Requiem For A Ruler Of Worlds (The First Adventure of Alacrity Fitzhugh & Hobart Floyt

The Hobart Floyt and Alacrity Fitzhugh books are the best of Brian Daley's work, although all of his stories are great. Daley was a master of good storytelling, where there was never a wasted page, and the adventure and humor never stopped. In this series, our heros travel from a shantytown on the M......more

This was a fun, humorous book. A well worn plot set in a rather shallow future, but the characters were good & it all worked very well together. There are a couple of others that follow this. All great rainy day material. Candy books that I keep around to read occasionally for relaxation.......more

What a wonderful cast of characters! But more than that, I found Daley's made-up words to be incredibly clever and evocative. The language of this book is simply not duplicated in more current novels; it's rich and decadent. I highly recommend this very well written romp through the spaceways.......more

Requiem for a Ruler of Worlds would make a great movie. The main characters are a nice spin on the classic mismatched "buddy" duo, and the inheritance / will-reading gag is not one you see too often in science fiction. What really shines in Daley's work, though, is the loving treatment given to alie......more