The Killbug Eulogies

By: Will Madden

Narrated by: Will Madden

Disemboweled by the razor scythes of a six-foot mantis, lobotomized by hungry larvae, or roasted on an exoskeletal skewer: these are only a few of the disgusting ways to die in humanity's hopeless war against giant space insects. Deployed on a brutal bug planet without a chaplain, a depleted infantry unit has entrusted its eulogy duties to the soldier standing closest at time of death. Somehow this rotten privilege keeps falling to Pvt. Timothy Archon.

Archon's speeches explore the strange obsessions the men have developed since the war began - from archiving killbug death psalms to trying to seduce the enemy. Did these manias somehow redeem them, or only bring them quicker to their messy ends?

But more importantly: Why does Archon keep having such terrible luck?

©2017 Will Madden (P)2017 Square Straw Press

Eulogies from a bug war

The book showed promise. I LOVE sci fi. I loved starship troopers. I've read a few other great bug based sci fi books. I was quite disappointed. Let me clarify why. The first few chapters were eulogies of sexually deviant troopers screwing bugs and were rather descriptive and sexually obsessed. Later chapters were good and the last two were exceptional. The narrator had a great range of very expressive voices for the various characters. If you can get through or fast forward past the first couple you will very much enjoy the later aspects of the story. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

It is Sci-Fi but not my cup of tea

The author made a valiant effort to be satiric, ironic, and funny in his efforts to eulogize various soldiers and impart the various methods of their deaths by bugs. After 4 plus hours of listening to the many deaths and the Bug/Human porn I could not take it anymore. I guess the type of humor is just not for me, sorry. Thjs audio book was given to me by the author in exchange for and honest review, sadly I did not like it very much but others may

A funny sci fi story.

The Killbug Eulogies are a set of eulogies by a soldier in war on an enemy planet. Since the chaplain was killed, the commander decided the eulogy for troops killed would be given by the nearest soldier to them when they died. This happens to be Pvt. Timothy Archon for a bunch of them. The hilarious eulogies, describing the various foibles and nutiness of the troops will have you laughing histerically. These troops actually remind me of some of the people I knew in the Army, just magnified.The enemy, the Killbugs, giant mantis creatures, are scary as can be, but the description of some of the interactions is hilariously described. Especially the one where the soldier was fascinated by them, and wanted to, ah, spread intergalactic goodwill in an intimate manner with one of them. This is kind of grown up humor, but if youre looking for a fun listen, this one might just fit the bill. Will Madden has to be the best author narrator I have ever heard in hundreds of audiobooks. He really nails the voices and characterizations. Overall, a fun listen.

I was voluntarily given a copy of this audiobook by the Author through Audiobookboom.

Good read

This one was a little bit different but not in a bad way. I'd recommend to anyone who listens to many books as I've long ago exhausted all the big league books available in the Sci-Fi and fantasy genre!

The title said it all

One long book of Eulogies. Lots of tongue in cheek humor with shades of Heinlein's Starship Troopers. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.