| Author: | J. D. Crayne | ISBN: | 1230002496740 |
| Publisher: | FuturesPast Editions | Publication: | August 24, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. D. Crayne |
| ISBN: | 1230002496740 |
| Publisher: | FuturesPast Editions |
| Publication: | August 24, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
"Fun!" –Larry Niven
"An interesting story by a master storyteller. Wildly imaginative, with a free for all blending of 50's space science and fairy tale fiction. Very strong female lead." –C. Brown, Amazon review
SAVING THE WORLD HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN!
J. D. Crayne's bestselling science fiction romp is a rollicking and hilarious space adventure that pays unabashed homage to science fiction greats of the past. Here is a book with touches of Terry Prachett's Diskworld, E. E. Smith's Lensmen, and Jean-Claude Forest's Barbarella. Tetragravatron is classic interstellar adventure, with a bit of a feminist twist, and its tongue planted firmly in its cheek.
The Earth hovers on the brink of destruction as black robed Phanot, evil ruler of an alien empire, aims an artificial quasar at the solar system!
The only person who can save the world from this horrific threat is gorgeous, red-headed, emerald-eyed Captain Spycer of the Command Fleet. Accompanied by her trusty companions -- Peter, a pain-in-the-rear robot, Colonel Krabchake, a scaly red alien with attitude, and the pickled head of her astrophysics teacher, plus a naive little anthropologist named Brian -- Captain Spycer must rocket straight into the enemy's clutches and allow herself to be captured, in hopes of discovering the secret of Phanot's awesome weapon. Taken prisoner, she and her dauntless crew find they face the threat, not only of the cruel, despotic Phanot, but of his suave nephew, Prince Agramon, a man with wide-ranging interests -- from hunting the local aborigines to designs on Captain Spycer's virtue -- and his sister, Princess Carnadine, a sultry, white-haired, ruby-eyed beauty with taste for naive little virgins like Brian, and the hot irons to brand them with!
If Captain Spycer and her crew survive these perils, they still have to find Phanot's weapon, the mysterious tetragravitron, an ancient device of unspeakable power that lies hidden away in the depths beneath his great citadel. With time running out and the fate of the solar system hanging by a thread, our courageous heroine finds herself helpless behind dungeon walls. Can Captain Spycer and her companions escape from the Phanot's prison in time to thwart his fiendish plot and save the Earth? Can the gentle six-legged hargs save themselves and their world from the Phanot's retribution? And, will innocent young Brian ever understand the words to that indelicate song the pickled head was singing?
Follow the pulse-pounding, comical, and always bizarre adventures of Captain Spycer's determined but motley crew as they do their level best to save civilization from destruction!
"The crew of Capt. Spycer's ship were interesting and amusing. It was quite a fun read." –PulpLady. Amazon review
"A great tribute to the best sci and fantasy writers who ever published during the Golden Age from the 1930's thru the 1960's. Great action with a great sense of humor. Enjoy." –Lord Murdoc, Amazon review
"Fun!" –Larry Niven
"An interesting story by a master storyteller. Wildly imaginative, with a free for all blending of 50's space science and fairy tale fiction. Very strong female lead." –C. Brown, Amazon review
SAVING THE WORLD HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN!
J. D. Crayne's bestselling science fiction romp is a rollicking and hilarious space adventure that pays unabashed homage to science fiction greats of the past. Here is a book with touches of Terry Prachett's Diskworld, E. E. Smith's Lensmen, and Jean-Claude Forest's Barbarella. Tetragravatron is classic interstellar adventure, with a bit of a feminist twist, and its tongue planted firmly in its cheek.
The Earth hovers on the brink of destruction as black robed Phanot, evil ruler of an alien empire, aims an artificial quasar at the solar system!
The only person who can save the world from this horrific threat is gorgeous, red-headed, emerald-eyed Captain Spycer of the Command Fleet. Accompanied by her trusty companions -- Peter, a pain-in-the-rear robot, Colonel Krabchake, a scaly red alien with attitude, and the pickled head of her astrophysics teacher, plus a naive little anthropologist named Brian -- Captain Spycer must rocket straight into the enemy's clutches and allow herself to be captured, in hopes of discovering the secret of Phanot's awesome weapon. Taken prisoner, she and her dauntless crew find they face the threat, not only of the cruel, despotic Phanot, but of his suave nephew, Prince Agramon, a man with wide-ranging interests -- from hunting the local aborigines to designs on Captain Spycer's virtue -- and his sister, Princess Carnadine, a sultry, white-haired, ruby-eyed beauty with taste for naive little virgins like Brian, and the hot irons to brand them with!
If Captain Spycer and her crew survive these perils, they still have to find Phanot's weapon, the mysterious tetragravitron, an ancient device of unspeakable power that lies hidden away in the depths beneath his great citadel. With time running out and the fate of the solar system hanging by a thread, our courageous heroine finds herself helpless behind dungeon walls. Can Captain Spycer and her companions escape from the Phanot's prison in time to thwart his fiendish plot and save the Earth? Can the gentle six-legged hargs save themselves and their world from the Phanot's retribution? And, will innocent young Brian ever understand the words to that indelicate song the pickled head was singing?
Follow the pulse-pounding, comical, and always bizarre adventures of Captain Spycer's determined but motley crew as they do their level best to save civilization from destruction!
"The crew of Capt. Spycer's ship were interesting and amusing. It was quite a fun read." –PulpLady. Amazon review
"A great tribute to the best sci and fantasy writers who ever published during the Golden Age from the 1930's thru the 1960's. Great action with a great sense of humor. Enjoy." –Lord Murdoc, Amazon review
