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Summary: I wish such a sequel had not been forcedly published
Review: I loved Book 1 "Phule's Company" and Book 2 "Phule's Paradise", but I hesitated to read this Book 3 because of these negative reviews. But finally I did read it, because I wanted to find out by my own eyes why this book was so badly reputed and how it was different from the previous two books.Now I do know why. I expected it not so good as the previous books but so-so enjoyable, but I am disappointed. It's still tolerable that the nice mixture of humor, wit and warmth has changed to a noisy slapstick comedy. But I can't help feeling something is wrong; the characters's behavior and/or speech have delicately deviated from those in the previous books. Especially, Beeker has been deprived of his flavor. For example, Beeker calls the big brass "enemies". They are enemies indeed, but it is very unlikely for Beeker to use such a straight expression. It might have been very difficult for any writers except the creator to reproduce the charm of this series. Or Asprin's memory and/or affection for this series might have faded in the long gap. Anyway, I wish such a sequel had not been forcedly published.
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Summary: when good series get bad writers
Review: Where did this book go wrong? Let me count the ways. A captain who pores over the files of his people before meeting them in the first book, manages to forget between books two and three that he was told he was getting his requested chaplain and a Zenobian observer. His top three officers also forget this. Neither the chaplain nor the observer appear on the paperwork that the Sergeant is reading names off of. Sushi goes from very formal english to very casual. Escrima goes from being a Phillipino stick fighter speaking broken english to speaking perfect english, right down to the slang, and being a gambler who owes Sushi money. No one recognizes the lizard lurking around the corners of the casino as a Zenobian, even though the company had first contact with them. Everyone has gone from mildly competent (and lucky) to being the Keystone Kops. Phule refers to the company as the Omega company, even though this had been established in the first book as being derogatory slang for the *type* of company, not their official name. The humor was forced, the plot was contrived, none of the characters sounded right. I could probably go on, but by this point, I hadn't finished chapter three, so I didn't think there was any point in reading the rest of the book. Needless to say, I don't think Mr. Heck bothered to read the first two books of the series, and it shows. My recommendation is, read Phule's Company and Phule's Paradise, by Robert Asprin, and skip the inferior immitations by Peter Heck. If I could give this book zero stars, I would.
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Summary: Tarnished Asprin
Review: I have read all of the books in the Myth series and I have enjoyed every page. I was very impressed with "Phule's Company" and follow-up: "Phule's Paradise". "A Phule And His Money" had a good idea, but the story will bore you. It seems like accomplishing the HORRIBLE task given by the General was no challenge at all. There is no excuse for this book...other than Asprin was too busy working on the next Myth novel. Wishful thinking....
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Summary: Dissappointing
Review: This book was very disappointing. The previous two Phule books were great, but this one was choppy and forced; the plot seemed terribly contrived and the characters uninspired caricatures of what went before. It was a chore to read, but nowhere near as bad as the sequel...
Rating: 
Summary: Not bad, but....
Review: Not the best I've ever read, either....and this is based on getting to page 33. None of the characterizations feel "right"-from Tusk-anini, to Escrima's speech patterns, to a sudden change in gender for General Blitzkreig's aide. I'm going to finish it, but I can tell that it's not going to be as good as the first two.
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