The Green Odyssey
Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · March 10, 2016
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- Who it’s for
- A lively blend of fantasy, science, and humor, with adventure at full tilt.
- Genres
- Space Opera, Funny Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi Adventure
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, March 10, 2016
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The Green Odyssey' is an uproarious, hell-bent adventure story, combining fantasy, imagination and science, with a liberal dash of humor. It is in the best tradition of adventure science fiction, a swashbuckling tale of a resourceful spaceman who is, however, uneasily aware that he may have been miscast. Fortunately, he has the assistance of a large, gorgeous, energetic and adoring female who is supremely confident of his ability to handle all comers. With her help, that is.
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Alan Green was not exactly a hero. In fact he liked peace just as well as the next man. Not that he was really afraid of that crazy, hot-blooded hound-dog Alzo, or even of the hound's gorgeous owner, the Duchess Zuni-who was also hot-blooded (to say nothing of the Duke). After all, these things were understood on this backward, violent planet, and a man could manage, provided he was alert twenty-four hours a day.
Comic Space Adventure
A lively blend of fantasy, science, and humor, with adventure at full tilt.
Come here for
- Swashbuckling science fiction with a comic streak
- A spaceman who isn’t entirely sure he’s cut out for heroics
Expect
- A resourceful, reluctant hero in a violent world
- Playful energy and old-school adventure swagger
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi Adventure | 53% |
|---|---|
| Space Opera | 53% |
| Funny Sci-Fi | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sci-Fi Adventure
- Hard Sci-Fi
- Space Opera
- Authors
- Philip José Farmer
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- March 10, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Sci-Fi Adventure