The book is a quick read, and isn't terrible, but don't expect to be wowed by it. But since there are clear echoes of things that are Adams' ideas, the fact that it is written instead by Jones makes it almost feel like a sub-par fanfic. Terry Jones isn't a horrible writer or anything, but he lacks the hilarity, whimsy, and humanity that Adams put into all of his works. It's Douglas Adams's idea hashed out by someone else. One of the big problems is definitely that this book isn't really a "collaboration," despite what the description says. It's predictable and somewhat blasé- the books it's spawned from are hilarious and unexpected, and Starship Titanic feels like a pale mockery of that. The whole idea of the Starship Titanic was a one-off joke in the Hitchhiker's novels, and so while this book is 250-ish pages, it reads quickly and feels more like a short story.
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Or else that it would be somehow similar to that episode of Doctor Who with Ten, although that's probably because I've been re-watching the series on Netflix.
I absolutely adore my compendium of the Hitchhiker's saga (is saga the right word?), and was hoping that this would be a nice little addition to the world Douglas Adams created in that. As you move up to second and lastly to first class, more and more of the ship becomes accessible to you, and more of the mystery unravels.I have to say I was kind of disappointed in this book.
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To begin with, you are a third-class passenger, and you quickly find yourself in the grip of one of the most powerful forces known to modern man, the desire for a free upgrade. They will listen to you and, if they happen to feel like it, obey you. You can chat with any of the robot characters, like Fentible the distinguished Doorbot, Nobby the hypochondriac Lifebot, or Fortillian Bantoburn O'Perfluous, the outrageously convivial Barbot. You discover that you can communicate with them, a feat that is made possible by SpookiTalk, the game's proprietary interactive language engine. The ship is inhabited by a crew of malfunctioning robots and a semi-deranged parrot. and collides with your house.īewildered, you find your way aboard, and just as you are gazing at its awe-inspiring interior, the ship takes off again and heads deep into space. Seconds into its maiden voyage it crashes into hyperspace, vanishes. Starship Titanic is a technological marvel. Majestic and luxurious, its interior resembles a mixture of the Ritz, Chrysler Building, Tutankhamen's tomb and Venice. Product Description Manufacturer's DescriptionĪt the heart of our galaxy, an advanced civilisation of which we knew nothing has built the biggest, most beautiful starship ever, the Starship Titanic.
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