Codgerspace

By Alan Dean Foster

Book Overview

When every machine ceases to function and begins to search for non-human species of higher intelligence, an alien threat to humans and machines threatens the universe. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441718515
• ISBN13: 9780441718511
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Well I enjoyed this book...

A little synopsis because the present one is not very detailed.The drippings of a cheese sandwich cause disastrous results in amanufacturing plant. All sorts of AI (artificial intelligence)products soon malfunction and begin searching for alien life forms. This of course causes mayhem for a futuristic society whodepend so greatly on these machines. But one food server robot at a rest home facility on earth leads five elderly humans into the greatest discovery ever.I gave this four stars because this book kept me entertained for the most part. Does that mean my tastes in books are bad? Probably. I never woulda read this had I not stumbled over it in the dollar store bin. I picked it up because I wanted something different to read. The cover amused me and the storyline (albeit kinda cheesy sounding...pun intended) sounded plausible enough. I enjoyed the story. The humor was light and subtle but I got a few audible laughs here and there. Yes, the plot was kinda droll here and there, but I thought the concept of it all was interesting. It did have the whole 'its all been done before' feel to it. But it was perfect to relax and read at night. The characters were very real and the machines taking on personalities of their own was great too. If this was meant to be a parody, then I guess it went over my head. It did have somerather silly things in it, but the story seemed plausible enough for the futuristic time it was portrayed in.Oh well. I enjoyed it and that's what counts. Aside from a few light vulgarities and swear words, it was a pretty harmless story. I recommend it to those who like a fun science fiction story.

Not bad for a parody

I know that this book has been given bad reviews here, but what some might not realize is that it's intended as a parody (in the vein of Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and NOT a "serious SF book. I liked it because it takes "serious SF genres" (aliens/computers/life extension) and flips them over to the humorous side. It's not "Cocoon", but it wasn't meant to be