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Terminal Alliance
Terminal Alliance | Jim C. Hines
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The first book in the hilarious new sci-fi series by Jim C. Hines The Krakau came to Earth to invite humanity into a growing alliance of sentient species. However, they happened to arrive after a mutated plague wiped out half the planet, turned the rest into shambling, near-unstoppable animals, and basically destroyed human civilization. You knowyour standard apocalypse. The Krakaus first impulse was to turn around and go home. (After all, its hard to have diplomatic relations with mindless savages who eat your diplomats.) Their second impulse was to try to fix us. Now, a century later, human beings might not be what they once were, but at least theyre no longer trying to eat everyone. Mostly. Marion Mops Adamopoulos is surprisingly bright (for a human). As a Lieutenant on the Earth Mercenary Corps Ship Pufferfish, shes in charge of the Shipboard Hygiene and Sanitation team. When a bioweapon attack wipes out the Krakau command crew and reverts the rest of the humans to their feral state, only Mops and her team are left with their minds intact. Escaping the attacking aliensnot to mention her shambling crewmatesis only the beginning. Sure, Mops and her team of space janitors and plumbers can clean the ship as well as anyone, but flying the damn thing is another matter. As they struggle to keep the Pufferfish functioning and find a cure for their crew, they stumble onto a conspiracy that could threaten the entire alliance a conspiracy born from the truth of what happened on Earth all those years ago. Jim C. Hines has proven himself a master of humorous fantasy with his Jig the Goblin novels, and has turned the usual fantasy tropes sideways and upside down with his Princess and his Magic Ex Libris series. With Terminal Alliance, the debut novel in his humorous military science fiction series, Jim takes us into a brand-new universe of entertainment certain to appeal to fans of both Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett.
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RamsFan1963
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What a fun book!! It started a little slow, I thought about bailing, but then it kicked into high gear and became a rollicking, hysterical adventure of a group of sanitation engineers fighting to save their lives against several alien races bent on using them or killing them. I'm so glad I already have the sequel!! 4 💥💥💥💥

Book 3 for #AwesomeAugust readathon, just in under the wire. @Andrew65

RamsFan1963 Ooops!! Forgot to mention 9/10 #bookbuyingdiet. Just one more and I can buy books again!! Woop Woop!! 4y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4y
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milltruckle
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What a fresh take on science fiction space wars. Humans have been turned feral and an alien race called the Krakau have saved a select few, clearing their memories and giving them a new life. The humans in this story are janitors but must quickly turn into battle ready soldiers in order to carry out a rebellion to find out the truth of why all humans were turned feral on Earth. Constant action and smart writing kept me on the edge of my seat.

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Liberty
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Evening reading. 🚀🧹🧼

RamsFan1963 I have this in my TBR pile. How is it? 6y
LibrarianRyan This looks fun. (edited) 6y
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AmyReadsAlot
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I was not expecting to love this story as much as I did! It was a hilarious satire filled with double entendres delivered in the most serious of ways! I was immediately enamored with this story & its characters. Every character in this book is developed perfectly, including the alien species. I adored how the aliens were written in an environment that was unique to each of their needs. Full review at www.thegenreminx.com #TheGenreMinxBookReviews

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Scott_BookInvasion
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Excited to dive into this one! #humorousscifi

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Serenity_c
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So fun! I love how all the races have different pronouns and how janitors can be crafty.

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Librarian199509
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Super fun. I'm a big fan of Jim C. Hines and he didn't disappoint with Terminal Alliance. I hope there's at least a short story follow up because I don't want to be done with these characters.

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Rockjonny
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Rockjonny
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Book club #2

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StaceyKondla
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Not my fave by Jim C. Hines, but a fun read nevertheless. I finished the last 150 pages this morning making it my first read of 2018

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StaceyKondla
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I'm in the mood for funny and Jim C. Hines is always a delight.

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StaceyKondla
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I love coming home to shiny new book mail 😊

DragonAuthors LOL!! I loved his Jig the Goblin series. So fun! I'll have to check this one out! 7y
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