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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 A wonderfully entertaining SciFi novel that is a genuine pleasure from beginning to end Feb 12, 2006
By Midwest Book Review
In Peter Turner's first week with the Space Force, they've gotten his name wrong, assigned him to the worst ship in the sector, and partnered him with Oblun, an anti-social sociopath who can't stand him. If Peter doesn't learn to cope with all these rather quickly, he'll be pounded into the molecular wind, or succumbing to the manifold dangers of the Ataxic sector. When a planet Peter's just visited somehow explodes, he must find out just how good he can be. All he can rely on is a partner who hates him, an enigmatic pair of all-too-helpful aliens, and his own compulsive desire to help everyone. Spindle is a deftly blend of humor and science fiction. Author Ian Taylor has a genuine flair for comedy and an obvious love for space opera style science fiction. The result is a wonderfully entertaining SciFi novel that is a genuine pleasure from beginning to end.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Sci-Fi Comedy brilliance Jan 03, 2006
By Jason Griffey
"librarian, writer, speaker"
Ian Taylor has conjured up a combination of Monty Python and Douglas Adams, with a side of Dr. Who. These all share a genre with Spindle, but don't come close to describing this tale of poor Cadet Turner. Taylor finds his own voice as well, and shows some smarmy comedic talent. An excellent first novel.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
I laughed so hard I crapped my pants Sep 20, 2005
By servant
Being a book cover artist I have had the pleasure of reading many stories before doing the artwork for the story. This story in particular has made me very thankful for my position, if I wasn't in this biz, I would have never read Spindle, and that would have been a damn sin. I actually woke my wife up one night while reading spindle because I laughed so hard (see title). If this book doesn't make it into the hands of every free thinking citizen of the world, we will surely perish from this earth and become like one of the mindless drones slowly having their intellects cooked away by the soft radiating glow of the television screen. Read this book, it will be treasured.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Sci-fi comedy of the higest order . . . Feb 24, 2007
By Braeden Jones
"San chonino"
I was reticent to purchase a book from someone I'd never heard of simply because of their association with the Red Dwarf books here on Amazon. Finally, however, I acquiesced.
And it was well worth it.
This book has everything I loved about that first Red Dwarf novel - witty and stupid dialogue (often at the same time and spoken by the same characters), ridiculous situations that appear to have no feasible resolution, yet that . . . resolute . . . wonderfully. And very, very memorable characters.
I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting a fun sci-fi romp through the galaxy. It's just convoluted enough to make it fun, and crazy enough to keep you ripping through the pages until the splendid end.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Comedic Genius Jan 08, 2009
By Meghan Moulton
Spindle is a great blend of humor, wit, and plot twists that keep you coming back for more. From page one I didn't want to put it down. I would highly recommend this book to anyone willing to poke fun at things they think they know too much about and are willing to laugh their butts off while doing it. Kudos for a great read.
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