Helpful Score: 5
The end of the adventures of John Perry and his wife, Janet Sagan (hope I got that right), their adopted daughter Zoey and 2500 odd souls sent to colonize Roanoke for the Colonial Union. Its not a bad little story honestly. I liked the fact that the opposing human characters that most other authors in the same boat would have been as shallow as the fog on a mirror gained some depth and sympathy. Hell, even the mouthpiece for the CU and CDF had some redeeming qualities. Still, it was a nasty situation that Perry, et al were thrown into and the end was a nice twist as well.
Helpful Score: 3
Scalzi fills the shoes of my favorite classic science fiction authors, Asimov and Silverberg, while being fully modern.
Steven C. (SteveTheDM) -
Helpful Score: 3
I LOVE SCALZI! There, I've said it. I loved this book. Loved, loved, loved. Great compelling characters, wonderful dialog... Intelligent protagonists, clever thinking... And endings that *work*.
Helpful Score: 1
I enjoyed this book, but still wonder, what happened to the werewolves?
Helpful Score: 1
I am currently reading everything I can by John Scalzi. I really enjoy his characters, and the worlds he develops. His only down side is that his aliens, while strange, are very human. They act like humans, and actually are not as different as the "special Forces" that the earth people use in the book.
But, that said lots of fun. Can't put it down.
But, that said lots of fun. Can't put it down.
