Will Save The Galaxy For Food

Paperback, 286 pages

English language

Published Feb. 10, 2017 by Dark Horse Books.

ISBN:
978-1-5067-0165-3
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4 stars (14 reviews)

A not-quite epic science fiction adventure about a down-on-his luck galactic pilot caught in a cross-galaxy struggle for survival! Space travel just isn't what it used to be. With the invention of Quantum Teleportation, space heroes aren't needed anymore. When one particularly unlucky ex-adventurer masquerades as famous pilot and hate figure Jacques McKeown, he's sucked into an ever-deepening corporate and political intrigue. Between space pirates, adorable deadly creatures, and a missing fortune in royalties, saving the universe was never this difficult!

From the creator of Mogworld and Jam!

Benjamin Richard "Yahtzee" Croshaw is a British-Australian comedic writer, video game journalist, author, and video game developer. He is perhaps best known for his acerbic video game review series, Zero Punctuation, for The Escapist.

3 editions

[Adapted from initial review on Goodreads.]

3 stars

This is my third Yahtzee Croshaw book, and I'm starting to get the hang of them. Characters who are thrown together through circumstance but remain at odds with one another throughout the book seem to be a staple.

Will Save the Galaxy for Food none-too-subtly satirises the Golden Age of science fiction, which means: as someone who's read a bit of Golden Age sci-fi but isn't extremely familiar with it, I can give it only a limited review. I can say, though, that familiarity with Golden Age sci-fi isn't a prerequisite for enjoying the book.

It is humorously written: a pleasant read, though not an especially deep one. The characters are all pretty much stereotypes, but that's kind of the point. One could make an argument about performative wokeness - I recall a moment when both sexism and "middle-aged white women caught saying something politically incorrect" were mocked in one …

Review of 'Will Save The Galaxy For Food' on 'GoodReads'

3 stars

Как знакомый с Zero Punctuation человек, я взялся за эту книгу в начитанном автором аудиоварианте с единственной чисто исследовательской целью: проверить, в какой точке повествования головная боль станет нестерпимой.

Оказалось, что Яцзы способен работать со своим голосом так, что этого не случилось вовсе (и вообще, честно говоря, играть достаточно выразительно, чтобы это было самым интересным элементом всего повествования), а книга в целом представляет собой достаточно сносное выступление в жанре "человек с очевидно большим количеством нейронов в голове успешно делает вид, что их у него всего два"; разительный контраст с книгами Скальци по так сказать каждому параметру.

Review of 'Will Save The Galaxy For Food' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I’ve been a fan of Yahtzee’s Zero Punctuation video game reviews for years, so when this came out I grabbed it without thinking twice.

A friend of mine read the print version and found it derivative, predictable and boring. I think he missed the point and the medium: Yahtzee’s charm is how he says what he says, and so the audiobook read by the author is, I expect, the intended method of consumption. Also, understanding that it’s supposed to be satirical helps. If you miss those two points, I can see why it mightn’t make your favourites list.

I enjoyed this audiobook. It is indeed derivative and trope-filled (not by accident), but the narration style means that doesn’t matter. Get the audiobook and get ready for a laugh. It’s light entertainment, not a space opera.

Review of 'Will Save The Galaxy For Food' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Clearly inspired by Douglas Adams, but falls short as Yahtzee Crowshaw applies his Zero Punctuation technique-using similes in excess to describe and exaggerate a game's flaws for comedic effect-and also puts too much emphasis on details in general. The misfortune of the former star pilot turned Jacques McKeown impersonator had a good liftoff, but sputters near the end. The satirical elements focus on those who were hailed as heroes, veterans, and economic drivers in generations past struggling in a universe where their talents are no longer needed at large.

Crowshaw himself does a decent job at audio narration though. A decent space adventure through and through.

Review of 'Will Save The Galaxy For Food' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

It doesn't matter if we master interstellar travel or gain a near god-like understanding of quantum physics. In the end, you can trust one variable never to change; humanity will remain petty and dumb as a rock.

McKeown glower at the stars like they owe him, like they used to be best friends and now are nothing but lies and betrayal. The golden era of swashbuckling space adventuring long since gone. McKeown has just about closed shop when everything goes appropriately wrong at the right moment.

This might be my absolute favorite of Yahtzee's books. It has everything he did great with his previous two books and more! If you enjoy his other books, you will enjoy this one. Guaranteed by the Star Pilot Volunteer Peacekeeping Corps.

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