Marvelous! Outrageously humorous sci-fi send-up in the vein of Hitchhiker's Guide, but more ribald and clever. Coincidences abound in interstellar space.

I picked up this hardcover copy from the Little Free Library No. 16028 on Scotch Mist Court in Rockville, MD.

Released at the DC Metro Bookcrossers' meet-up at Noodles and Company, Congressional Plaza, Rockville, MD.

This book was handed to me at today's BC-in-DC meeting, with the suggestion that I might enjoy this. The dust cover blurb compares it to the works of Douglas Adams (author of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series) and Terry Pratchett (author of the Discworld series). If this is accurate, then I will enjoy it.

In a galaxy where corporations sponsor everything and even have naming rights for entire planets, things can be difficult for a small operator such as Cole. Of course, Cole's business isn't, strictly speaking, legal, which is probably why he finds himself being hunted by a ruthless bounty hunter with a friendly disposition and a deep desire to lay eggs in Cole's brain. From this opening encounter, through the rest of the book, Cole bounces (often literally) from one bit of bad luck to the next, ultimately finding himself appointed Sheriff of the small, peaceful community on the obscure planet Yrnameer, the last remaining "Your Name Here" planet that hasn't been sponsored by a galactic corporation. And, in spite of his better instincts, Cole finds himself in the unexpected role of hero.

There are many ways that this book compares to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and I frequently found myself giggling at the absurdity of the situations (and even outright laughing at least once). The biggest difference here is that this book has less of a British sense of humor (err, make that humour, I guess...), favoring a less wry American sense of the absurd.

Exactly the type of light entertainment I was looking for right now.

Passing along to a co-worker who expressed an interest in reading it.

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