Bill, the Galactic Hero — Harry Harrison

"The funniest science fiction book ever written" is a space military parody about a hapless soldier from a Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee (Terry Pratchett, New York Timesâ€"bestselling author of the Discworld novels).

It was the highest honour to defend the Empire against the dreaded Chingers, an enemy race of seven-foot-tall lizards. But Bill, a Technical Fertilizer Operator from a planet of farmers, wasn't interested in honour -- he was only interested in two things: his chosen career, and the shapely curves of Inga-Maria Calyphigia.


Then a recruiting robot shanghaied him with knockout drops, and he came to in deep space, aboard the Empire warship Christine Keeler. And from there, things got even worse . . .

Praise for Harry Harrison

"A perfectly grand storyteller." -- David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Awardâ€"winning author of Star Tide Rising

"Few commercial writers are more deserving of their popularity than Harrison, a fine writer who occasionally reaches brilliant heights." -- Publishers Weekly