Download or read book Hooray for Holopticon A Retro Science Fiction Comedy with Brave Heroes Evil Villains and Runaway Robots written by Carol Van Natta and published by Chavanch Press, LLC. This book was released on 2009-04-25 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lighthearted adventure set in a future world not too different from our own. The paranoid Tax Authority, afraid of a wonderful new product developed by Holopticon (maker of holographic viewers), starts a bureaucratic war with the brave little company. With backup from the home office, three resourceful Holopticon employees beard the agency in its den. But despite exploding toilets, omnivorous ducks, bad computer poetry, and occasional appearances by a mythical ninja detective, most everyone manages to have a pretty good time. As Holopticon's (maddening) office computer might say it: "They bite bureaucracy on the nose / And come out smelling like a rose." Think Jane Austen meets Ocean's Eleven meets Office Space. PG-13, with a tight, satisfying plot and some very funny scenes. ***** "Written with a style reminiscent of Robert A. Heinleins Double Star (Hot Jets!), Hooray for Holopticon is a fun book. It is rich with humor and "romp" does describe it well. Who wouldn't want to get back at the tax system?" — "ME" on Amazon. "I always love a book that can make me laugh out loud and Holopticon did it multiple times. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy and enjoy the journey." — Ron Holleman, Amazon ***** Book Keywords: Science fiction, humor, action, adventure, retro, vintage, comedy, young adult, YA, government, anarchists, technology, romp, corporation, comedic, humorous, juvenile fiction

Download or read book Otto Von Trapezoid and the Empress of Thieves written by Jesse Baruffi and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Filled with adventure, action and outrageous comedy, OTTO VON TRAPEZOID & THE EMPRESS OF THIEVES is a wildly entertaining read." -Paul Regnier, author of Space Drifters: The Emerald Enigma OTTO VON TRAPEZOID AND THE EMPRESS OF THIEVES is the story of two criminal masterminds who can conquer anything except their own feelings. Otto Von Trapezoid is a mad scientist who rules an army of robots from his orbital space station. Angry and grumpy, he sees no value in humanity except becoming their ruler. Esmerelda Santa Monica is the stylish self-proclaimed "Empress of Thieves," who values her own legend and the thrill of the theft over actual wealth. Both live lonely lives, the desire to become the greatest villains of all time primarily on their minds When the two meet in simultaneous attempts to blackmail the UN, their instincts are to attempt to kill one another, but soon they discover a mutual attraction that neither thought possible. Once they begin to pool their resources, the pair seems on track to become the most successful evil-doers of all time and set out to conquer the world itself. But what happens when their villainous natures emerge, and both realize there can only be one absolute ruler of Earth? Can either be satisfied with being second to another? To make matters worse, they must deal with the protestations of Otto's sidekick robot SCRAP, the meddling of their fellow villains, their families, and worst of all, heroic superspy Jake Indestructible is determined to bring them both down, once and for all. Filled with robot dinosaurs, exploding dinner parties, and villainous poker games, OTTO VON TRAPEZOID AND THE EMPRESS OF THIEVES is a hilarious sci-fi comedy that will leave you falling in love with the bad guys!

Download or read book The Flowered Thundermug written by Alfred Bester and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alfred Bester skewers the 20th Century in this piercing science fictional look back at our age from a remote future. Join the Artsy-Crafty Kid, Jane Tarzan, Edward G. Robinson, and other characters on an adventure beyond our wildest reality!

Download or read book Bill the Galactic Hero written by Harry Harrison and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill, the Galactic Hero is written by Harry Harrison who is also the author of Deathworld, Make Room! Make Room! (filmed as Soylent Green), the popular Stainless Steel Rat books, and many other famous works of SF. "Simply the funniest science fiction book ever written."--New York Times besteselling author Terry Pratchett At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Zero written by Simon Haynes and published by Bowman Press. This book was released on with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far would you go to make your dreams come true? On Hal Spacejock's home planet, efficient and highly intelligent robots have taken all the jobs. Hal's one of the lucky ones, because he works as a cargo loader at a third-rate spaceport. Lucky perhaps, but not satisfied. Because instead of loading freighters, Hal wants to fly them, exploring the galaxy in his very own ship. But how can he possibly save for a spaceship? Hal can barely make rent, and his boss will use any excuse to get rid of him. It all seems like an impossible dream, until Hal intervenes in a one-sided fight in the shadow of a battered old freighter... Zero is a standalone novel in the Hal Spacejock series.

