Will Save the Galaxy for Food

By: Yahtzee Croshaw

Narrated by: Yahtzee Croshaw

Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2017 Yahtzee Croshaw (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Light hearted adventure with a comedian twist

THE BAD
There's nothing really bad about this one, in reality. The worst thing I can think of is that maybe at some points the story dragged a bit and it wasn't nails stuck to armchair gripping. it was just ok every now and then

THE GOOD
Well there ar eplenty to list here. Characters, for one. With few exceptions, the characters are not particularly stellar but are very well defined in what they are and bring their own touch of entertainment and jokes to the story. The voice acting for them, although I'm the kind of listener who enjoys narrators distinctly separating men and women and this one didn't, was very good. You could tell who was speaking the majority of the time, and even despite the forced stereotypical characters voices be also forced, I believe that was the intention to make it funnier (which it did most of the time). The story is ok with nothing special or really extra captivating about it... seems like a simple backdrop serving as secondary character for the only purpose of providing the characters to delve into funny(er) situations. That being said, I think the ending was very realistic (or as much as one could be in this book) and at the same time particularly satisfying

THE VERDICT
After coming from a series of books that took themselves too seriously (some that had enough to sustain it and others not so much), this was excruciatingly refreshing. It provided a very much welcome escape while serving as sci-fi read along the way. Beware though that if you're not used to this kind of genre mix (it was my first such book), it might take you a while to get into it. My advice would be just to let go of any story expectations (which doesn't mean the story is bad, not at all) and try to savor all the small sharp wit conversations, which are plenty, because that is where the real gold lies within this story

yahtzee!!

I've enjoyed his online work in the past and find his humor translated over to this story well. Glad to hear him reading it himself as well. wouldn't have it any other way.

A plying masterpiece!!!

As an avid fan of all things science fiction, this book was a joy to listen to, its packed with cheeky little references, and brilliantly accomplishes the task of inventing a whole new set of profanity, and makes it sound natural!! I even cought myself using a few at work!! Yahtzee is a truly excellent writer, looking forward with great anticipation to his next novel

fantastic

this was a great and entertaining listen. and it needs to be a tv show right now

a great throwback to the old sci fi

this pic took me by surprise, well performed. it was a great throwback to the old movie serials of the 1950's. in the tradition of Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers only with a crap ton of sarcasm mixed in. at must-read for sci-fi lovers.

one of the best

I loved this book. It was funny applied to concepts that are intellectual yet approachable and made laugh so hard I needed surgery and wear adult diapers from bow on. The last statement was hyperbole but it is still a great book.

All Around Fun

Great book please make more like it! It should be movie it has been to long since Spaceballs!

An excellent book

I haven't enjoyed a "fun" sci-fi book this much since Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett.

fantastic an absolute treat if you like feelings

of dread, being obsolete and a general sense if sad. so yeah great book super fun to read

Yahtzee does it again

Yahtzee is an amazing author, and having him bring his own books to life is always a joy. While Jam was definitely weaker than Mogworld, Will Save the Galaxy for Food is definitely on par, if not even better. If you love Sci-fi, or are just a fan of Zero Punctuation and need more of Mr. Croshaw, this book is for you