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| Original Title: | Fuzzy Nation ASIN B00502PI64 |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Fuzzy Sapiens #7 |
| Literary Awards: | Audie Award for Science Fiction (2012), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2011) |
John Scalzi
Audiobook | Pages: 6 pages Rating: 4.12 | 24627 Users | 2461 Reviews
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| Title | : | Fuzzy Nation (Fuzzy Sapiens #7) |
| Author | : | John Scalzi |
| Book Format | : | Audiobook |
| Book Edition | : | Unabridged - Audible Download |
| Pages | : | Pages: 6 pages |
| Published | : | May 10th 2011 by Audible Frontiers |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Audiobook. Fantasy. Humor. Aliens. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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In John Scalzi's re-imagining of H. Beam Piper's 1962 sci-fi classic Little Fuzzy, written with the full cooperation of the Piper Estate, Jack Holloway works alone for reasons he doesn't care to talk about. On the distant planet Zarathustra, Jack is content as an independent contractor for ZaraCorp, prospecting and surveying at his own pace. As for his past, that's not up for discussion.Then, in the wake of an accidental cliff collapse, Jack discovers a seam of unimaginably valuable jewels, to which he manages to lay legal claim just as ZaraCorp is cancelling their contract with him for his part in causing the collapse. Briefly in the catbird seat, legally speaking, Jack pressures ZaraCorp into recognizing his claim, and cuts them in as partners to help extract the wealth.
But there's another wrinkle to ZaraCorp's relationship with the planet Zarathustra. Their entire legal right to exploit the verdant Earth-like planet, the basis of the wealth they derive from extracting its resources, is based on being able to certify to the authorities on Earth that Zarathustra is home to no sentient species. Then a small furry biped - trusting, appealing, and ridiculously cute - shows up at Jack's outback home. Followed by its family. As it dawns on Jack that despite their stature, these are people, he begins to suspect that ZaraCorp's claim to a planet's worth of wealth is very flimsy indeed and that ZaraCorp may stop at nothing to eliminate the fuzzys before their existence becomes more widely known.
BONUS CONTENT: Includes the unabridged audiobook of H. Beam Piper's original Little Fuzzy, the novel that inspired Fuzzy Nation. In your Library, Part 1 will be the complete audio of Fuzzy Nation and Part 2 will be the complete Little Fuzzy.
LENGTH
13 hrs and 48 mins
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Ratings: 4.12 From 24627 Users | 2461 ReviewsJudge Of Books Fuzzy Nation (Fuzzy Sapiens #7)
Fuzzy Nation, a retelling of H. Beam Piper's classic Little Fuzzy, is a quick and fairly easy read, but one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I would sit down, and fifty pages would fly by faster than it seemed they possibly could. Here is not dense narrative prose. This is straightforward, moves along well, and is often funny and always entertaining. Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the recent changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision
How is it that this book has been out for 4 years and I'm just now reading it? I remember when it came out thinking that it was an homage to H. Beam Piper's novel (which it is), and that I'd need to have read that one to get this one. That's not the case; after doing a little more looking, I saw that this is a reboot of the original, rather than a sequel. Scalzi explains all of this very well in his introduction. Well, today was a good day for it, so that worked out; I needed a good distraction.
Little Fuzzy is one of those books that Goodreads has been recommending to me since I joined, so it's been going on for a while. I occasionally look at it but then look at when it was written and decide against it. Some things don't age well and I really had the impression I was going to be reading a story with Ewoks in it. Then I find out it's been remade, by Scalzi no less. OK, so now it's a must-read. Which I did in a day. And it wasn't what I thought it would be. It was much, much better and
A quick, fun, humorous story about ecology, sustainable living, and ethics. A snarky unfortunate contractor, Jack Holloway, whos down on his luck, accidentally struck gold which then sets in motion a series of events that pit him against Zaracorp, a powerful entity that more or less owns the planet and is looking to exploit Holloways discovery. In short, they want him out of the way, permanently, but he wouldnt give in so easily. What follow are hilarious exchanges of corporate speak and
How is it that this book has been out for 4 years and I'm just now reading it? I remember when it came out thinking that it was an homage to H. Beam Piper's novel (which it is), and that I'd need to have read that one to get this one. That's not the case; after doing a little more looking, I saw that this is a reboot of the original, rather than a sequel. Scalzi explains all of this very well in his introduction. Well, today was a good day for it, so that worked out; I needed a good distraction.
All this week, I'm reading Fuzzy Nation for the audio book. Once again, I am overwhelmed with gratitude that I get to read a wonderful book, written by a wonderful author, and I get paid to do it.
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