Intergalactic Exterminators, Inc
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4.3 • 41 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Finding work is easy. Staying alive is a little bit harder.
When Russ Wesley finds an unusual artifact in his grandfather’s collection of rare antiquities, the last thing he expects is for it to draw the attention of a ferocious alien from a distant planet. Equally surprising is the adventurous team of intergalactic exterminators dispatched to deal with the alien threat. They’re a little wild, and a little reckless. Worse yet, they’re so impressed with Russ’s marksmanship that they insist he join their squad . . . whether he wants to or not.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bishop's feel-good sci-fi debut kicks off when drifter Russ Wesley discovers a mysterious stone among his recently deceased grandfather's collection of oddities. Russ recruits Nina Hosseinzadeh, aspiring electrical engineer and "the smartest woman in all Evanstown ," to help him identify the stone, hoping to sell it for quick cash to save his family's crumbling bookstore. Nina, meanwhile, needs money to help out her terminally ill father. Instead, the stone attracts hostile extraterrestrials, plunging the pair into interstellar drama. The eponymous organization arrives to dispatch the hostiles—and, upon witnessing Russ's superior marksmanship, forcibly conscript him into intergalactic pest control. But Nina also wants a lucrative (if potentially lethal) job with the company, putting the pair in fierce competition—until looming danger threatens to destroy their careers as exterminators before they can begin. After a slow start, Bishop ramps things up, imbuing this romp with solid worldbuilding, a broad sense of adventure, and a sensitive emotional core. With gruesome alien battles, layered conflict, and a sprinkling of humor, this is sure to find an audience.
Customer Reviews
Russ and the chrome man.
I love bringing in all the essential functions like pest control to Intergalactic bureaucracy. I am not a expert when it comes to character development but I really love Russ, Nina and the Steve Applebum
Fun Space Opera
Such a fun book, a true page-turner!
I really enjoyed the characters, especially the ‘Chrome Man’ along with the light hearted humor sprinkled throughout this space adventure. For a SciFi, it’s definitely unique. It’s mildly reminiscent of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy with the playfulness of movies like Guardian’s of the Galaxy and Men in Black.
I was surprised to find a disguised depth behind the story that alluded to a ‘monster’ many of us might be fighting in our day-to-day lives, in one way or another.
The end made it seem like a sequel might be in the works. I certainly hope that’s the case.
5 stars!
Extremely fun read
I grew up in the early 80’s so this book reminded me of lots of the books I read, movies and shows I watched and games I played as a kid. Cool Sci Fi themes but not so over the top it seemed ridiculous. Not even close to the same plot but it kept reminding me of The Last Statfighter with the well done mix of earth and other worlds. The author did a great job developing the characters in a relatable way to the reader and created heroes that were heroes by default and not in the stereotypical manner in which many adventure stories are told. I blew through the book in a few days and when I’d have to put it down, I found T wait to find the time to get back into it. With this being the author’s first book, I can’t wait to see the magic he creates in future ones. Can’t recommend the book enough, such a fun read!