Download or read book Ugly Thirteen written by Chris Ward and published by Chris Ward. This book was released on 2020-12-13 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil robots combine with time travel in this darkly comic science fiction tale from Chris Ward, acclaimed author of the Tube Riders series. It came from the future … to be your best friend. Life sucks for twelve-year-old James Newton. His bible-bashing mother wants to convert him, his teenage tempest of a sister wants to berate him, and his loudmouthed, womanising father just wants him to go away. School is no solace either, with sadist bully Miles Craddock lurking around every corner. James finds comfort in his collection of science fiction novels, but when something appears that could have stepped out of the pages of one of his beloved books, it seems too good to be true. And it is. Ugly Thirteen will be James’s best friend. But the grinning robot from a thousand years in the future will be so, so much more…. For James Newton, a Christmas wish is about to turn into a nightmare.

Download or read book The Robot Galaxy Series Books 1 4 written by Adeena Mignogna and published by Crazy Robot, LLC. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 995 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you were kidnapped by a bunch of alien robots? Human meets robot in the most unpredictable ways in this cosmically comedic journey. Witness Ruby Palmer, an ordinary girl with an extraordinary knack for programming, as she navigates the perils and perks of a universe teeming with eccentric robots. Kidnapped by alien robots and brought to their artificial planet, Ruby's coding skills become her only hope and unexpected savior. Torn between her desire to return home and correcting the quirkiest of robotic glitches, she finds herself in a battle against time and comic disaster. This ebook contains the complete Robot Galaxy series including: Crazy Foolish Robots Robots, Robots Everywhere! Silly Insane Humans and Eleven Little Robots Meet the charming and delightful robots and experience a universe filled with laughter, thrill, and heart, all in one series!

Download or read book Cowboys and Robots written by Mike Raicht and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Bruce is on the run from an organization that would use Hulk for evil purposes, he runs into an old high school friend and her son, who are on the run from her tech-augmented husband.

Download or read book Two Comedy Sci Fi Novels CREATURES and ROBOBRO URBAN WARRIOR written by Michael D'Agostino and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a two-book compilation of "Creatures," and "Robobro - Urban Warrior." "Creatures," is an action-filled Sci-Fi Comedy Thriller. Adapted from Danny D'Agostino's acclaimed audio book, "Creatures" has been updated as a novel with a wealth of new comedy and action to excite and titillate the reader. See several reviews of the audio book below. Stan and Leroy Hangjab, two street-wise detectives from the Southside of Chicago, and the precocious 14 year old Richard T. McCormick the 4th, rescue the City of Chicago from the clutches of the evil DNA genius, Dr. Franklin Norman Stein and his mutant humanoid creatures. Pandemonium and chaos break out when Stein's ferocious creatures threaten the fate of the entire city of Chicago. Stan, narrating the action at Police Headquarters: "The place was in pandemonium: cops criss-crossing the office, bumping into each other like a pinball machine. All the phones were ringing. As we entered the Chief's office, he was on the phone with the mayor, who was screaming, 'I want this situation turned 360 degrees around! You hear me?!'" I yelled "Chief!" Maybe I spoke too loud at the wrong moment, 'cause the Chief spilled his milk on his bobbing duck, and his right eye began twitching. And before we could get in a word, the Chief got a little huffy. "I know what happened! Things were all right around here until you two characters showed up. Now I got trouble with a capital 'H' for Hangjab!" He reached for two bottles of pills - one for his blood pressure and one for his ulcers. "Where's my Tums Ultra?!" he yelled. "Who took my Tums Ultra pills?!" "They're in your hands, Chief," I answered. And the Chinese pols from Chinatown were none too happy either: "Nobody in this room know nothing! Get better advice from a dog!"Reviews:"Superbly produced, bluntly humorous, outstandingly written."-Midwest Book Review"Outrageousness, hard-boiled detective fiction, hardy series of guffaws can cloud your vision."-Rich Gotshall, Indianapolis Star"Fantastic. I was astounded."-Thomas Fortenberry, Charlotte, N C"A wonderful mixture of comedy and science fiction."-Harold McFarland, Readers Preference Reviews"Kudos to Danny D'Agostino."-Anthony Buccino, Reviewer/Writer, Nutley, New Jersey "Robobro" is an entertaining, sci-fi comedy adventure, featuring four young, broke L.A. dudes, the urban hip generation, who accidentally find a very unusual abandoned CIA project in a junkyard - a talking, half human robot. When they bring it home and power it up, they soon discover they have a half black "bro," half robot on their hands with an outrageous, sarcastic personality, a fact they learn right quick. Robobro's first words: "Damn! . . . I'm trapped in a garage with four busted homies, direct descendants of Moe, Larry, and Curly, Stupids one, two three and four." Robobro, minutes later: . . . "Planet earth to broke dudes. It takes technology to fix me. And cash! Like I suppose you're all graduates of Van Nuys Body and Fender 'U'. (singing) 'Hey, hey, body and fender! Gi' me some bondo and I'll make you a fender!' . . . "Flash! I need high tech geeks. Do any of you know what a printed circuit board is? A transistor? A diode? Can any of you spell volt?" That's Robobro. When they finally repair him and update all of his electronics, they discover he has unique powers for urban combat, which the boys employ to rid dangerous gangs from one of L.A's most crime ridden neighborhoods. Ultimately, they do achieve their dream of owning the best custom car shop in all L.A. Last point: Although Robobro can bend metal in his bare hands, he is terribly frightened of spiders and alley rats, and one special lady who carries the story to a novel, unpredictable end. He's a character, all right. "Robobro" is written in a dialogue style for easy, enjoyable reading.

