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John Scalzi

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Old Man's War (Old Man's Wa...

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Redshirts

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The Ghost Brigades (Old Man...

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Lock In (Lock In, #1)

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Fuzzy Nation

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Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4)

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The Android's Dream

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Agent to the Stars

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“Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you.”
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NOTE: Poll is intended for people who want to read the book and discuss it, particularly those who have not yet read it or are willing to re-read if it's been a while. Do not vote unless you will follow up if your book wins. No recruiting by authors please (likewise voting to "Like" a book skews the results). Thanks, and happy voting!

Redshirts by John Scalzi
2012, 318 pages, average GR rating 3.82
Kindle $9.99 , cheap used print

 
  8 votes 29.6%

An Uncommon Blue by R.C. Hancock
2014, 288 pages, AR 4.34
$6.49 Kindle, used paper $9.49 and up

 
  7 votes 25.9%

The Last Man by Mary Shelley
1826, 342 pages, AR 3.31
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  4 votes 14.8%

Flesh & Wires by Jackie Hatton
2015, 282 pages, AR 4.25
$7.95 Kindle, used paper &11.01 and up

 
  3 votes 11.1%

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
2007, 338 pages, AR 3.69
Kindle $11.99, cheap used print

 
  3 votes 11.1%

Apocalypse the Memoir by C.S. Oliver
2015, 309 pages, AR 4.57
Kindle $2.99, $12.59 and up in print

 
  2 votes 7.4%

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Anderson Thanks for the add. Have been a fan since I read Fuzzy Nation. It made me laugh out loud while alone in my room. Kind of weird to break the silence of being alone by hearing yourself laugh. I actually read Fuzzy Nation after I read Cosmic Computer.


message 4: by Eric (last edited Jan 16, 2013 11:44PM)

Eric Birk Thanks for becoming my Goodreads friend.You are a huge influence.
Eric


message 3: by Dmack

Dmack love what i've read so far; my son really really loved the ending and the whole philisophical side; i liked the action but i'm a simpleton


message 2: by Fran

Fran Friel Many thanks, John!

Happy Thursday,
Fran


message 1: by Wes

Wes Your books are responsible for my brother getting into Science Fiction.
I sent him Old Man's War when he was in Iraq. He loved it, and it soon got passed around to the guys in his unit, who loved it as well.
You can't go wrong sending Military Sci-Fi to a bunch of ground-pounders :)

Now he has started reading Asimov, Clarke, and many more of the classics. Mwuhahaha, I had the last laugh. He used to razz me when we were teenagers for being a science fiction nerd :)


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