Stumbled across this 'plying' beauty

Having never heard of 'Yahtzee' Croshaw prior to finding this book on Audible, I was, as I always am to unknowns, a little dubious about using my credit on it. I am very glad I did.

The satire and comedy in this book actually made me laugh out loud on occasion and I thought the plot was well thought out. Bringing together futuristic Sci-Fi elements as well as current technology, is no mean feat.
One thing that was especially pleasing to me was the use of mathematical terms for swearwords. I thought this very clever as you are provided with a reference for them at the start (without actually saying the words) and it kept my mind ticking to recall which actual swear word the character was using. I found I was wanting to use the 'plying' words myself!

It is most certainly an adventure book with many action and fast paced scenes paired with dry wit to balance it out. One of those stories, in fact, that I could imagine being turned into a film.The writing is such that you have no problem imagining the events of the book. It is not overly complicated and flows well.

The characters were also well developed and have a clear purpose. I particularly liked our main hero who, at first came across as a bit of a flake, turns out to actually save the day a few times. A sort of anti-hero turns back into hero vibe.

Admittedly, it took me a little while to get into Croshaw's narration. I found it a little slow to begin with but speeding it up via the Audible app quickly negated that and I began to enjoy his intonations and characterisations and really got into the book.

My reasoning for 4 stars overall was because I found the end of the book to be over a little too quickly. There appears to be a build up in the book of a certain 'bad guy'. I was expecting a good old showdown but it didn't quite materialise and ultimately felt a little rushed.
I found myself wanting more at the end however, a sequel perhaps.

I shall definitely peruse other Yahtzee Croshaw titles.

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very good probably his best work

I really enjoyed this the dynamic between the two leads is fantastically wrttien craving more

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another triumph

loved it, much less depressing than the Jam one (I did like the Jam one as well) will be moving on to "will destroy the galaxy for cash" shortly!

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Plying Marvellous!!!!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the galaxy , this book appears and eats all your funny bones for breakfast and leaves you begging for more ( aka Oliver Twist ) for lunch , dinner and maybe a few snacks in between . Honestly giggles and intrigue all the way through!!! Thou shalt read this book now or be blasted into stardust ! Honestly give it a bash , you won't regret it ✨💫✨🌦

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No ZERO PUNCTUATION

Yahztees dry wit, sarcasm exudes from this audiobook. Fans of his work. Yes! Loving it

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Great read

Yahtzee has done a great job creating this book which has been consistently entertaining and funny.

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Ended up enjoying it

It took a while for the main character to become engaging for me, even though I was prepared for something slightly tongue in cheek, and in the mood for a helping of proper sci fi. The narrator might have been some of the issue. I did get used to and in fact enjoy his delivery by the end, but it was just a distraction at first. I'd say stick with it and enjoy the ride. It's clever, some great set pieces, and will make a very decent movie.

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Great space pirate tale

Really enjoyable story about human expansion in space, spaceship pilots and pirates in the dark. Plenty of funny and heroic moments. Narration was made well too.

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Great listen

Fast paced from start to finish. Yahtzee Croshaw’s performance was spotless making for a very easy and very enjoyable listen.

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Awesome!

This book was very great. Funny and exciting. And Yahtzee performed it brilliantly. Having listen to other authors read their books none have come close to capturing my interest like this before.

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