Willful Child

Willful Child, Book 1

De: Steven Erikson

Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews

These are the voyages of the starship A.S.F. Willful Child. Its ongoing mission: to seek out strange new worlds on which to plant the Terran flag, to subjugate and if necessary obliterate new life-forms, to boldly blow the...

And so we join the not-terribly-bright but exceedingly cock-sure Captain Hadrian Sawback and his motley crew on board the Starship Willful Child for a series of devil-may-care, near-calamitous and downright chaotic adventures through "the infinite vastness of interstellar space".

The New York Times best-selling author of the acclaimed Malazan Book of the Fallen sequence has taken his lifelong passion for Star Trek and transformed it into a smart, inventive, and hugely entertaining spoof on the whole mankind-exploring-space-for-the-good-of-all-species-but-trashing-stuff-with-a-lot-of-high-tech-gadgets-along-the-way, overblown adventure. The result is an SF novel that deftly parodies the genre while also paying fond homage to it.

©2014 Steven Erikson (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Star Trek meets Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

What did you love best about Willful Child?

The fact that it was able to spoof nearly every overall theme element from Star Trek and turn into one cohesive satire story.

What did you like best about this story?

It doesn't stop, once you get going on the maiden voyage of the Willfull Child there is no stops or breaks.

Which scene was your favorite?

HA! When The Captain has to resuscitate the Chief Medical Officer.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

This book is seriously Star Trek meets Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It takes all of the overall repeating themes from Star Trek along with some of the mundane ridiculous and blends them with the comedic style of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Seriously what more could you want?

For those of you whom are disappointed that this is not a long running deep rooted series Al la Malazan Book of the Fallen, well there is some serious social political undercurrents to this book but they are buried deep underneath the hilarious and ridiculous.

picard/beeblebrox/brannigan love child

Equal parts Star trek hitchhikers guide and Futurama all rolled up into one great series. the narrarator is a too teir voice and makes every character different and memorable. times I'm even reminded of Tehol Bedict

Hilarious and ridiculous parody

If you imagine all the memes about Captain Kirk happening on an actual episode of Star Trek, you get this book. The characters are outrageous and exaggerated versions of Star Trek favorites. Everything has a ridiculous name, and the captain puts himself and everyone else in unnecessarily risky situations. I laughed a lot while reading it.

I nearly puked! With laughter. (No joke.)

What did you love best about Willful Child?

The character depictions and the adventures of the Willful Child were a non-stop romp through the SF (largely Star Trek) universe at warp... er T speed.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Willful Child?

There are many, but the opening conversation between Capt. Hadrian and his superior almost made me spit out my coffee!

What does MacLeod Andrews bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He gives the characters their own voices and to the captain, in particular, he excellently translates his "devil make care" attitude.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did! As I mentioned in the title above, I nearly puked! At one point I was laughing so hard that I was gagging on my coffee... Thankfully, I survived!

Any additional comments?

If you loved or even just had a passing relationship with Star Trek or Futurama's Zap Brannigan you will lov.... you can guess the rest.There is one WARNING however, the book is R-rated (not X-rated thankfully). It never goes beyond F-bombs, sexual allusions and implied sex, but it is there and not for the young. This is, without exception, the funniest SF book that I have ever had the pleasure of listening to and I can't wait for the next book in the series...OH Wait! I don't have to wait at all! Book 2 "Wrath of Betty" is already up on audible! I'm off to download!
Geez, I sound like a commercial~

crazy!!

story is a crazy romp through space. so very unexpected. a lot of fun, sad it is a short listen.

Laughed laughed laughed

What a refreshing story and sarcastic take on a certain tv show occurring on a starship! Loved the irreverence and humor. I would recommend this book and narrator who made the story come alive.

A giggler

Understanding that this is a Star Trek spoof, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story line was hilarious and well narrated. And there is a good moral to the story as well. 5 stars. I hope for future stories of Captain Sawback

Unexpectedley hilarious and loving Sci-fi spoof

As a big fan of the Malazan series I was ready for more of the same. This comedic gem caught me totally by surprise. This one will have great repeat value.

Hilarious!

MacLeod Andrews delivered the most enjoyable performance. I laughed out loud through the whole book.

lol!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Willful Child?

lol

Which character – as performed by MacLeod Andrews – was your favorite?

lol

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

lol

Any additional comments?

I've only listened to about 5 mins so far but its funny as hell, Erikson is brilliant with Fantasy and i guess also with comedy scifi too.