"Has anyone read "Space Captain Smith" by Toby Frost." Topic
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| SCAURUS | 18 Nov 2009 4:05 a.m. PST |
A British Space Empire with massive dreadnoughts. An insectoid enemy. Enough pop culture references to keep most nerds happy. That's the books in a nut shell but they have lots of scope for gaming. Granted they aren't the best books in the world but they fill a wet and windy afternoon. Check em out and you to could be planning acts of derring do for The Empire. The Tea Must Flow! |
| paulkit | 18 Nov 2009 4:24 a.m. PST |
An ideal holiday read, unchallenging and amusing, but with some great ideas. Kind of VSF `Flashman in Space' feel to them. |
| SCAURUS | 18 Nov 2009 4:42 a.m. PST |
Yeah dead on. I would love to take the oddly named ships out for a spin on the gaming table. Giving battle aboard the Edward Stobart just seems mental. |
| AndrewGPaul | 18 Nov 2009 5:47 a.m. PST |
Green trim, I take it?  . I'm intrigued by these. I'd like to see how they stand up against the other SF Flashman pastiche, the 40K Ciaphas Cain novels. |
 javelin98  | 18 Nov 2009 12:10 p.m. PST |
The author hangs out on the RPG.net forums and is a pretty nice guy. I've been meaning to buy the book for that reason alone (but also because it sounds like a good mix of campy sci-fi and humor). |
| kabrank | 24 Nov 2009 5:02 a.m. PST |
Read all three and just keep getting better. |
| freecloud | 16 Nov 2010 6:15 p.m. PST |
Modelled by WH40K Praetorians on them. Now all I need are some big-arsed ants for Tau….. |
| D for Dubious | 22 Dec 2010 3:06 a.m. PST |
I'm read the first two and they are an enjoyable read. This will give you an idea of the humor The exterminator said, "Don't worry, mate: it's all sorted out now. We killed 'em – very quick and painless."
"What did you use? Traps?"
"Submachine gun. Normally we'd just put some stuff down, landmines, say, but this is a small ship, and you've got to remember that it's somebody's home."
"Guns? What the hell was it?"
"Procturan black ripper. It's always a shame. Near perfect organism, your Procturan ripper. Beautiful animal. A born predator, unencumbered by delusions of conscience or remorse. Its hostility is matched only by its physical perfection… we found him down the back of the fridge." |
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