Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940011484612 |
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| Publisher: | Simon Haynes |
| Publication date: | 08/19/2011 |
| Series: | Hal Spacejock , #1 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | NOOK Book |
| Sales rank: | 208,622 |
| File size: | 451 KB |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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A Robot Named Clunk (Book 1 in the Hal Spacejock series)
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I had no idea what to expect. Simon Haynes is an author and software developer from Australia. Beyond the Spacejock books he created a program for writers called yWriter5 which is actually an amazingly good piece of software. Even better it's free. In fact all the software at his website is free. So check it out. Now about the book.
Think Keith Laumer's Retief series with a bit of Indiana Jones thrown. Then make him their slightly incompetent cousin. That's Hal Spacejock. And the book was great fun. With a beat up out dated robot and a long suffering navigation computer (both of whom are brighter than he is) Hal rocks his way through some adventures that will keep you reading right through to the end. Even better it's the first book in a series. Looking for some fun and funny science fiction? Check out Hal Spacejock.
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This book was very funny, and though predictable in the end (sorry, hope I didn't ruin it for you), the story getting there was Hilarious!
Like they say, it's not the destination, the important part is the journey you take to get there. And BOY! was it a journey.
I can't wait to read the rest of the Spacejock books.
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Fun & Enjoyable
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I really enjoyed this book. There is a touch of Douglas Adams to the humor, but it's not a direct ripoff in any way. Also, it was a joy to finally find a free, self-published book that wasn't crying out desperately for an editor and proof-reader. I'll definitely be buying the other books in this series.
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Simon Haynes knocks one out of the space park! You will find yourself rooting for Hal and Clunk even as you laugh at their silly and inept antics.Hal is one of those guys that just always bounces back.
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Fast moving and exciting, loved it.
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I like science fiction stories with some humor in them
This is more like the three stooges in space. Too slapstick for me.
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Ok here is a warning. You WILL be reported if this role play keeps up. I will not stand this. This is for reveiwing books, not talking. And stop with the older kid stuff. Theres little kids who read this. Im not happy that this stuff is being said. I.WILL.REPORT.YOU
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Hated it. Was silly, not funny. Couldn't stand more than a few chapters.
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This book reads like it was written by a teenage writer wannabe. Very little was interesting and it is not worth reading all the way through.....
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Surely Hal runs into the Queechee sooner or later!
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I LOVED this series as it not only gave me sci=fi but made me laugh my butt off.
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Hal Spacejock is a down-on-his-luck starship pilot given a last chance to make enough money to pay off his creditors and keep his head attached to his shoulders. All he has to do is transport some cargo to another world (avoiding pesky things like customs agents). Which should be simple... but between dealing with cargo thieves, rogue robots, a snarky ship's computer, and his own less-than-stellar level of piloting competence, things get pretty complicated... and funny.
Simon Haynes' style is fast, breezy, and funny, and at its best when the characters are talking to, and often past, one another. True, there are bits that go on for too long, or seem like one convolution too far, but how much plausibility do you really want in a sci-fi space opera comedy? I enjoyed much about this book, and am looking forward to the sequels.
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Should have been titled clunk. Hal is written as an idiot
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quirky and clever--clunk forever!!!
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Best free book Ive read as of yet! Very well written, clever, funny, creative! This a fun and easy read. Cant wait to read the next one : )
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Um do you have any mares i can have..
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Call me hal barn is res 4 ull be staying in my house at res three
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Was a very funny book. Would read other books by this author.
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Great children's book
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Kinda reminded me of red dwarf
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