Bill, the Galactic Hero

by Harry Harrison

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The original stand-alone book "Bill, the Galactic Hero", published in 1965, was followed much later (1989 - 1991) by six sequels:
"Bill, the Galactic Hero On the Planet of Robot Slaves" (1989) by Harry Harrison;
"Bill the Galactic Hero On the Planet of Bottled Brains" (1990), by Robert Sheckley and Harry Harrison;
"Bill the Galactic Hero On the Planet of Tasteless Pleasure" (1991) by David Bischoff and Harry Harrison;
"Bill the Galactic Hero On the Planet of Zombie Vampires" (1991) by Jack C. Haldeman II and Harry Harrison;
"Bill the Galactic Hero On the Planet of Ten Thousand Bars" (1991) by David Bischoff and Harry Harrison (aka "Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of the Hippies from Hell");
"Bill the Galactic Hero: The Final Incoherent Adventure" (1991) by David Harris and Harry Harrison.

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0380003953, Paperback)

It was the highest honor to defend the Empire against the dreaded Chingers, an enemy race of seven-foot-tall lizards. But Bill, a Technical Fertilizer Operator from a planet of farmers, wasn't interested in honor-he was only interested in two things: his chosen career, and the shapely curves of Inga-Maria Calyphigia. Then a recruiting robot shanghaied him with knockout drops, and he came to in deep space, aboard the Empire warship Christine Keeler. And from there, things got even worse.

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