Phule's Errand (Phule's Company) [Paperback]

Robert Asprin (Author), Peter J. Heck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 25, 2006 | Series: Phule's Company (Book 6)

Phule is without a doubt the only captain in the Space Legion with his own butler, but Beeker has stuck with him through thick and thin. Which is why it’s incomprehensible to Phule why Beeker has run off-planet without a word—and with Omega Company’s lovely new medic.

Without his right-hand man, Phule has no idea what his left hand is doing. So he takes off after his errant butler, just as General Blitzkrieg decides to make a surprise visit to Zenobia. And the only thing Blitz would like better than catching Phule off guard is to catch Phule AWOL...

Editorial Reviews

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“Madcap . . . a welcome send-up of military SF.”—Publishers Weekly

“Hilarious . . . I can’t think of any subgenre of SF that takes itself as seriously as military SF, so it gives me great pleasure to read this broad-handed lampoon.”—Science Fiction Chronicle



“Plenty of odd characters . . . fun!”—Locus



“Light without being frivolous, and displays Asprin’s considerable expertise about fencing and things military, especially leadership.”—Chicago Sun-Times



“Reminiscent of M*A*S*H.”—Analog



“A grand mix of common sense, outrageous and hilarious foolishness stirred with a dash of wisdom into a delectable mess to be served with tongue in cheek.”—Kliatt



“Reliably entertaining . . . a fun read, light without being vapid and clever without being heavy-handed.  This series is Asprin’s strongest to date, and it’s off to a good start.”—Amazing



“Asprin knows how to make me laugh . . . I suggest you sign up for this particular grand tour of duty.”—Fear

About the Author

Robert (Lynn) Asprin was born in 1946. While he has written some stand alone novels such as Cold Cash War, Tambu, The Bug Wars and also the Duncan and Mallory Illustrated stories, Bob is best known for his series: The Myth Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve; the Phule novels; and, more recently, the Time Scout novels written with Linda Evans. He also edited the groundbreaking Thieves World anthologies with Lynn Abbey. His most recent collaboration is License Invoked written with Jody Lynn Nye. It is set in the French Quarter, New Orleans where he currently lives.

Peter J. Heck resides in Brooklyn, New York and is the author of Death on the Mississippi, another Twain mystery. His lifelong interest in Twain was sparked by his own uncanny resemblance to Samuel Clemens.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 281 pages
• Publisher: Ace; First Edition edition (July 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441014232
• ISBN-13: 978-0441014231
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a terrible book!, August 3, 2006

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D. Mould (PA USA) - See all my reviews
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I completely agree with the other reviews of this book. At one time, Aspirin was capable of turning out good books, but the writing style for the last few in this and the Myth series has really gone down hill when the writing was turned over to other authors.

This book is the worst of the lot - the plot is ridiculous and completely contrived. The characters are now indistinguishable from each other, and have lost the facets that made them interesting in the first two books.

Dont waste your money or your time with anything that Robert Aspirin has written lately

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Tragic waste of ink, August 30, 2006

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Oncle Willie (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Phule's Errand (Phule's Company) (Paperback)

I loved the early Phule books but this volume is just plain bad. The oh so familiar characters seem to wander through the pages. Greatly disappointed and I so wanted to read the further adventures of Phule's company. Maybe this is one of those series that should have just stopped at a trilogy.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't Blame Asprin!!!!, August 6, 2006

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Solomon Davidoff "Dr. D." (Allston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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Keep in mind, Asprin has been, due in part to some medical problems, writing some of his series with partners who (as I understand it) approached >him< requesting to move the stories along . . . and from what I understand, this is also the case with Peter J. Heck's involvement with the Phule series.
While I admit there has been a huge change within the books, I wouldn't consider it fair to judge all of Asprin's works, or even Heck's, by this series.