
Earthman's Burden is a humorous science fiction book that follows the adventures of Alexander Jones, a young spaceman turned diplomat, as he navigates the eccentric alien race called the Hokas. These bear-like creatures from the planet Toka have a penchant for imitating characters from human fiction, leading to comical and chaotic situations. The stories within the book showcase the Hokas' interpretations of various Earth cultures, from wild west cowboys to Sherlock Holmes mysteries, all seen through a satirical and imaginative lens. The writing style blends elements of adventure and humor, creating a light-hearted and entertaining read that explores themes of cultural misunderstanding and the clash between reality and fiction.
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It could almost have been Earth - or so thought Ensign Alexander Braithwaite Jones, who crash-landed on the planet Taka, 500 light-years from the Solar System.
Then he met the Hokas, a race of teddy-bear-like aliens, with the astounding ability to transform outdated Earth stories into riotous real life adventures. From the guns and slang of an Old West saloon to a hair-raising drug bust in Victorian England led to the by a button-nosed, pipe-puffing Hokan Sherlock Holmes, the Hokas demand that Alex Jones live it all along with them.
Suddenly his ordinary military career is changed into a crazy world of intergalactic adventure, as he tries, without much success, to bring his furry, alien charges along the road to civilization, sanity, and a m ore respectable social rating in the Interbeing League.
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