Buffalito Destiny (Adventures of the Amazing Conroy Book 1)

Return to Book Page. Preview — Buffalito Destiny by Lawrence M. Buffalito Destiny Conroyverse 1. A former stage hypnotist, the Amazing Conroy really "Makes for a fun read, especially given such a fantastic cast of characters. A former stage hypnotist, the Amazing Conroy really just wants to have a good meal. He's now the wealthy CEO of a company that leases buffalo dogs, alien creatures capable of biting into and devouring nearly anything.

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When he attempts to implement a solution for cleaning up massive industrial waste sites, Conroy becomes targeted by ecological terrorists who resent the use of alien technology living or otherwise to heal the Earth. But kidnapping and the destruction of his corporate headquarters are the least of Conroy's problems. An unknown, telepathic intelligence has begun invading his dreams, warning of geological disasters that hinge on what Conroy does next.

Further complicating his life are several groups of aliens, each believing that he has a special destiny to fulfil, though they don't necessarily agree what it is. Accompanied by his pet buffalito, Reggie, Conroy must elude terrorists, confound alien zealots, withstand temporal distortions throughout the former state of Texas, and explore ancient Mayan ruins. His adventures will result in his reunion with a long dead relative, a chance to experience the world's greatest sandwiches, exposure to alien bliss, a battle with a megalomaniac on the slope of an active volcano, and a trip to the asteroid belt for a final face-to-face confrontation with the creature that had been invading his dreams.

Somewhere in the midst of it all, he has to find his true destiny. Paperback , pages. Published June 1st by Hadley Rille Books first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

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To ask other readers questions about Buffalito Destiny , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Jan 09, Eric rated it really liked it. I wasn't sure what to expect, but once I got to a certain point, I just kept turning pages to find out what could possibly happen next. Nice mix of down to earth mundane details such as the sandwiches! Nov 10, LeeyaRay rated it it was amazing. Endearing characters in a fast-paced adventure. Jun 02, Julie Davis rated it liked it. We meet The Amazing Conroy at the beginning of his career as a stage hypnotist.

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Rarely has We meet The Amazing Conroy at the beginning of his career as a stage hypnotist. Rarely has an alien been more adorable than the Buffalito Dog, Reggie. Conroy has become incredibly wealthy by renting the services of his Buffalitos which literally eat anything and fart oxygen. However, this plan is put in jeopardy by an anti-alien, eco-terrorist group with no qualms about using extreme force to achieve their goal of banning aliens and their technology from the earth.

To make matters worse, Conroy has been having mysterious dreams which he must decipher in order to fulfill his destiny of keeping the Earth from being destroyed. There is a zany charm about this novel which makes any threats seem less serious, although I was extremely curious about how Conroy was going to fulfill his destiny. The oddest but imaginative elements come together in the most ordinary of ways and somehow all hang together pretty well to form a story that kept me interested. The story is not always imaginatively plotted, perhaps because so much else was going on that the author could only juggle so many balls in the air.

Buffalito Destiny is a great deal of fun even with a few plot glitches. Jun 22, Jonathan Scotese rated it it was ok Shelves: The writing style reminded me of Robert Asprin. This is as far from hard sci-fi as you can get. It is filled with various psychic powers, biological process that make no sense, and of course super technology.

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The politics I perceived rubbed me the wrong way. An "environmentalist" group is cast as the primary antagonist. Their behavior makes no sense other than as fanatical morons to fill the antagonist role so the plot could move forward. Their hypocritical behavior was human supremacist and had The writing style reminded me of Robert Asprin. Their hypocritical behavior was human supremacist and had nothing to do with environmentalism. The fact that the author decided to call them radical environmentalists bothered me.

If you like Robert Asprin and want to read something he might write if he wrote sci-fi, this is for you. There aren't as many puns, but it had the same feel. Jun 25, Josh Gentry added it Shelves: Starts of quite fun, but I have the audio book, and I struggle with that format, so I haven't finished. Will give it another go on the way home tonight. Turns out audio books just don't work for me. My not finishing the book has nothing to do with the book itself. Great plotting, engaging elements. As bizarre dreams guide him inexorably towards a mysterious destiny, Conroy deals with prophetic aliens, ancient Mayan ruins, exquisite sandwiches and the temporally-unstable state of Texas.

Part crisis-filled road trip, part gonzo race against time and all tongue-in-cheek humor and charm, this nutty tale may sound strange, but Schoen somehow makes it all come together. Read more Read less. Product description Product Description A former stage hypnotist, the Amazing Conroy really just wants to have a good meal. Kindle Edition File Size: Share your thoughts with other customers.

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I have to admit that when I first heard the premise of this series - an interstellar performing hypnotist and his alien animal companion, which looks like a miniature buffalo, can eat literally anything, and excretes oxygen instead of poo - I sighed, rolled my eyes, and said "You've got to be frickin' kidding me". Then I read one of the stories. And I was blown away by how good it was. This is not your typical science-fiction series. The author is an expert in cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics as well as an accomplished hypnotist.

All of the stories in the series contain highly interesting, diverse alien species, each with their own unique physiology, culture, and psychology - as well as a healthy dose of sly humor. If you haven't read that anthology already, I highly recommend it as an appetizer before digging into this one. Having created a multi-billion dollar empire from leasing highly-versatile utility buffalitos, Conroy decides to do a good turn for Mother Earth by volunteering his herd's services in cleaning up the world's worst toxic dump site.

But there are hostile, opposing forces at work: It's up to Conroy and his unique abilities with psychology to save himself, the buffalitos, and the planet. As in the short stories, the novel is made even more enjoyable with numerous descriptions of fabulous, mouth-watering gourmet dishes. This is book one in a series that so far has two novels and a collection of short stories. Lawrence Schoen creates a cast of diverse characters, each with their own issues, peculiarities, and agendas. With consummate skill he weaves them together into a rollicking tale that finishes with all loose ends tied up and all characters accounted for.

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In the process the reader enjoys a humorous science fiction adventure on par with Robert Asprin's Phule's Company books. And the books only get better!