'I can honestly say I can't think of another book that ever made me
laugh this much. Ever' Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling
author of The Name of the Wind 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 ... Readers are crying
with laughter at Redshirts: 'One of the best Star Trek novels
without really being about Star Trek . . . a fine masterpiece of
crafty reading' Goodreads reviewer, 'It's never a good thing to
wear a red shirt in sci-fi . . . I am very impressed with how
creative, funny and moving it is all at the same time. It pokes fun
at cheesy sci-fi television while honouring it at the same time'
Goodreads reviewer, 'It begins as a pretty funny, genre-aware,
semi-parody of old school Star Trek . . . Slowly though, the
flavour transitions into a more serious, meta-narrative quest'
Goodreads reviewer, 'Satirical without being mean or mocking, and
it is extremely, laugh out loud funny. But rather than taking the
easy way out, Mr Scalzi slowly takes the story in a very meta
direction, but in doing so turns the story into something real and
thought-provoking' Goodreads reviewer, 'I fell in love with all of
the characters, their plight, and the plot, all equally . . . What
fantastic fun this book was!' Goodreads reviewer, 'The story veers
in unexpected directions and becomes about fate and creativity and
love and the dialogue a creator has with their creations. It was so
unexpected and brilliant. This really was a laugh and cry read for
me. I loved it' Goodreads reviewer,
General
Imprint: |
Gollancz
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2013 |
Authors: |
John Scalzi
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
309 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-575-13430-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
|
LSN: |
0-575-13430-5 |
Barcode: |
9780575134300 |
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