person who finds british imperialism even remotely funny, let alone giant ants, over the top religious nuts and hippy tree hugging pacifists. Need I say more? less

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