The Bug Wars

By Robert Lynn Asprin

Book Overview

The Tzen, fierce warriors, master strategists, and reptiles, and the Enemy, savage conquerors, brilliant technicians, and insects, fight their fiercest battle yet. Reprint. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441073735
• ISBN13: 9780441073733
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

A new sci-fi plotline with classic S & S attributes

This book is simply the best Sci-fi novel I have ever had the pleasure to read, hands down. It combines the sophistication and imaginative futuristic weaponry with the traditional imperialism of a race versus another, with insects as humans simply to make it that much more weird and exciting. My father read this book to me before I could even read it myself (I don't recommend this considering it would scare normal kids beyond words) but it really is a good book for anyone to read over the age of about 13. action-packed, suspensful, intruiging, creative, mysterious and fast-paced, this book is not only one you can't put down, but is one you will most certianly pick up again in the future.

A keeper, to read again and again.

I'm a big fan of Asprin's work, so I may be a bit prejudiced. Unlike his other work it is barely humerous at all but still very captivating. I loved this mix of Action / Adventure and Millitairy Science Fiction. The aliens are really alien, and very cool.(Sophisticated? Hell yeah, like a magnum blazing in the full moonlight).

Unexpected sophistication

Robert Asprin writes comedy, right? I had made the unfortunate mistake of bottlenecking this author's style - and I did love the Myth series of books - but he covered a serious science fiction drama with an impeccable portrait of war, and a species constrained by a sense of honor and dignity. The writing in this book was surprisingly sensitive and heartfelt, and the characterizations were wholly satisfying. This was a good read, on many levels.

Think like an Alien!

It's been a while since I read this book, but I remember I enjoyed it quite a bit. One of the more interesting aspects of some Science Fiction books is the opportunity to look into Alien minds. Asprin gives as a look into the minds of a Warrior Lizard race. It seem odd to me that a previous reviewer has complained that the actions and thinking of the Lizards is illogical. THEY ARE ALIENS!!! JEEZ, if they thought like us, what would be the point of the book.

An excellent book but...

I just finished reading this book and loved it! It was borrowed from a schoolmate and so I don't still have a copy. Like stated, I loved the book but found it sligtly disturbing. It outlines, from the first person viewpoint, the history of one battle in the exsistance of a reptillian race called the Tzen against a coalition of insects classified as Leapers, Wasps, Ants, and Swimmers. What disturbs me about the book is the sheer illogical implications of much of the battles. One example is the killing of one excellent Warrior for a token offense to gain honor, of all things. In another case, one of the best warriors is made to bleed to death to deliver her report instead of being medically treated and allowed to recover before being interrogated. As to the end of the book, it seems that the Tzen simply would rather have their warriors butchered by the enemy instead of advancing their technologies to provide a clear margin of superiority--against a group of peaceful scientist-warrior insects for heavens sake! Like I said, the book is excellent, but very disturbing indeed.