ISBN: 1466822732 9781466822733

Category: Fiction / Science Fiction / Military

Page count: 176

<b>“The funniest science fiction book ever written” is a space military parody about a hapless soldier from a Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee (Terry Pratchett, <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling author of the Discworld novels).</b><br><br>It was the highest honour to defend the Empire against the dreaded Chingers, an enemy race of seven-foot-tall lizards. But Bill, a Technical Fertilizer Operator from a planet of farmers, wasn’t interested in honour—he was only interested in two things: his chosen career, and the shapely curves of Inga-Maria Calyphigia.<br><br>Then a recruiting robot shanghaied him with knockout drops, and he came to in deep space, aboard the Empire warship Christine Keeler. And from there, things got even worse . . .<br><br><b>Praise for Harry Harrison</b><br><br>“A perfectly grand storyteller.” —David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of <i>Star Tide Rising</i><br><br>“Few commercial writers are more deserving of their popularity than Harrison, a fine writer who occasionally reaches brilliant heights.” —<i>Publishers Weekly</i>