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Redshirts

A Novel with Three Codas

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Redshirts

Written by: John Scalzi
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
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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 thrilled all the more to be assigned to the ship’s Xenobiology laboratory. Life couldn’t be better…until Andrew begins to pick up on the facts that (1) every Away Mission involves some kind of lethal confrontation with alien forces; (2) the ship’s captain, its chief science officer, and the handsome Lieutenant Kerensky always survive these confrontations; and (3) at least one low-ranked crew member is, sadly, always killed.

Not surprisingly, a great deal of energy below decks is expended on avoiding, at all costs, being assigned to an Away Mission. Then Andrew stumbles on information that completely transforms his and his colleagues’ understanding of what the starship Intrepid really is…and offers them a crazy, high-risk chance to save their own lives.

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Fantasy Fiction First Contact Science Fiction Funny Witty Time Travel Comedy
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fast pace story. events unfold at light speed. interesting twists. thought provoking end. and lots of F worlds

fantastic and meaningful

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Awesome for anyone but especially perfect for Startrek lovers. The story is very well put together and the narrator just makes it ask that much better. Very cool play on one's imagination. I loved it.

Awesome for anyone but especially perfect for...

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one of the best Sci fi stories out there. Wil Wheaton was amazing. he made me a fan of his work moving forward.

Great start but . . .

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It reads like a mix between Hitchcock and a star trek movie, sprinkled with star trek reffrences and f-bombs.

Magic

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This book is a parody of Star Trek and its storylines with a twist . If you’re looking for fun the occasional laugh and lots of silliness this is definitely the book for you! It actually had me gasp at the end of chapter 23 and burst out laughing at chapter 24! Unfortunately everything goes downhill after that. The book spent two hours on material that is boring, uninspired and irrelevant to the characters and storylines that the reader has been investing in over the last 24 chapters. It feels like the editor told the author ‘this is not long enough for an audiobook we need another two hours of material’. If you don’t mind being ripped off with two terrible hours then I recommend reading the book up until chapter 24. Don’t waste your time with anything else. But if you want to get full value for your money then look elsewhere. The two hours are completely a waste and opposite to the lighthearted silliness that pervades the rest of the book.

BEWARE Loads of fun until chapter 24

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