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Fuzzy Nation

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi - introduction
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Summary

In John Scalzi's re-imagining of H. Beam Piper's 1962 sci-fi classic Little Fuzzy, written with the full cooperation of the Piper Estate, Jack Holloway works alone for reasons he doesn't care to talk about. On the distant planet Zarathustra, Jack is content as an independent contractor for ZaraCorp, prospecting and surveying at his own pace. As for his past, that's not up for discussion.

Then, in the wake of an accidental cliff collapse, Jack discovers a seam of unimaginably valuable jewels, to which he manages to lay legal claim just as ZaraCorp is cancelling their contract with him for his part in causing the collapse. Briefly in the catbird seat, legally speaking, Jack pressures ZaraCorp into recognizing his claim, and cuts them in as partners to help extract the wealth.

But there's another wrinkle to ZaraCorp's relationship with the planet Zarathustra. Their entire legal right to exploit the verdant Earth-like planet, the basis of the wealth they derive from extracting its resources, is based on being able to certify to the authorities on Earth that Zarathustra is home to no sentient species. Then a small furry biped - trusting, appealing, and ridiculously cute - shows up at Jack's outback home. Followed by its family. As it dawns on Jack that despite their stature, these are people, he begins to suspect that ZaraCorp's claim to a planet's worth of wealth is very flimsy indeed and that ZaraCorp may stop at nothing to eliminate the fuzzys before their existence becomes more widely known.

©2011 John Scalzi (P)2011 Audible, Inc.
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Critic reviews

“A perfectly executed plot clicks its way to a stunning courtroom showdown in a cathartic finish that will thrill Fuzzy fans old and new.” ( Publishers Weekly)
“[Scalzi’s] style and skill make it a highly entertaining read. It succeeds both as a new novel from a talented writer and as a tribute and gateway to Piper’s work.” ( Wired)
"It’s a wonderful book.... [T]he way that Scalzi puts that wonderful novel of Piper’s into a fresher context is cynically lovely.... Year’s best? Yeah, one of them." ( The San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Funny, moving, tear jerking, glorious

This book is a lovely, evocative, powerful story with a giant dose of cute thrown in too. Fabulously brought to life by the very talented Will Wheaton. Despite being full of strong moral and political messages this book transported me to a lovely place and introduced me to the incredibly endearing world of the fuzzies. Listen, enjoy but have a box of tissues near by.

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Excellent

An outstanding science fiction novel, brilliantly narrated. All the hallmarks of a future classic. Top class.

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Best book I've read in a while.

I would recommend it to any sci fi fan! one of the best books of the sci fi genre, in my opinion.

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Simple and short but nice

Simple and short but nice. Easy to listen to - not demanding for the listener. A typical story but it still had some nice surprises in it as well.

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I love Scalzi's SciFi works

As already said in the title, I love Scalzi's SciFi works. So was it also with Fuzzy nation. It was very well thought through, very lively and immaginable. It gave a lot to thing about also afterwards. Yes, on many occasions probability seemed overruled, but it was still very much enjoyable. After all, isn't playing with What Ifs the idea of books?

After I finished Fuzzy nation and started Piper's Little fuzzy, every time I managed to listen to only about 10-15 minutes and then fell asleep. Even when awake, my mind start to wander around. It is interesting though, but not as much as Scalzi's part.

The most interesting part in listening both versions is to see, how a new author can change it. In this case Scalzi gave a much better feeling and substance to the same idea and made it work for me. So I have to say, that I loved it a lot.

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absolutely brilliant

loved it, so clever and original and funny, will be looking up more of Scalzi's work

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Great!

loved it and listened throughout the day, my only gripe is that the word said was used an ungodly amount of times.

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Brilliant!

I have found previous books by John Scalzi good, same for Wil Wheaton's narration (albeit at 1.2x for me). This was very enjoyable listen, completed in a couple of days. The opening reminded me of Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Dogs of War', but it soon went in a completely different direction, with new things cropping up to keep me entertained and guessing.

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A few good space men

Fun spin on old ideas. Explored well enough and performed well. Scifi popcorn easy to listen.

Not as long as some other stories and has good pace.

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enjoyable and twisty

A simple adventure that keeps you guessing. easy to listen to on a commute, as chapters are about half hour each. dialog gets frustrating at times as the narrator makes no real effort to disambiguate the speakers, and the writer litters the prose with "he saud" but quite manageable.

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