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A review by tykewriter
Space Captain Smith by Toby Frost
4.0
A quickie review this, as I hasten to fill up my shelves with books I read a while back, but Space Captain Smith is an enjoyable romp, with it's tongue firmly in its cheek.
This is the British Empire as we've seen it before; an Empire of starships and colony worlds, with an unabashed steampunk chic that pokes some gentle fun at some old imperial tropes, as well as a host of popular science fiction movies of recent times.
It's up to Space Captain Smith and his motley band -- a sex-bot turned pilot, a refined but psycho alien predator -- to save the empire from a plot by the evil Ghasts.
With stiff upper lip and lashings of tea, Smith and crew embark on a thrilling, yet highly amusing, set of adventures. And when they are joined by the decidedly New Age Rhianna, there's a lot more than the stiff lip the Captain must contend with.
Toby Frost's novel is highly entertaining. The same can be said of the follow up novels too.
This is the British Empire as we've seen it before; an Empire of starships and colony worlds, with an unabashed steampunk chic that pokes some gentle fun at some old imperial tropes, as well as a host of popular science fiction movies of recent times.
It's up to Space Captain Smith and his motley band -- a sex-bot turned pilot, a refined but psycho alien predator -- to save the empire from a plot by the evil Ghasts.
With stiff upper lip and lashings of tea, Smith and crew embark on a thrilling, yet highly amusing, set of adventures. And when they are joined by the decidedly New Age Rhianna, there's a lot more than the stiff lip the Captain must contend with.
Toby Frost's novel is highly entertaining. The same can be said of the follow up novels too.