Download or read book Crazy Foolish Robots written by Adeena Mignogna and published by Crazy Robot, LLC. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you were kidnapped by alien robots? Ruby Palmer finds herself on an entire planet surrounded by the things she hates the most: robots. Besides taking everything she says way too literally, the robots have problems of their own. A myriad of technical glitches are, on the cosmological scale, quickly destroying them. Ruby has the programming knowledge and skills that matter to them, but can she overcome her fears and find it within herself to help? Her survival, along with the survival of all of humanity and robot kind, depends on it. If you adore all the charming and delightful robots in sci-fi from R2D2 to Wall-E to Bender to Marvin to Johnny 5, you'll love The Robot Galaxy Series!

Download or read book C O L A R written by Arthur Slote and published by Avon Books. This book was released on 1983-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction.

Download or read book Bill the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Bottled Brains written by Harry Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom written by Bradley W. Schenck and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ROCKETS. ROBOTS. DEATH RAYS. MAD SCIENCE. THE FUTURE THAT NEVER WAS IS BACK. If Fritz Lang’s Metropolis somehow mated with Futurama, their mutant offspring might well be Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom. Inspired by the future imagined in the 1939 World Fair, this hilarious, beautifully illustrated adventure by writer and artist Bradley W. Schenck is utterly unlike anything else in science fiction: a gonzo, totally bonkers, gut-busting look at the World of Tomorrow, populated with dashing, bubble-helmeted heroes, faithful robot sidekicks, mad scientists, plucky rocket engineers, sassy switchboard operators, and much, much more—enhanced throughout by two dozen astonishing illustrations. After a surprise efficiency review, the switchboard operators of Retropolis are replaced by a mysterious system they don't understand. Dash Kent, a freelance adventurer and apartment manager, is hired to find out what happened to their jobs. Dash discovers that the replacement switchboard is only one element of a plan concocted by an insane civil engineer: a plan so vast that it reaches from Retropolis to the Moon. And no one—not the Fraternal League of Robotic Persons, nor the mad scientists of Experimental Research District, nor even the priests of the Temple of the Spider God, will know what hit them when that plan is complete. Because when engineers go mad, they know how to build madness. And meanwhile, the World's Smallest Giant Robot is striding toward hios destiny. An inch or two at a time.

Download or read book Bill the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Tasteless Pleasure written by Harry Harrison and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 1991 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The army made Bill the galactic hero what he is today - the perfect Starship Trouper, and proud possessor of two right arms and a lockerful of feet suitable for every occasion. Now he's been volunteered to join a suicide-squad run by Captain Cadaver to the well-known hell-hole planet of Eyerack.

Download or read book The Planet of the Robot Slaves written by Harry Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While chasing rampaging dragons, Bill and his sidekicks land on an alien planet where they battle two warring factions of self-replicating robots and discover a lost tribe of Martians

Download or read book Little Heroes written by Norman Spinrad and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1988-07 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the near future, millions live in the streets, and the City teems with Uzi-toting enforcers and every imaginable kind of flake. Now, an explosion is about to occur, and a handful of people with a dangerous variety of motives are going to set it off.

Download or read book He Man and the Masters of the Universe Heroes and Villains Guidebook written by Melanie Shannon and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Masters of the Universe are back and better than ever in this brand-new guidebook! An ancient evil threatens Eternia once more, and it's up to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe to save the kingdom! This fun-filled guidebook explores the heroes and villains seen in the Netflix show, Masters of the Universe. This guidebook includes a poster and is bursting with exclusive lore from the new show. The power is yours!