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Mechanical Failure by Joe Zieja (2016, Trade Paperback)

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Mechanical Failure (Epic Failure Trilogy) by Joe Zieja [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

ISBN-101481459260

ISBN-139781481459266

eBay Product ID (ePID)219133241

Product Key Features

Book TitleMechanical Failure

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicRomance / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / Space Opera, Science Fiction / Military

GenreFiction

AuthorJoe Zieja

Book SeriesEpic Failure Trilogy Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsAs sci-fi spoofs and humorous novels go, Mechanical Failure was a lot of fun. When I read parts of this book aloud to my husband, he chuckled and said, 'Kinda feels like Terry Pratchett in space.' Trust me, coming from him, that's a great compliment. Personally, I think I would liken this more to something like Spaceballs., Mechanical Failure is the perfect tonic for those missing the writing of the comedy sci-fi greats. It is as good as Harrison, Grant, and even Adams--highly amusing, clever fiction., Mechanical Failure often plays like a sci-fi riff on the 1961 satire Catch-22. It's nice to be reminded that sci-fi can be supersilly and supersmart about it, and because sarcastic homicidal robots rule.

Series Volume Number1

SynopsisA smooth-talking ex-sergeant, accustomed to an easygoing peacetime military, unexpectedly rejoins the fleet and finds soldiers preparing for the strangest thing--war. The two hundred years' (and counting) peace is a time of tranquility that hasn't been seen since...well, never. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? That's the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler. But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard. It doesn't seem so bad--the military was a perpetual tiki party anyway--but when Rogers returns after only a year away, something has changed. These are soldiers-- actual soldiers doing actual soldier things like preparing for a war that Rogers is sure doesn't exist. Rogers vows to put a stop to all this nonsense--even if it means doing actual work. With an experienced ear for military double-speak, Zieja has created a remarkable and sarcastic adventure.