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Redshirts
The laugh out loud meta sci fi adventure
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Redshirts
They were expendable ... until they started comparing notes! This is a must-read novel for all fans of smart, witty SF.
They were expendable...until they started comparing notes! This is a must-read novel for all fans of smart, witty SF.
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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 even more delighted when he's assigned to the ship's Xenobiology laboratory. Life couldn't be better... although there are a few strange things going on...
(1) Every Away Mission involves a lethal confrontation with alien forces.
(2) The ship's captain, the chief science officer, and the handsome Lieutenant Kerensky always survive these encounters.
(3) At least one low-ranked crew member is, sadly, always killed.
Suddenly, it's less surprising how much energy is expended below decks on avoiding, at all costs, being assigned an Away Mission. Andrew's fate may have been sealed... until he stumbles on a piece of information that changes everything... and offers him and his fellow redshirts a crazy, high-risk chance to save their own lives.
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Redshirts by John Scalzi is widely appreciated for its humorous and satirical take on science fiction tropes. Critics praise its entertaining exploration of the expendable crew members often seen in sci-fi settings, alongside its clever narrative twists. Some reviewers also highlight its deeper existential themes, blending wit with thought-provoking questions about fate and storytelling.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780575134300
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 May 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gollancz
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 201.0mm
Height: 133.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
John Scalzi is the author of several SF novels including the bestselling Old Man's War sequence, comprising Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, and the New York Times bestselling The Last Colony. He is a winner of science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and he won the Hugo Award for Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded, a collection of essays from his popular blog Whatever. His novel Fuzzy Nation, hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first week on sale. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.
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