Their Majesties' Bucketeers [Mass Market Paperback]

L. Neil Smith (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (July 12, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345292448
• ISBN-13: 978-0345292445
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,872,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best novel of an alien society; Smith's second best book, February 27, 2000

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Michael Morrison "morrisonhimself" (Tennessee, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Their Majesties' Bucketeers (Mass Market Paperback)

"Their Majesties' Bucketeers" is a remarkable creation: Science fiction meets Sherlock Holmes, with a fascinating alien psychology thrown in. Beautiful! It's Smith's second best book, after "The Probability Broach." And it is the best book I have ever read of a totally alien culture. Wonderful! I think L. Neil Smith had a lot of fun writing this, and I know I really enjoyed reading it, every time I have read it. Highly recommended. Needs to be republished immediately!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, January 2, 2010

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M. Shepherd "Midwest" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Their Majesties' Bucketeers (Mass Market Paperback)

Smith makes a good attempt at picturing aliens. His aliens are different enough from anything found on earth to be believeable.
The alien society is a bit too much like human society. But it`s a better effort than most make in doing this sort of novel.
And since there are no human characters in the story, the human reader needs to be able to identify in some way to make it a good
novel. If he made their culture too alien it would be more of an academic speculation than a novel.
Overall it`s a good book that you will enjoy reading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best novel of an alien society; L. Neil's second best novel, December 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Their Majesties' Bucketeers (Mass Market Paperback)

"Their Majesties' Bucketeers" is a remarkable invention: Science fiction meets Sherlock Holmes, with a fascinating alien psychology thrown in. Beautiful! It's Smith's second best book, after "The Probability Broach." And it is the best book I have ever read of a totally alien culture. Wonderful! I think L. Neil had a lot of fun writing this, and I know I enjoyed reading it, every time I have read it. Highly recommended. Needs to be republished immediately!