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Happy Policeman Paperback – Import, January 1, 1995

by Patricia Anthony (Author)
3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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During an archaeological dig in an Arctic ice cave, a scientist discovers the deep-frozen body of a Neanderthal woman. In her womb is the miraculously preserved embryo of a baby girl, which still retains a spark of life.
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  1. Print length
    282 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    New English Library Ltd Hodder Paperbacks
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1995
  5. ISBN-10
    0340640049
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0340640043
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New English Library Ltd Hodder Paperbacks; First edition & printing in this form (January 1, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0340640049
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0340640043
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Patricia Anthony

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Patricia Marie Anthony (March 29, 1947 – July 2, 2013) was an American fiction and specualtive fiction author. She lived in Portugal and Brazil during the 1970s and later drew upon that experience for several of her novels. She taught creative writing at SMU in Dallas, Texas in the late 1990's and led a weekly writers' group at her home.

She published for Harcourt Brace and Ace throughout the 1990s, with novels such as BROTHER TERMITE (which was optioned by film producer James Cameron), COLD ALLIES, GOD'S FIRES, FLANDERS (recently voted as one of the top war novels of all time), HAPPY POLICEMAN, CRADLE OF SPLENDOR and CONSCIENCE OF THE BEAGLE. Her short fiction appeared in a number of magazines, including Aboriginal SF, Weird Tales, and many others, and Ace also issued a collection of her short fiction called EATING MEMORIES.

Her last published novel, FLANDERS, was named a New York Times Notable Book. The American Library Association chose FLANDERS as one of its 5 recommended books of the year in 1999 (the list included fiction, non-fiction and biography).

Patricia Anthony has several unpublished novels that are currently being reviewed for publication.

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B5Anteros
4.0 out of 5 stars Again!
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2007
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She's done it to me again. Kept me hooked throughout the book and then... weird ending.

Just like "God's Fires", "Cold Allies", "Brother Termite," which I actually finished after this one, and now The "Happy Policeman."

This book reads like an episode of The "Outer Limits" on steroids. It's usually my cup of tea when it comes to science fiction. And for most of the book, it is! The thing is that when I read this type of story I expect a payback for all my time expended!

Sigh... Oh well. At least she's a fantastic writer. Do I recommend the book? Yes, but with the reservation I've mentioned. Perhaps I just don't get it and it's possible you will.
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Pamela Lea Mount
2.0 out of 5 stars Book Club Choice
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2018
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I made it through. Parts were interesting but overall not overly thrilled with the choice. The electronic version I read contained many typos and misspellings.
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erikjwaxx
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and intelligent read
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2003
This is a good book to read in bed for entertainment on the surface, but it's also an excellent commentary on human xenophobic nature. It's been a while since I read it, so I really can't offer more, but it is a quite multi-layered book that I recommend to both the casual and deep reader.
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David Myers
5.0 out of 5 stars her most underrated book
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2001
Patricia Anthony is underrated in general, but this is her most overlooked book. Too bad, because it's THAT GOOD. Although the premise is a simple twist on an old ghost town of sorts, it is sci-fi/specu-fic at its best.
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Chris W.
2.0 out of 5 stars More appropriately, Mr. Happy Policeman
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2005
The cover makes you think it's a good book.

I could have sworn a man wrote this phallically oriented dreck. The thing I remember the most about this story is the Doctor Who reference and that embarassingly bad section about the "greptusian(whatever the heck those aliens were called) handshake," a term the author invented to describe oral intercourse. Ick.
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