Review: Inter-galactic Fun
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 3, 2012
I could not find anything I disliked about this book. It is a joyous romp through the sci-fi genre, cheekily alluding to major stalwarts of the genre such as Star Wars, Twilight, the X-Files, and numerous zombie novels.The inhabitants of the planet Zyrplex (a joyous name which I love!) have such a good life that they get easily bored, and then invade other planets for fun, choosing planets where there is inferior technology to prevent bloodshed, & them play mind games, blowing up condemned buildings or sky-writing dirty jokes.  The author sets out this concept on the first few pages, and them proceeds to have immense fun telling the story of an invasion of earth that just happens to take place as it is in the grip of full scale zombie apocolypse. There are running jokes at the expense of the main alien & his appearance (I won't give this away but anyone who loves Star Wars will enjoy the reference), the humans who have escaped the zombies, and a couple of vampires thrown in for good measure.The book is an easy read and I tore through it, giggling to myself all the way. That is not to say the book is simplistic or poorly written, quite the opposite. It is tightly plotted and the prose flows smoothly, a sign of skill.  Completely recommended for fun lovers of all ages.