Bill, the Galactic Hero
1965 novel by Harry Harrison / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bill, the Galactic Hero is a satirical science fiction novel by American writer Harry Harrison, first published in 1965. A novella length version appeared in the magazine Galaxy Science Fiction in 1964 under the name "The Starsloggers".[1]
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Author | Harry Harrison |
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Cover artist | Larry Lurin |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1965 |
Media type | |
Pages | 185 |
OCLC | 55999461 |
Followed by | The Planet of the Robot Slaves |
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Harrison reports having been approached by a Vietnam veteran who described Bill as "the only book that's true about the military".[2] Terry Pratchett once said: "I don't think The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was the funniest Science Fiction novel ever written. The funniest Science Fiction novel ever written was Bill, The Galactic Hero".[3]