Galactically Speaking [Paperback]

Fred Klingenhagen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2001

Leddie Fennhadden witnesses the crash of an alien space craft out in the Florida boondocks. She manages to salvage the ship and rescue the pilot, whom she renames "Nick". When they learn Nick has been charged with murder by the Galactic Association, they must embark on an interstellar odyssey to save him from immediate vaporization. While Nick stands trial, Leddie dons her anti-gravity gumshoes and uncovers a galaxy-shattering conspiracy that is the key to solving the murder. GALACTICALLY SPEAKING is a light-speed comic adventure that takes a whimsical peek at alien civilizations and the wonders of galactic technology while casting a satirical glare at turn-of-the-millenium terrestrial society.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This was a rollicking good ride. From the first pages where I read that space aliens were listening to Chuck Berry, I realized that it wasn't going to be the run-of -the mill science fiction novel. I had a good time with this book. --Jeffrey Marks, author of "Intent to Sell", for Writer's Digest --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

The author was born in Pennsylvania but raised in the suburbs of New Jersey. A product of a primitive culture, he moved to Tallahassee and attended Florida State University after learning women compromised over 55% of the student population. He is a novelist, screenwriter and highly disturbed individual who now resides in Central Florida with his two advanced interstellar beings, Nikki and Mr. Marlowe.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Firstpublish.Inc (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929925670
• ISBN-13: 978-1929925674
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading! Thoroughly recommended!, April 8, 2002

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"richard_fuller" (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Galactically Speaking (Paperback)

On September 11, 2054 Ithran Nek-Hanan (aka Nick) of the planet Selrahc, crashed his space cruiser into a Florida field. In his new novel, Galactically Speaking, author Fred J. Klingenhagen tells the story of how and why Nek-Hanan was charged with Capital murder...and what Floridian Leddie Fenhadden learned about this extraterrestrial.

In a well-researched story and with a tongue-in-cheek writing style that is humorous as well as inventive, author Klingenhagen unfolds a story of life in the future, in the galaxies yet unknown to us, now. And, you will read, that life then is not altogether different from how we act, now.

Nick's mission to Earth is to determine whether the people of Earth are advanced enough to join the Galactic Association of Star Systems, ecologically, financially, socially and intellectually. And it's the Enforcement Department's mission to capture Nick and bring him back.

Thus the story unfolds, as do the wonderful characters that inhabit it, here and faraway. And these characters include the cats of Earth who are able to communicate with the extraterrestrials. That look of disdain you often see in a cat? Its real...they really do think of themselves as smarter than their human counterparts.

If you want to find out what happens in this page-turner, and how John F. Kennedy was involved (that's right, John F. Kennedy), read Galactically Speaking. In this reviewer's opinion, Fred Klingenhagen is the next Gene Roddenberry (but with a great sense of humor) and Galactically Speaking should be made into a major motion picture, its that good!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meow!, December 23, 2005

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Potter (France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Galactically Speaking (Paperback)

My cousin in America gave me this book for Christmas. I have to confess, I opened it early and read it already! I'm glad I did, because I am going to read it again before the holiday break is over! An intergalactic cat.. and it's not as preposterous as it sounds! I don't want to spoil anything in the plotline for you, but this is a funny read, and not just for sci-fi fans! (Or cat fans).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs Up (Hitchhiker's Reference... Get It?), October 1, 2005

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Tammy (New Brunswick, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Galactically Speaking (Paperback)

"Galatically Speaking" reminded me of "Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy." Not the recent movie (which wasn't that good), but the older TV series and even the funnier radio series on NPR.
It's a funny book.