A review by saccalai
Battle Beyond the Dolestars by Chris McCrudden
3.0
Some time in the future, the machines take over and eject the humans off Earth to live in the Dolestars, orbiting housing estates. Humans now work for them, cleaning and doing everything that we normally rely on machine to do! Eventually they have had enough and go on strike, kickstarting a huge war.
It's not easy to imagine how some of these machines get around and a lot doesn't quite make sense. But after a few chapters I decided to just go with it and still enjoyed the humour. I liked all the quirky characters, particularly Janice, who who puts the hairstyles of her customers before saving the world. Nearly everything is a pun or wordplay, it reminded me a little of Tom Holt, with a similar type of comedy.
It's not easy to imagine how some of these machines get around and a lot doesn't quite make sense. But after a few chapters I decided to just go with it and still enjoyed the humour. I liked all the quirky characters, particularly Janice, who who puts the hairstyles of her customers before saving the world. Nearly everything is a pun or wordplay, it reminded me a little of Tom Holt, with a similar type of comedy.