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A review by wyrmbergmalcolm
Space Captain Smith by Toby Frost
5.0
Written very much in the vein of The Stainless Steel Rat but with an Imperial British rather than American flavour. Isambard Smith himself is written very much tongue-in-cheek as a stright-laced Imperial Officer (albeit not very good one) with the attitude and sensibilities from the heights (and depths) of the British Empire of old complete with the sexism and racism that comes with the territory.
The story was an enjoyable adventure, however it was the collection of parodies, satire and laugh-out-loud moments that made it from me. His best friend is a parody of the Yautja (from the Predator films), his crew and ship had a strong Firefly vibe to it and the humour was very much in the vein of Red Dwarf, Douglas Adams and Tom Sharpe (though not as crude).
Quintessentially British, so may not come across as well from foreign lands.
Need to read the rest of this series!
The story was an enjoyable adventure, however it was the collection of parodies, satire and laugh-out-loud moments that made it from me. His best friend is a parody of the Yautja (from the Predator films), his crew and ship had a strong Firefly vibe to it and the humour was very much in the vein of Red Dwarf, Douglas Adams and Tom Sharpe (though not as crude).
Quintessentially British, so may not come across as well from foreign lands.
Need to read the rest of this series!