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Review by Nigel (310301) Rating (8/10) Review
by Nigel We first meet the main character of this story, Eddie O'Hare, in desperate straits trying to win back mob money lost by his computer... one minute it was there, snug in the bank, next the account reads zero and it's Eddie's neck on the line. He is all set to give in and end his life before someone does it in a less humane manner when, by swapping places with a social scientist, he ends up with a one way ticket on a generation Starship. Thinking he is safe he tries to play the part of his new identity, until... I can't really tell you any more without giving too much away. Suffice to say the start is funny but it gets down right hilarious after Eddie loses his body! The waking up scene is fantastic and will have you in stitches. A very good second novel (if you don't include the joint ones with Doug Naylor) and one that moves Rob Grant away from Red Dwarf, although you will sometimes recognise a 'Dwarfism'. Highly
recommeneded and not a scutter in sight! |
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