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Originally Posted by ApK
Scalzi's "Redshirts" is a heck of a lot of fun for someone who grew up with Star Trek and is tired of "the usual fare" in that idiom. I recommend it.
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The audiobook is read by Wil Wheaton. A real treat!
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Originally Posted by WillAdams
Be sure to get H. Beam Piper's _Little Fuzzy_ from Librivox --- the reader has a wonderful voice.
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For comparison, you might check out
Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi -- a reworking of the original. Also read by Wil Wheaton.
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Originally Posted by artifact
Mike Shepherd's Kris Longknife has about a dozen in the series and is contracted for more every October for the next four years. Recent books have less action than earlier ones.
Sharon Lee & Steve Miller's Liaden Universe has something like 8 out and and 5 more contracted in the pipe.
Elizabeth Moon's Vatta's War series. |
I heartily endorse all three of these series. I haven't listened to the audiobooks -- just read the text.