Was alright. Kinda quirky. Going to listen to next one in series. ( )

Very funny, with a dry and satirical wit. Reminiscent of The Hitchhiker's Guide. ( )

If Guardians of the Galaxy and Galaxy Quest had a love child, Space Team by Barry J. Hutchinson might be the result. In a horrible case of mistaken identity, Cal Carver is abducted by space aliens and cajoled into a space mission to retrieve a package for a massive space corporation. Things start to go downhill immediately. It's not long before Cal and his misfit crew find themselves in a frantic battle to save an alien civilization, and it's god, from total annihilation.

It took me a good portion of the story to warm up to Cal as he is highly annoying and his humor was hit or miss for me. His annoying tendencies is confronted and has a pretty good explanation for it, which helped make him more sympathetic and likable by the end. Good thing the rest of the cast is pretty great from the start. Mech, Miz, Loren and Splurt are all highly enjoyable as they put up with both Cal and the ridiculous situation they've all ended up in. Splurt is definitely my favorite.

Humor is such a personal thing. I suspect enjoyment of this book will depend on if the humor works for you or not. For me it was half giggles and half eye rolls. Nothing too terrible. I've seen it compared to Hitchhikers Guide and Monty Python though I had a different comparison at the beginning of this review. The potential is there. The character banter got better as the book progressed and the crew was working together almost as a cohesive team by the end.

I listened to the audio book narrated by Phil Tron. Tron does a great job giving each character it's own voice, especially for the multiple personalities of Mech.

Space Team is a highly irreverent, silly space adventure that was a great way to take me away from the seriousness of the world for a while. I could see myself continuing the series when I need another light, fun space story to listen to. ( )

Written with humor similar to Hitch Hiker's Guide, I enjoyed this book and the characters in it. A petty criminal confused with a serial killer cannibal by a space consortium, the hero is tasked, along with four other aliens of similar criminal backgrounds, to helping stop a manufactured virus that can infect both sentient organics and electronics, turning them into zombie-like creatures. It's all a bit silly, as intended, and a fun read. ( )