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In the spirit of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, The Sheriff of Yrnameer is sci-fi comedy at its best—mordant, raucously funny, and a thrilling page-turner.
Meet Cole: hapless space rogue and part-time smuggler. His sidekick just stole his girlfriend. The galaxy’s most hideous and feared bounty hunter wants to lay eggs in his brain. And the luxury space yacht Cole just hijacked turns out to be filled with interstellar do-gooders, one especially loathsome stowaway, and a cargo of freeze-dried orphans. Cole gathers a misfit crew for a desperate journey to the far reaches of the galaxy: the mysterious world of Yrnameer, the very last of the “your-name-heres”—planets without corporate sponsors. But little does Cole suspect that this legendary utopia is home to a band of outlaws bent on destroying the planet’s tiny, peaceful community.
A down-and-out space faring rogue finds himself the protector of a bunch of peacenik artisans in this lighthearted, adventure-filled debut from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart writer Rubens. Space adventurer Cole is a liar and a thief and a cheat, and he owes a lot of money to Kenneth, an alien who wants to incubate eggs in the deadbeat's brain. Cole's escape from Kenneth lands him in the middle of a scheme to deliver a batch of freeze-dried orphans to the backwater planet of Yrnameer, which turns out to be under attack from Cole's archenemy, the outlaw Runk. Cole's ludicrous exploits keep the laughs coming as Rubens grandly ignores the niceties of world building and coherent plotting in favor of clever pop culture references and a rocket-fast, knee-slapping narrative. (Aug.)
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Beulah Kalista
reviewed The Sheriff of Yrnameer on June 08, 2016
The Sheriff of Yrnameer
This is a hilarious science fiction novel that is highly entertaining. As the story opens, space rogue Cole is being held upside down by Kenneth, a super-big, super-strong alien with lots of tentacles and eyes. Cole owes Kenneth lot of money from gambling debts, and Kenneth is about to collect what is owed to him. So, since Cole doesn't have the money, Kenneth will do the next best thing--he will plant his eggs in Cole's brain, which would amount to turning Cole into a Zombie.
Needless to say, Cole manages to extricate himself from this predicament--but only temporarily. One crazy predicament follows another, each one putting Cole into bizarre situations. Cole is smart, but he has a roguish temperament. His reputation seems to always precede him.
If you plan to read this book, I have a very important recommendation; DON'T READ THIS BOOK. What? Instead of reading it, LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK!! I write this in all caps, because this is very important. William Dufris reads the book, and this is the BEST audiobook I have ever listened to. And I have listened to hundreds of audiobooks; this one stands out far above them all. William Dufris projects the personality of each character marvelously. I simply cannot convey in words how good the reading is. Dufris will entertain you, and have you in stitches!
While listening to the audiobook, I thought at first that it was intended for young people. But no--some of the jokes are subtle, and only an adult will catch the drift.
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