Chet Finley vs. The Machines of Fate
by Eric Filler
(5/5 stars)
Fans of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" or especially fans of "Futurama" should enjoy this smart-alec sci-fi adventure. The eponymous Chet Finley is an ordinary schlub in Newark until the day he uncovers a galactic conspiracy to control--and profit from--humanity. From there Chet enlists the aid of a surly robot named Ziggy and a shapeshifting assassin named Sadie to find the root of the conspiracy and free humanity. The journey takes Chet from Newark to a freighter loaded with bootleg DVDs to Monaco and then into the stars. From there Chet and company visit a library operated by giant birds, a casino in the Horsehead Nebula, to a planet where time itself has stopped.
As with any book of this type you might not get all of the jokes or think they're all very funny, but there are far more hits than misses. The book is loaded with geek culture references and a good dose of locker room humor to make it fun for grown-up sci-fi fans. It won't make you forget Douglas Adams, but it's still a fun read.
That is all.
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