[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference noted::sf

Title:	Arcana Caelestia
Notice:	Directory listings are in topic 2
Moderator:	NETRIX::thomas

Created:	Thu Dec 08 1983
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1300
Total number of notes:	18728

898.0. "Asprin: Phule's Company" by COOKIE::WITHERS (Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison) Thu Aug 02 1990 19:20

    Captain Jester (also known as Willard Phule, late of Phule Proof
    Munitions) has acquired a position in the Space Legion, a military
    branch of the galactic government, along with the Space Army and the
    Space Navy.  Captain Phule, after an auspcisous start to his career
    with his first court-martial, has been given command of an Omega
    Company.  Omega Companies are where the bottom of the barrel sink to in
    the legion and are generally made up of people branded as misfits,
    incompetants, or crooks.
    
    Told from the perspective of Phule's butler, Beeker, Phule's Company
    details the adventures of Phule and his men and women - a diverse crew
    of various kinds of sentient beings.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
898.1	Review	COOKIE::WITHERS	Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison	`Thu Aug 02 1990 19:24`	15
	I enjoyed this book. The characters in the book develop over time, as does their relationship. A sarcastic look at military life where you can buy commisions (and just about anything else), the book has a number of surprises and funny spots. I found that the book, to me, was not as slapstck funny as the Myth series. I think that was what I was expecting when I read the cover teasers. Instead, it comes across more as a Hogan's Heroes without fences in space. There are a few pleasant surprises, and the characters will develop as the series progresses. A recommended read for people who like humorous Sci Fi. BobW
898.2	He's no Phule!!	ESKIMO::BOURGAULT		`Mon Aug 06 1990 10:30`	13
	I also have read and enjoyed the book. I would second the thought that the characters develop... aside from "Phule takes over as commanding officer, and gets to know the Company...", characters such as Phule and Beeker (the butler) that are in the book all along also become more real as the book progresses. Even the aliens (ESPECIALLY the aliens?) become more "human" as we learn more about them.... The situation at the end of the book leaves an opening for further "adventures of Phule's Company" to come. I hope this does, in fact, happen. - eD -
898.3	Want more!	SNDPIT::SMITH	Smoking -> global warming! :+)	`Tue Aug 07 1990 18:47`	4
	I really enjoyed it too, and we are anxiously awaiting more! Anyone know of sequels? Not deathless prose, but very good light reading. Willie
898.4	Fluff	SUBWAY::MAXSON	Repeal Gravity	`Wed Nov 14 1990 01:27`	8
	I am embarassed to say I liked this one too. On the pro side, it's very funny, is paced well, and is, overall, a "happy" book - as contrasted with almost any of Ray Bradbury's little nightmares (which I love). On the Con side, .3 from Willie Smith sums it up: Light. Only I would spell it: L-I-T-E. Max