Bernhard Series by Sam J. Lundwall

When Sam J. Lundwall first proposed the idea of his writing a novel with the central theme of this book it was with the thought of writing but the one entitled Alice's World. It was on that basis that Ace Books gave him the go-ahead signal. But as Mr. Lundwall progressed with the writing, it began to occur to him that there could be an altogether different way to approach the same premise—more satirical, more humorous, and with an alternate plot... moreWhen Sam J. Lundwall first proposed the idea of his writing a novel with the central theme of this book it was with the thought of writing but the one entitled Alice's World. It was on that basis that Ace Books gave him the go-ahead signal. But as Mr. Lundwall progressed with the writing, it began to occur to him that there could be an altogether different way to approach the same premise—more satirical, more humorous, and with an alternate plot. As this idea grew he became more intrigued with the potential and, considering that the work was to be presented as part of one of the famous Ace double books, he finally approached us with the idea of doing both approaches to the theme.The idea was as intriguing to us as to him and we gave him the okay to go ahead with both novels. So we are pleased to present this unique package—two novels, quite different, by the same author and based on the same basic premise. So if you note No Time for Heroes as having certain things in common with Alice's World, it's not a coincidence. Rather, we hope, it makes for a double treat.No Time for Heroes, 131pp. / Alice's World, 122pp.No Time For Heroes“There’s no time for heroes like the present,” said General Superhawk, as he was relieved from his laundry duties to head the spaceship’s invasion of the untouched-by-human-hands-or-feet planet, which had been dead for 200,000 years.“This is absolutely no time for heroes” said the planet’s central brain computer which had, in its long, long loneliness, peopled its planet with fabled literary creatures created from its monstrous protoplasma vats.“I’m no hero!” screamed the small, fat man with the moustache as he was bullied onto the planet as the ship’s Number One scout. less

What's a hundred thousand years more or less to the universe? To ex-private Bernhard breaking rocks on a prison planet, every day felt like eternity. To the myriads of people, robots, and self thinking servo-mechanisms aboard the twenty thousand mile long spaceship Refanut, it seemed like just another day on their endless trip.But when Bernhard escaped to the Refanut, things changed sharply... moreWhat's a hundred thousand years more or less to the universe? To ex-private Bernhard breaking rocks on a prison planet, every day felt like eternity. To the myriads of people, robots, and self thinking servo-mechanisms aboard the twenty thousand mile long spaceship Refanut, it seemed like just another day on their endless trip.But when Bernhard escaped to the Refanut, things changed sharply. For all the machinery on the fabulous starship—pride of a long forgotten galactic empire—had been accidentally programmed to adore Bernhard—and all its people would just as gladly cut his throat. less