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This audiobook was recommended by a friend. I am so glad I ordered it. I am hooked again on audiobooks thanks to this one. It was enjoyable from the very first sentence. I am going to buy more of Scalzi's books now.

If you like Hitchhikers sort of humor and sci fi, this is a story you have to read/hear. Oh... and Wil Wheaton does a fantastic job on the audio versions. I would look for him again on any audiobook.


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The Android Dream John Scalzi Books Reviews

A wonderful book. Those expecting Old Man's War should temper their expectations. That is NOT a neagtive. As great as OMW was, The Android's Dream is wonderful in a whole other way. It's well-written, clever, funny, and ultimately memorable. It's hard to describe the book without giving away the twists and turns, so...I won't.

I like to think of Scalzi as an American cross-pollination of Pratchett and Adams. He has a different way of looking at things, that when you read you can't help but think, "Oh man, I should have thought of that!"

So, in this book...go in empty-handed (just don't expect Old Man's War, tonally) and enjoy.

Having now gone through all of his books, he's become my favorite author. I hope he has a long, productive, successful career. I'll certainly be on board for whatever he comes up with.
John Scalzi sure does write some good books. "The Android's Dream" is a fun book that starts out with, essentially, a "passing gas" joke. With that start, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from it. But, it turns out to be a really well done book. As always, Scalzi's attention to detail (good, consistent physics, with all the technical/structural "i"s dotted and "t"s crossed) is excellent. Outside of a few disagreements I have with the probability of some plot events, I've got no problems with it. The concept, plot and writing are all great, though the characters are not exactly deep. But, then, again, it's a fairly light book. The pacing is good and the ending satisfying. All in all, it's an Excellent 5 stars out of 5 book. Recommended.
Three parts Heinlein one part Asimov, and 100% whacky, This is the best written nonsense I've read in years, holding my interest completely and I'd be bitterly disappointed if Scalzi's tongue had come out of his cheek for two sentences in a row. RECOMMENDED for all who have read and enjoyed enough to recognise the allusions in the first sentence.
This book by John Scalzi literally starts off with a lot of gas. During trade negotiations between the planets Earth and Nidu, Dirk Moeller of Earth, fitted with a special device from a man known as the Fixer, farts Lars-Win-Getag of Nidu to death! Dirk Moeller, laughing uncontrollably, collapses with a massive heart attack. It seems that the sentient lizard-like creatures of Nidu are smell sensitive and can interpret the meaning of each fart.

The Nidu Ambassador to Earth, Narf-Win-Getag, arrives at the office of the Secretary of State Jim Heffer. The ambassador threatens war with The United Nations of Earth, believing his trade negotiator was smell insulted on purpose. Of the 617 Nations in the Common Confederation, Nidu was only ranked 488th in military power, but unfortunately Earth was ranked 530th, and the Nidu had the Glar Destroyers and the Planet Cracker bombs! Narf-Win-Getag explains that their leader (The Fehen) has died, and his son will be coronated in two weeks. The Nidu need a special breed of sheep for the Coronation, and the breed has been mysteriously wiped out. The demand is simple Find the electric blue sheep, known as the Android's Dream, for the Coronation, and there will be no war.

This is where our hero, Harry Creek, and heroine, Robin Baker enter the story. Harry, a war hero from the Battle of Pajmhi 12 years ago, is assigned the task of finding the blue sheep. He later enlists the aid of pet shop owner Robin Baker. He also has the help of a dead war veteran, his friend Brian Javna, now a semi-alive computer program in a IBM machine.

The ensuing pages are wrought with many twists and turns along with many questions Does the Nidu Ambassador really want the sheep found? Is the Secretary of Defense, Bob Pope, on Harry's side? Does Robin Baker have the Android's Dream DNA in her body? Can Harry solve this mystery with so much opposition? You will have to read all 394 delightful pages to find out.

What's unusual about this book is all the interesting side characters. They include the human-eating Takk, the computer geek Archie McClellan and the thug Rod Acuna. If you are a sci-fi fan, this is a must read. Congratulations to John Scalzi for another exciting novel.
John Scalzi has a dark sense of humour and a sarcastic bent that comes out in his wise cracking characters. Inside his characters have grit and poise but the outside version we see in his stories is anything but sarcastic, cocky, irreverent and side splitting funny.

Humanity and the alien Nidu are at peace. At least on the outside. Inside humanity has major problems with the Nidu. Half the world wants to kick them back to their home world while the other half wants to exploit any advantage they have with the Nidu as reluctant partners.

While the Nidu only control a small fleet of war ships, those ships far outclass anything Earth has in its fleet.

Our story starts with a high level meeting between human and Nidu diplomats to hammer out an agreement. Unknown to the Nidu the Earth's head diplomat hates their guts and is just dragging on negotiations to aggravate them. However he does have an ace up his sleeve, or rather in his shorts, as he has had installed a special technology that manipulates farts to send messages to the Nidu who converse with smells.

Moving on from that we then have two opposing groups trying to find a special breed of sheep called Android's Dream. The Nidu need one for a special ceremony. So one group desperately tries to find the sheep while the other group methodically works to kill them all.

In a saga that travels from Earth to the home world of the Nidu we have a nonstop roller coaster of a story. Twist and turns are everywhere and the plot twists are well thought out, developed and highly entertaining.

HIGHLY recommended book and Author
This audiobook was recommended by a friend. I am so glad I ordered it. I am hooked again on audiobooks thanks to this one. It was enjoyable from the very first sentence. I am going to buy more of Scalzi's books now.

If you like Hitchhikers sort of humor and sci fi, this is a story you have to read/hear. Oh... and Wil Wheaton does a fantastic job on the audio versions. I would look for him again on any audiobook.