Helpful Score: 3
Funny, original and politcally incorrect.
Once again, Scalzi hits a winner. Thinking out of the box as he does so well, this tale of interspecies intregue and political manipulations gone wrong reaffirms Scalzi's reputation as one of the brightest writers on the sf horizon.
Once again, Scalzi hits a winner. Thinking out of the box as he does so well, this tale of interspecies intregue and political manipulations gone wrong reaffirms Scalzi's reputation as one of the brightest writers on the sf horizon.
Helpful Score: 1
This is a well-written book. I enjoyed it despite the odd subject matter. Scalzi has been compared to Heinlein, and I certainly agree. I hope Scalzi will continue to produce stories that are a pleasure to read.
I've also read Scalzi's series 'Old Man's War' and found it to be well worth my time.
I've also read Scalzi's series 'Old Man's War' and found it to be well worth my time.
Helpful Score: 1
It took me a couple of chapters to get into this, but once I did, it was a lot of fun. This is a comedy-action-adventure story, kind of along the lines of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but not quite so goofy. This is set a couple hundred years in the future where aliens abound but Earth is still pretty low in the interstellar pecking order. Long story short, a specific and rare breed of sheep that only lives on Earth is essential to keeping the peace between Earth and a neighboring interstellar power. The race is on to find and control one of these sheep. Very entertaining and fun. My only complaint really is with the editing. This book is chock full of typos and missing/extra words. Was somebody in too much of a hurry to get this published to bother with proofreading?
Helpful Score: 1
Lively and witty, this was an excellent story that I read in one day. Scalzi is a tremendous new author and I look forward to all of his future works.
I laughed out loud a couple of times reading this book. I enjoyed it quite a bit. A good read, great characters.
I loved John Scalzi's Old Man's War series and this looked like a fun read so I had to pick it up. It is fun and ridiculous and full of humor.
Witty and funny with lots of plot twists, the title is a reference to Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" on which the movie "Blade Runner" was based.
This was a lot of fun. Action sequences; intelligent computers; weird aliens; twists and turns that came at me completely unexpected.... Scalzi has woven a wonderful tale here.
Humorous account and social commentary all rolled into one. Startup religion engineers its own prophecy to make a point, to hilarious results as it is fulfilled.
Not my thing. It does get better after an excruciating first chapter, which chronicles a murder-by-flatulence plot. Hilarious ...)
Not one of his best efforts but enjoyable read
This humorous scifi political intrigue book in the style of Douglas Adams revolves around Harry Creek's attempts to find and protect a specific breed of sheep in order to keep relationships between Earth and a lizard-type species of alien known as the Nidu from dissolving into chaos. The characterizations are all strong and visual, whether the character is seen for a few pages or throughout the book. Action sequences are creative and well-written, utilizing both real-world fighting styles and scifi gadgetry. The story is intensely witty and the protagonist of Harry Creek is incredibly likable. I do wish the first chapter had featured him instead of the start of the political intrigue, but I suppose it was necessary to show the impetus for the whole thing. Overall, it's a highly witty book lovers of scifi are sure to enjoy.
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