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Redshirts

A Novel with Three Codas

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Redshirts

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
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Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It’s a prestige posting, and Andrew is thrilled all the more to be assigned to the ship’s Xenobiology laboratory. Life couldn’t be better…until Andrew begins to pick up on the facts that (1) every Away Mission involves some kind of lethal confrontation with alien forces; (2) the ship’s captain, its chief science officer, and the handsome Lieutenant Kerensky always survive these confrontations; and (3) at least one low-ranked crew member is, sadly, always killed.

Not surprisingly, a great deal of energy below decks is expended on avoiding, at all costs, being assigned to an Away Mission. Then Andrew stumbles on information that completely transforms his and his colleagues’ understanding of what the starship Intrepid really is…and offers them a crazy, high-risk chance to save their own lives.

©2012 John Scalzi (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Fantasy Fiction First Contact Science Fiction Funny Witty Time Travel Comedy

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A decent Sci-Fi romp with some good humour, but for the love of all that’s holy it needs an editor. The dialogue is so turgid with all the repetition of the word “said” that it becomes a huge distraction.

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love the idea, have a nice amount of meta in there. and if you enjoy star trek it's lovely. but it kind of lost it a bit towards the end, which sort of tainted it for me i must say

Good idea, but kind of lost the plot a bit

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I loved every second. from the sci-fi humour, to the borderline bizarre codas at the end. it feels like a love letter to a genre by the extras, to the writers at points.

Fantastic

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there is no one quite like Scalzi and his books are brilliantly performed by Will Wheaton
This is perhaps one of the most "out there" books even by Scalzis standards with his trademark wry, sarcastic humour heavily laced with irony
As usual the characters are likeable and the plot twisty and twisted
Fans will love it though it's not the book I would start with for the uninitiated

unique writer of sci fi

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I loved Star Trek, though I was more of a TNG and Voyager girl than the classic stuff. Though for some reason I never thought to read a book in such a setting, and I only got this one because it was free on audible.
I really have to say it's hilarious. Lightweight but with substance, funny but not ridiculous.

The ending will surprise you and you'll be absolutely devastated there isn't a second part to this.

So - definitely worth the time :)

For people who don't take things too seriously

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