Reviews for A Planet For Texans

The average rating for A Planet For Texans based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-07-27 00:00:00 Thomas Monaco The wild west meets sci-fi Review of free Kindle edition A Public Domain Book Publication date: March 30, 2011 Language: English ASIN: B004UK0GKK 80 pages New Texas - a planet of extreme individualists with a libertarian type government taken to its logical absurdities. A place where it is open season on politicians. Here is a quote from the novella, ""Keep a government poor and weak and it's your servant; let it get rich and powerful and it's your master. We don't want any masters here on New Texas.". But the ways they have evolved to maintain that type of government! Add to the inherent entertainment value of that basic premise a hostile alien race set to invade, a Solar League opposing the aliens, a Retief style ambassador and you have a very entertaining story with large doses of humor written by a notable golden age sci-fi author. There are obvious similarities between Ambassador Stephen Silk and Keith Laumer's diplomat extraordinaire, Jame Retief but Laumer began his series of stories and novels in the early 1960's. H. Beam Piper published LONE STAR PLANET in the March 1957 issue of FANTASTIC UNIVERSE. It was later published in book form as A PLANET FOR TEXANS in Ace Double D-299 in 1958. It eventually won a Prometheus Hall of Fame Award in 1999. The story Is said to have bern based on an idea by H.L. Mencken. If you enjoyed the movies Cowboys and Aliens; West World; Serenity; The Aurora Encounter; Back to the Future Part III; Tremors 4, The Legend Begins and the tv series, Firefly, you may want to try this one. It is free from Amazon at this time.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-01-31 00:00:00 Sheal Recto Okay, "first off" the cover and to a certain extent the synopsis I read mislead me. There isn't really any real military content. The invasion plays a part of the story but don't go in looking for planet side guns fighting off invading ships as is pictured on the cover of some editions. Now, that said I like the book. As a matter of fact if colonization to this planet was really open, I'd go...or at least try to. Truth be told this book struck my more as an extended outline than a novel. There's an idea here and it's set up pretty well. The characters, the plot, the planetary government in not only..."unique"...but interesting. I don't think I've seen this particular idea anywhere else. The book is by turns fast moving, humorous, and exciting. So, I like the book. I like the plot. I like the execution. I'd like to see it done "more so". Recommended, enjoy.