Hello Readers,
Thank you, Jamie for sending me a copy of
Battle beyond the Dolestars by Chris McCrudden for free in exchange for an
honest review.
So, I will be honest I LOVE Red Dwarf so this series is
right up my street. This is the second book in series and not one to let old
habits die OBVIOUSLY I have read the second one first. Credit to Chris’s
writing despite joining the story here I felt perfectly comfortable and there
wasn’t a section I was unsure about. Chris has included enough backstory to not
feel lost.
I loved the Red Dwarf books and this is in the same
comedy stream. Chris has a slightly different humour but good heavens, the puns
flow like a mighty river. I’m sorry, not sorry I love a really bad pun. Despite
all the puns and humour, there are also some interweaving of subtle, and less
subtle references to the total shambles that is our current political climate
and the plastic problem that is plaguing the oceans.
It's wacky and more than a little weird but as soon as I
got into the mindset of a world where sentient machines have taken over I didn't want to leave. There is
no Terminator-style human-robot instead lamps, photocopiers, and a
particularly evil smartphone lead the machine charge. There are genuinely funny
moments and the pacing is frenetic and relentless. The bad guys are boo-worthy,
the good guys are courageous and funny.
This is a fascinating premise and the machines aren’t
quite as you may have imagined them as mentioned above. There are ever parlours
where machines can go, in private, to have their buttons caressed by humans and
we’ll leave that there!
One of my favourite concepts Chris has is on Earth,
there’s a gap between the virtual and the physical world where passage into the
Internet is possible making it tourist destination. The Internet cats are absolutely hilarious.
This is a great story not only is it mad and quirky it’s
a fun read that will lighten your mood and make you smile. The first book has
been added to my ever-growing TBR pile and I can’t wait to see what Chris comes
up with next.
L x
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