Bill, the Galactic Hero

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1. kagamineApr 2015
   Bill the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrisson. Not the student made off-brand film released last year, but a production with a budget.

   It has the makings of a TV series as Bill's adventures are already serialized in the books.

   Sof of Man by Silverberg would be my other choice. A fantastic book, it would make an eerie and atmospheric production on screen.

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2. praptakMay 2023
   That was a mini plot in Bill the Galactic Hero. A group of revolutionaries recruits Bill.

   When they actually start a revolution, every single conspirator quietly leaves the crowd to join a hideout of the secret government agency they were working for.

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3. tomohawkDec 2017
   Reminds me of Bill the Galactic Hero (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill,_the_Galactic_Hero).

   He solves an important waste management problem by using the free postal service.

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4. podpersonAug 2012
   Sorry to hear it, but he at least had a good innings.

   Odd that one of my favorite of his satirical novels, _Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers_ (a spoof of E. E. Doc Smith's books, the _Skylark_ series in particular) didn't get mentioned. _Bill the Galactic Hero_ is a spoof of military SF, _Starship Troopers_ in particular.

   The Stainless Steel Rat books would make good material for movies.

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