![]() ![]() ![]() Still, there's a lot of role diversity for the women. Three of the women decide to pose for a nude magazine spread for no apparent reason, but when the General of the Army confronts Phule, he note that he couldn't order them not to any more than he could order them to do it. As an example, the characters, who chose their career names, are named things like 'Brandy,' 'Do-Wop,' 'Super-Gnat,' and 'Chocolate Harry'-you can probably guess their starting points. Asprin does like to start from stereotypes and then flesh them out, showing how they all are valuable. It passed my 80's sniff test, but that's because I went for underlying sensibility over thoughtful characterization. A significant portion of the book is spent getting to know the major players, all the better to appreciate the transformation they each undergo. A billionaire genius is sentenced to running a grew of misfits in the intergalactic armed services. ![]() A fast comfort read that remains vaguely amusing. ![]()
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