Tag: Douglas Hill

The Fraxilly Fracas

by Derelict Space Sheep on September 9, 2018 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

The Fraxilly Fracas

by Douglas Hill (Victor Gollancz, 1989)

By Hill’s standards, a great disappointment. Galactic courier Del Curb comes from the oeuvre of would-be comedic, self-inflated, mishap-prone, comeuppance-provoking space opera antiheroes. The story, however, fairly plods along and the humour is just a disreputable turkey flapping about, never taking flight.

Galactic Warlord

by Derelict Space Sheep on November 7, 2016 in 42 Word Retrospectives • 0 Comments

Galactic Warlord

by Douglas Hill (Gollancz, 1979)

As an introduction to Hill’s ‘Last Legionary’ series (or to MG/YA SF in general) Galactic Warlord is hard to fault: the main character is austere but morally unambiguous and easy to cheer for; the threat is serious and the story clearly told.