Bill, the Galactic Hero

Paperback | 1 May 2000

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Bill was a peaceful farm boy until he was lured by the martial music of apassing recruitment sergeant, drugged, and made to enlist in the EmpireSpace Corps. His basic training is sheer hell, but somehow he manages to stay alive and achieve the rank of Fusetender 6th Class in the process.En route to an engagement with the lizard-like Chingers, Bill'sspaceship is involved in a supreme conflict and -- by accident -- Bill isthe man who saves the ship and wins the day. A grateful Galaxy awards him its highest accolade: the Purple Dart, to be presented by the Emperor himself on the fabulous aluminium-covered planet Helio. And then his adventures really start to take off in the most bizarre and surprising ways . . .

Industry Reviews

When it comes to tongue-in-cheef SF, Harrison is the daddy of them all. A brilliantly funny send-up of everything from Heinlein's Starship Troopers onwards, this is still the ultimate space opera satire. (Kirkus UK)

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