Here's the series blurb:
Mari Shu, a factory drudge in the year 4000-something, must
choose how to protect her sisters, her purity, and her own conscience in a
bleak futuristic society that’s been polluted by smog, rampant commercialism,
tacky jumpsuits, sexual perversions, unjust socioeconomics, interstellar
travel, and inconsistent use of the Oxford comma.
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True story:
I was the first person to lay eyes on this series. But before I
continue, you should know I take my SFR very seriously. So seriously, in fact,
that I'll admit to being comedically-challenged when it comes to SFRs of the
funny kind. I can appreciate the humor, but I really, really, really need to be
in the right mood for maximum enjoyment.
What I didn't
expect was an SFR so stuffed-to-the-proverbial-hilt with jokes--and layers of more
jokes on top of those--and jumpsuits, and orange skin--not to mention all that
goo--that I actually laughed out loud, sometimes two or three times per page.
Even just that small taste told me THE ADVENTURES OF MARI SHU was a special
kind of SFR. I'd never read anything like it.
In fact, the story was so over the top, so fascinatingly
disturbing, and so full of rampant sexxoring that I started egging Jody on to
write more. The more outrageous, the better! And guess what--she did! To be
sure, THE ADVENTURES OF MARI SHU would have happened with or without me, but it
sure was great to get an early sneak peek.
This series can be enjoyed at the pure story level, but for added value it also pokes fun at just about every science fiction
and romance element you can imagine. I happen to know Jody Wallace is a longtime fan of SF, romance, and SFR, but even if I didn't, I could tell THE
ADVENTURES OF MARI SHU was written by someone who had great regard for the
genres, but also wasn't afraid to have some fun with them. Okay, a lot of fun! Uproarious, scandalous, and no-holds-barred fun!
This interactive parody series will also appeal to readers
who love spotting humorous references to romance and SF books as well as SF
films and television shows. If you enjoy wacky, absurdist, raunchy, and all the
other types of humor Jody Wallace used in the stories, but that I don't know
the name of, then THE ADVENTURES OF MARI SHU is for you.
Tl;dr: Jody Wallace's THE ADVENTURES OF MARI SHU is
hilarious!
Volume #1: EARTHBOUND PASSION
Warning: Book contains offensive material. Buttloads of boatloads of offensive, vulgar, disrespectful, and possibly triggering material. Sexual, political, economic, racial, physical, typographical, religious—really, trying to hit all the big ones. Please make sure to sign your correct name to the hate mail so we can give proper credit in the follow-up volume entitled, “The Hate Mails to Mari Shu”.
Read an excerpt.
Volume #2: MARTIAN CONQUEST
Warning: Book contains offensive material. Buttloads of boatloads of offensive, vulgar, disrespectful, and possibly triggering material. Sexual, political, economic, racial, physical, typographical, religious—really, trying to hit all the big ones. Please make sure to sign your correct name to the hate mail so we can give proper credit in the follow-up volume entitled, “The Hate Mails to Mari Shu”.
Read an excerpt.
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