Hard luck henry haggen comes to dodge city to persuade his cousin festus to return home on an important mission. Hank was a dying breed on the space station belvaille. In the first scene hank is falling 5 stories and lands on his head. Ive read all of the hard luck hank s adventures so far and i feel stank delicious simply displays the character best. Events take an odd turn, and hank must figure his way out of the basketful of crap before he drowns in it. Hes hired a therapist but isnt exactly engaged with the process. Hard luck hank is a oneliner spewing giant mutant who is virtually impervious to pain and bullets. I was shivering too hard to dwell on it, and my ears, toes, and fingers were still hurting. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. The baldwin files survival strategy soldier systems daily. Hank is a mutant, and his power is that his skin is as thick as armor, and when he does get hurt he can regenerate, albeit slowly. I think he really nailed the main character almost, but not quite, patrick warburton.
Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. All he wants to do is eat as much junk food as he want, scare people into paying his bosses money, and stay out of events which are really dangerous. My only complaint is that after finishing it, i immediately want more. I had been told by a friend that it was a fun light hearted violent read. Its a big which doesnt attempt to exceed its ambitions, which seem to be telling a funny story about a lovable antihero doofus in a selfcontained scifi setting. Download read basketful of crap 2014 by steven campbell. Basketful of crap is the second book in the series. The film stars wesley snipes, jacquelyn quinones, cybill shepherd, james liao and bill cobbs. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about hard luck hank. The biggest problem with the earlier books for me was that i felt the pacing was simply far too slow for a character such as hank who seemingly finds himself in situations he quite often is out of depth to handle. Hank just wants to go on minding his own business, but thats where his bad luck comes in.
Depending on the sequel, hank is mercenary, muscle, bouncer, negotiator, chief of police, g. Sure hank has an emotional moment, maybe two, but its hank and he saves the day. Suck my cosmos is the fourth novel in the hard luck hank series. Like the first book in this series this one is exactly what it promises to be. The series changes every volume with the station of belvaille going through a variety of social and economic changes.
Stank delicious belvaille has cemented its place as the most important system in the galaxy and hank is working as an official factotum, negotiating deals between gangs and noblemen under the watchful eye of the arch minister. Just wish the rest of the hard luck hank series had whispersync audible. In this volume, hank s efforts in the previous books have paid huge dividends and its gone from being mos eisley to a combination of manhattan. Hard luck hank is notably the first book i ever saw advertised alongside one of my books and every single volume of the series has been advertised alongside my supervillainy saga books.
With james arness, milburn stone, amanda blake, ken curtis. Hard luck hank series by steven campbell goodreads. See the complete hard luck hank series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Steven campbells hard luck hank books in order fantastic fiction. Sep 07, 2017 hank is a mutant, and his power is that his skin is as thick as armor, and when he does get hurt he can regenerate, albeit slowly. Screw the galaxy the bad luck witch the bad luck witch chronicles book 1 hank. Hes chosen to live on the outoftheway space station belvaille because his skills are appreciated there.
Sequel to hard luck hank screw the galaxy, hard luck hank basketful of crap, hard luck hank prince of suck, and hard luck hank suck my cosmos. Robot farts enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Screw the galaxy is about a mostlyindestructible mutant thug named hank who works as a legbreaker on the worst space station in the galaxy. Whats great is that campbell has mixed things up again in this novel.
That didnt sound possible so i had to check it out. Screw the galaxy is the funniesr thing ive read in a very long time. I want to say right of the bat that this book made me laugh on page 1. Screw the galaxy publishers summary hank is a thug. Those skills include being able to take a bullet to the face and keep right on talking. Download the hard luck hank audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hard luck hank.
The hard luck hank book series by steven campbell and steven campbell includes books screw the galaxy, basketful of crap, hard luck hank. If campbell could produce a book per week, it wouldnt be enough for me. Steven campbell keeps the action and the humor coming in the second installment. Libros en idiomas extranjeros saltar al contenido principal. All your favorite supporting characters return as well garm, mtb, delovoa.
If you liked the first three novels you really want to check this one out. Sep 28, 2018 sci fiction audiobooks steven campbell hard luck hank 01 screw the galaxy. Screw the galaxy you may have noticed that i havent. Sequel to hard luck hank screw the galaxy, hard luck hank basketful of crap, and hard luck hank prince of suck. Hard luck hank 7 book series kindle edition from book 1. Basketful of crap steven campbell science fiction humor. Hank kelly is a down on his luck guy fighting to get his daughter back and overcome tough circumstances. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Hank is a class 4 mutant, lives on the space station of bellvaille and is about 300 years old, give or t. Full hard luck hank book series by steven campbell.
I listened to the audible version of this book and the narrator basically did the character using a patrick warburton voice the tick. You might not agree judging a humorous book good or bad is. Get the audible audio editions of the hard luck hank series from the. The film was released on directtodvd in the united states on october 17, 2006. Feb 04, 20 teaser trailer for the scifi comedy novel hard luck hank. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Apr 18, 2014 hank has to keep himself from getting framed for the murder while he finds himself increasingly manipulated by increasingly powerful people as the machinations of the city council start to spill into his daily life. Henrys constant mishaps thwart festuss efforts in one of the funniest. The choices of the words, dictions, and how the author conveys the proclamation and lesson to the readers are entirely simple to understand. Stank delicious is another great addition to an outstanding series.
Also, lots of humour some dark and some of which i literally laughed out loud to sorry to my fellow passengers on the flight where i was reading basketful of crap. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Festus, as the wisest of the haggens, is to act as solomon and divide a chest of confederate gold pieces among the haggen clan. Screw the galaxy and millions of other books are available for instant access. Funny, snarky, violent and devoid of all socially redeeming value. Screw the galaxy kindle edition by campbell, steven. Basketful of crap is the sequel to screw the galaxy and returns us to belvaille station, the worst place in the galaxy to live. I wish this was a comic book hard luck hank is notably the first book i ever saw advertised alongside one of my books and every single volume of the series has been advertised alongside my supervillainy saga books, almost in tandem. The life of charles bukowski learn python the hard way. Maybe sam has played the bitter, downonhis luck africanamerican guy at least 300 times at this point, but affleck acquits himself nicely as the lawyer, even making himself cry during one scene. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Suck my cosmos delivers some fun summertime reading. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Hank is back again giving as good as he gets, mostly. In my opinion, this is one of the best of hank s adventures. If you are interested in knowing what really happens in knife fights from a person who participated in more than his share in his youth.
In fact, the station is completely different from the way it was before and theres a significant timejump from the previous book. There really isnt much more to say about basketful of crap, it is more of what made screw the galaxy so good. The prequels early years and delovoa occur before the novels but are best read after them. He puts his abilities to the best use possible and that isnt by being a scientist. Steven campbell hard luck hank 01 screw the galaxy audiobook. I needed to get my blood flowing and core temperature up. Hard luck is a 2006 american thriller film written, produced and directed by mario van peebles, who also costars in the film. Hard luck hank is a blast, great stories, novel sf world, and a unique and very engaging antihero in hank. I kept thinking how hank, the main character, would the futuristic love child of hellboy and the tick. There was quite a bit of snow on the ground in the northernmost states, but the roads were clear and i made good time. Jobs seem to drop in his lap, like two women who pay him a large sum to find someone for them. Hard luck hank audiobooks listen to the full series. Hard luck hank the galaxys nicest thug cannonball read 10. He puts his abilities to the best use possible and that is.
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