![]() Or on any nameless planet we do not know or care about. “Colonel Bishop is not taking you away from your family. “Gaston,” he used the guy’s first name to establish rapport. “You are taking me away from my wife and child,” he glared at me.īefore I could respond, Commandant Fabron intervened. ![]() I truly felt sorry for that guy, and nothing I said could console him. The other guy had married a woman on Paradise, and she was due to have their baby in two months. One of them had a girlfriend on Paradise. The remaining two were very much not happy about essentially being kidnapped. ![]() They figured there was more to the story than what we initially told them, and didn’t believe that humans had been flying around the galaxy causing havoc on our own. Four others had mixed feelings about being Shanghaied. ![]() None of the twelve had significant long-term ties to Paradise, and were eager to see their friends and family on Earth. He again proves he can skillfully deliver snarky, “American” humor while making the end of the world as we know no laughing matter.Of the eighteen humans we took from the Dodo, twelve were immediately enthusiastic about joining the Merry Band of Pirates. Bray, narrate Columbus Day was a stroke of genius. As we quickly learn, we made the wrong move. We else were we to do but pick the side of the guys who saved us. We thought we were saved when the Kristang flew in and attacked the Ruhar. The Ruhar attacks the world on, you guessed it, Columbus Day. Reading the humorous description of the first book in Craig Alanson’s Expeditionary Force series, Columbus Day, I knew I had to read it and wondered why I had not read it before now. Without the levity, all three would be boring and forgotten works left in a drawer somewhere. ![]() The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, The Martian by Andy Weir, and the movie Independence Day all have one important aspect in common – humor. The opinions are entirely my own, and any quotes are taken from the ARC and may be different in the final published copy. I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review. ![]()
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