Here were the first lines for book 5, Bill The Galactic Hero.

1. Recruiting Sergeant Markham apologised subsequently, but by then it was too late.
Written by dorianegray, chosen by jeffr23

2. You never forget your first hyperspace coma.
Written by lslaw, chosen by dangerdean and dorianegray

3. The recruitment officer's boots were not just the shiniest boots Bill had ever seen, they were, without ( Read more... )

Here are the potential first lines of Bill The Galactic Hero ( Read more... )

The final book in Game 49 is Bill The Galactic Hero, by Harry Harrison. It was published in 1965, only just after Catch-22, which surprised me when I noticed it recently.

Blurb:
Bill was a peaceful farm boy until he was lured by the martial music of a passing recruitment sergeant, drugged, and made to enlist in the Empire Space Corps. His basic ( Read more... )

What's the first line of Catch-22?

1. The plan was, Yossarian had to admit, very nearly perfect.
Written by jeffr23, chosen by taldragon

2. It was 1943, but that was nobody's fault.
Written by dorianegray, chosen by lslaw

3. It was the work of a moment for Yossarian to determine to go crazy, but achieving that aim took much longer.
Written by lslaw, chosen by jeffr23

4. It was love at first sight.
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Roll up, roll up ladies and gents, and vote for the first line of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Make your choice from these ( Read more... )

Greetings, bookgamers, and here's book 4: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, written in 1963.

Blurb: (Once again there doesn't seem to be any on the book itself, so this is an Amazon review; thanks to S. Pollard of England ( Read more... )

The first lines for Rommel? Gunner Who?:

1. 0800 06 JAN. 1943. We are to be sent to the desert, so I won't need to pack the figs.
- Written by dangerdean, chosen by jeffr23

2. Algeria? Where the hell is that?
- Written by dorianegray

3. I know what you're thinking, and you're right.
- Written by lslaw

4. The war stubbornly refused to be over.
- Written by jeffr23, chosen by dangerdean and lslaw

5. If you read ( Read more... )

We've got five first lines for book 3 ( Read more... )

Greetings all; the third book in this game is one of Spike Milligan's war memoirs, technically entitled "Rommel?" "Gunner Who?": A Confrontation In The Desert.

Blurb: (There isn’t really any jacket blurb, so I have borrowed a review from the Amazon website; apologies to S. Cain of Dorset ( Read more... )

Results for Flashman:

1. It was never my plan to have greatness thrust upon me, but given the opportunity I shall take what is offered.
- Written by dangerdean, chosen by bookwormsarah

2. Hughes got it wrong, in one important detail.
- Written by George MacDonald Fraser, chosen by lslaw and jeffr233. I fear my departure from Rugby could not be classified as my finest hour ( Read more... )