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The Day of the Boomer Dukes by Frederik Pohl

The Day of the Boomer Dukes

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Frederik Pohl

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · March 10, 2016

A delightful time travel romp.

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Who it’s for
A playful classic that leans into sci-fi’s trickier pleasures without taking itself too seriously.
Genres
Time Travel Fiction, Funny Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi Crime
Published
Start Publishing LLC, March 10, 2016

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About this book

A delightful time travel romp. What happens when a bored criminal from the future returns to a more exciting time in the past? Foraminifera 9-Hart Bailey's Beam is about to find out. He's gathered a cache of high-tech weapons to take back in time with him, with the intention of teaming up with the legendary New York Mafia. Upon arriving in our time he meets a street gang named The Boomer Dukes and he asks them to "take me to your Mafia." From there nothing goes as planned.

Playful Classic

A playful classic that leans into sci-fi’s trickier pleasures without taking itself too seriously.

Come here for

  • playful classic sci-fi energy
  • a quick, layered dip between bigger reads

Expect

  • time-travel and space-faring signals
  • light, staged, easy-to-pick-up reading

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Crime86%
Funny Sci-Fi58%
Time Travel Fiction54%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
  • Time Travel Fiction
Authors
Frederik Pohl
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 10, 2016
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure