It's the age-old tale of boy meets alien abductor. Boy meets stun-gun. Boy learns he's the only one who can save the Earth from Extreme World Makeover by interstellar landlords. Yeah: he thinks it's a bit much, too. Like everyone else on his planet, Bertram Ludlow hasn't paid much attention to fluctuations in the intergalactic real estate market. But as a cognitive psychology grad student, he has given some thought to what a complete mental breakdown looks like. And this is pretty close. Now he's discovering space is a mad and mind-boggling place where interspecies communication rests on the power of a gumball. Where androids demand better work/life balance. Where crime is Art, technology still has its bugs, and lasers don't actually go "pyew-pyew." It's also surprisingly easy to get on the Universe's Most Wanted list. So with the weight of the world on his shoulders and the cosmic law on his tail, can Bertram outrun, outwit and out-bid to save the Earthling squatters from one spaced-out redevelopment plan?
There Goes the Galaxy
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Jenn Thorson is an author, marketing writer, and a compulsive weaver of fictions in the car, shower and other places she normally can’t find a pen. Her stories have been published in the Humor Press, the journal for the Lewis Carroll Society of North America, and Romantic Homes magazine.
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By Ross
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A very good read, thoroughly enjoyable. Would love to see further adventures of Bertram, and further exploration of the GCU.
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Well paced book with lots of imagination and a good sense of humour. The author's style reminded me somewhat of Douglas Adams and although I think Douglas Adams was definite the better writer, There Goes the Galaxy is very entertaining throughout and kept me interested right to the end - which was very abrupt indeed, no doubt so as to leave room for a sequel, which I will look forward to reading in due course. If this is the standard he will maintain, then I very much hope the author will carry on writing for many years to come. A good job.
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By skd
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Not many books make me laugh aloud but this one did. Intelligently written, this is a fantastically amusing, clever, witty and astute piece of Sci Fi. It's impossible to put down and I can't wait for the next book.
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By Graham Guy
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It's not often that I pick up a book that I just can't put down, but this was definitely one of those times. From trying to hide the kindle in the middle of what I was *supposed* to be doing to just plain going and hiding somewhere to read 'just the next bit' this book was unstoppable until the end. This is funny, crazy, geeky sci-fi at its best that kept me mashing the page-turn button time after time. If you loved The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy then you'll absolutely love this as well. Go, read it. Now.
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By C. Pitt
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There Goes the Galaxy
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I haven't read much in the sci fi genre before, but this definitely opened up a new intergalactic world for me. I love how the author takes some very clever swipes at the world of marketing and how 'celebrities' market themselves, with her own intergalactic twist. It is one of those books that becomes instantly quotable and you find yourself rereading parts because it makes you smile. It is a humorous tale that would not only appeal to sci fi fans, it would also appeal to those of us that dwell in the land of the uninet, erm I mean internet. Basically it is a great read and I am looking forward to the next instalment
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I haven't read much in the sci fi genre before, but this definitely opened up a new intergalactic world for me. I love how the author takes some very clever swipes at the world of marketing and how 'celebrities' market themselves, with her own intergalactic twist. It is one of those books that becomes instantly quotable and you find yourself rereading parts because it makes you smile. It is a humorous tale that would not only appeal to sci fi fans, it would also appeal to those of us that dwell in the land of the uninet, erm I mean internet. Basically it is a great read and I am looking forward to the next instalment
By Martin
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Pretty standard Sci Fi premise
Reasonably well written, but with no real brio or many good jokes
Wry rather than funny
At this price (77p) you can't complain but (occasional) flashes of wit make me think the author has a much better book still inside them
Reasonably well written, but with no real brio or many good jokes
Wry rather than funny
At this price (77p) you can't complain but (occasional) flashes of wit make me think the author has a much better book still inside them
By ron
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This is the first book i have read by this author and if this is the standard i will be reading more in the future. The ending of this book certainly leads to a follow up story with perhaps many more to come.
By EMW
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The most entertaining sci fi read since Douglas Adams and Harry Harrison. Follows the adventures of a kidnapped Tryfling (Human) as he journeys through space trying to find out why he has been kidnapped and what the thingy around his neck is.
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