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Mechanical Failure

Mechanical Failure | Joseph Zieja

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A smooth-talking ex-sergeant, accustomed to an easygoing peacetime military, unexpectedly re-joins the fleet and finds soldiers preparing for the strangest thing war. The two hundred years (and counting) peace is a time of tranquility that hasn t been seen since...well, never. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? That s the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler. But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard. It doesn t seem so bad the military was a perpetual tiki party anyway but when Rogers returns after only a year away, something has changed. These are soldiers "actual" soldiers doing actual soldier things like preparing for a war that Rogers is sure doesn t exist. Rogers vows to put a stop to all this nonsense even if it means doing actual work. With an experienced ear for military double-speak, Zieja has created a remarkable and sarcastic adventure."

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Mechanical Failure | Joe Zieja

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I found Rogers to be quite hilarious main character: I loved this antihero who didn't want to do anything else than drink, play cards and take it easy. And somehow he suddenly have to be the hero. I also seem to love droids/robots as characters.

The plot was quite simple but I didn't expect much this being a sci-fi comedy.

#SeriesLove23

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Mechanical Failure | Joe Zieja

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Mechanical Failure | Joe Zieja

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This was my last book for #24in48, I finished it at 18,5 h.
It is a fun military satire (in space) and was perfect for this lazy Sunday.

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Mechanical Failure | Joseph Zieja

So glad this is the name of the first chapter in the first book I start my trip with. It's making 4:30am a little more tolerable 😺

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Mechanical Failure | Joseph Zieja

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This was a great read! I specially enjoyed that the author was also the audiobook narrator. It was an engaging and funny space comedy for fans of the old Space Quest games as well as 'Off to Be a Wizard' by Scott Meyer

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Mechanical Failure | Joseph Zieja

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If you want to read an boring book about space and the military, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. If you want to read a hilarious book about space pirates, navy/marines, robots, a broken profanity generator, toastmasters and the joys of bureaucracy, read this book. Thank you Joe Zieja.