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Bill the Galactic Hero [Hardcover]


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4.0 out of 5 stars Made Me Laugh Nov 9 2003
By R. Wallace
Format:Hardcover
It's very rare for me to read a novel (especialy an SF novel) that can make me laugh out loud, but this one made me, several times. It's about a lunkhead named Bill, kidnapped and pressed
into the military, who encounters bad luck after bad luck, all the while trying desperately to maintain his cheerfulness, indeed his humanity. Harrison tweaks a lot of people in this book--Heinlein's gobbledygook in _Starship Troopers,_ Asimov's Trantor in _Foundation Trilogy_ (who takes out the garbage on a planet completely covered in buildings, with a hundred billion or so people?). This is a funny book, half humor, half
horror, and might be just Harrison's best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Roaring satire of Military S.F. Feb 18 2002
By Ventura Angelo
Format:Hardcover
This is one of the unacknowleged treasures of Science-Fiction. It's funny, biting, and to the point .It's crisp satire who dared touch sacred icons of Science Fiction like Asimov's Foundations (The planet in the central episode is clearly Trantor)and Heinlein's Starship Troopers. A little gem.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put It Down Nov 15 2001
By "rjc_junk"
Format:Hardcover
I haven't read a book such as this in many years. You felt sad for Bill the way he was enlisted in the army. Harry Harrison kept Bill's adventure always interesting and exciting. Never a dull moment. What amazes me the most is Harry Harrison in-depth understanding of the military. This story is a must read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A really fun read
I stumbled across this book kind of by accident, and it turned out to be a really fun read. The tone is quite light hearted, but with a slightly cynical social commentary and my... Read more
Published on April 7 2011 by Colin Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars Bitingly funny Sci-Fi Classic grows more relevant each year.
You don't have to be a science fiction fan to like this book. There are no long, technical discussions of imaginary future technologies nor does the human race become different... Read more
Published on May 21 2004 by Mark E. Baxter
4.0 out of 5 stars Terry Pratchett fans - this is the beginning
I went to a Terry Pratchett book signing, and during the Q & A he mentioned that reading Bill The Galactic Hero forever altered the way he looked at fiction. Read more
Published on April 4 2004 by kresnels
1.0 out of 5 stars Silly and dull
This is a silly book, without a plot and with carboard characters. The autor tries, without success, to satirize the millitary. Read more
Published on Feb 14 2004 by Green_goblin
1.0 out of 5 stars I don't get it
I appreciate that it is a parody, and it was really silly, but I had hoped for a character that wasn't so shallowly written even so. Maybe something similar to Steel Rat. Read more
Published on Oct 15 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars A classic send-off of a classic
This is a classic (originally published about thirty years ago) parody of RAH's "Starship Troopers". Read more
Published on Jun 4 2001 by Riccardo Schiaffino
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