Rats, Bats & Vats
Chip Connolly was a conscripted grunt in trouble: stuck behind enemy lines with a bunch of cyber-uplifted rats and bats. Rats with human speech, but with rat priorities: sex, food and strong drink. And the bats were revolutionaries planning to throw off the human yoke -- with high explosive. Then there was the girl they'd rescued. Rich. Beautiful. With a passionate crush on her "heroic" rescuer. Her entourage was a screwball Alien tutor, and a cyber-uplifted lemurlike pet galago with delusions of being the world's greatest lover.
Of course things only got worse. Seven rats, five bats, a galago, two humans, a sea-urchin-like alien and an elderly vineyard tractor without brakes...against several million inimical aliens. He was going to die.
Mind you, not dying could be even more terrible. That girl might get him.
Of course things only got worse. Seven rats, five bats, a galago, two humans, a sea-urchin-like alien and an elderly vineyard tractor without brakes...against several million inimical aliens. He was going to die.
Mind you, not dying could be even more terrible. That girl might get him.
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THIS BOOK WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!
Huge thank you to my friend Star for recommending this title to read because it was nothing but sheer delight the whole time I listened to it. I did purchase the audiobook from Audible and narrator James Fouhey was so good with his voices, accents, and one liner deliveries that honestly, this is the only way to consume this story in my opinion.
Did you know a book could be an 11 hour comedy show? Me either - until I had the pleasure of reading this one. It did have its moments of seriousness and revelations, but for the most part, it was a hilarious back and forth between the characters. This book opens up with with a mission in process of going wrong, amidst the rubble it seems a lone human survived along with a handful of cyber-uplifted rats and bats. Rats and bats with human speech...but with rat and bat proclivities such as sex, food, adult beverages and shady scheming.
The group is attempting to make their way out of danger and chance upon a prisoner that they rescue who turns out to be the daughter of a very high ranking investor. Things go from bad to worse to even MORE worse....in all the best of ways.
I dare you to read this book and avoid falling in love with this rag tag bunch of rodents. It's THE EXPENDABLES with fur, but with better one liners, puns and jokes. Without a doubt one of the most fun reading experiences of the year and I cannot wait to see what authors Dave Freer and Eric Flint come up with in the second book of the series!
Huge thank you to my friend Star for recommending this title to read because it was nothing but sheer delight the whole time I listened to it. I did purchase the audiobook from Audible and narrator James Fouhey was so good with his voices, accents, and one liner deliveries that honestly, this is the only way to consume this story in my opinion.
Did you know a book could be an 11 hour comedy show? Me either - until I had the pleasure of reading this one. It did have its moments of seriousness and revelations, but for the most part, it was a hilarious back and forth between the characters. This book opens up with with a mission in process of going wrong, amidst the rubble it seems a lone human survived along with a handful of cyber-uplifted rats and bats. Rats and bats with human speech...but with rat and bat proclivities such as sex, food, adult beverages and shady scheming.
The group is attempting to make their way out of danger and chance upon a prisoner that they rescue who turns out to be the daughter of a very high ranking investor. Things go from bad to worse to even MORE worse....in all the best of ways.
I dare you to read this book and avoid falling in love with this rag tag bunch of rodents. It's THE EXPENDABLES with fur, but with better one liners, puns and jokes. Without a doubt one of the most fun reading experiences of the year and I cannot wait to see what authors Dave Freer and Eric Flint come up with in the second book of the series!
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