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Bezig met laden... Battle Beyond the Dolestars (Battlestar Suburbia) (editie 2019)door Chris McCrudden (Auteur)
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Can sentient breadmaker Pam save the solar system and defeat the evil Sonny Erikzon? Time for the Machine Republic to Kurl Up and Dye. It's a year since the Battlestar Suburbia broke free from Earth and the human rebellion is hiding out in the asteroid belt. Admiral Janice has given Darren, now the reluctant captain of the teenage starship Polari, a critical mission, to open up a path back to Earth by bombing the Martian Gap Services. But when Darren and his crew are chased deep into the solar system, Janice has only one hope left, back on Earth. Here, sentient breadmaker Pamasonic Teffal is resisting the human-machine war the best way she knows how: by running for office. Until a distress signal from Janice persuades her to get her turbo-charged alter ego Pam Van Damme out of mothballs, that is... Can Pam save the solar system and rescue Kelly from the clutches of her nemesis, Sonny Erikzon? Find out in another anarchic comic adventure from Chris McCrudden. AUTHOR: Chris McCrudden was born in South Shields (no, he doesn't know Cheryl) and has been, at various points in his life, a butcher's boy, a burlesque dancer and a hand model for a giant V for Victory sign on Canary Wharf. He now lives in London and, when not writing books, works in PR, so in many ways you could describe his life as a full-time fiction. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This book was really fun to read! An adventure across space and the internet, and the story of a war between the ruling robots and the human rebels. The writing had a little bit of a Douglas Adams-esque feel, and was filled with pop culture references. I'm sure I didn't pick up on all of them, but I did spot quite a few! My favourite was the Alien reference. I love a good Alien reference.
The story is very surreal, and it did take me a few chapters to get into it, but then the flow of the story picked up, I got to know the characters better, and I was hooked. There are some really clever ideas. I particularly liked visiting the internet as a tourist destination, and memes getting physical bodies. And somehow the author actually managed to get me to care about breadmakers, motorbikes and printers. The characters are great, although it was quite hard to actually picture the robots at times. I couldn't work out where the legs and arms were. I think Pam was my favourite character overall, she's very multifaceted!
The plot was fun, the characters engaging, and the ending satisfying. I haven't read the first book (although now I want to!) and I didn't feel like I was missing anything from the story, so don't worry if you haven't read the first book. ( )