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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Tor Books
Manufacturer: Tor Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Sales Rank: 495033
Studio: Tor Books
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Product Description:
A human diplomat kills his alien counterpart. Earth is on the verge of war with a vastly superior alien race. A lone man races against time and a host of enemies to find the one object that can save our planet and our people from alien enslavement...
A sheep.
That's right, a sheep. And if you think that's the most surprising thing about this book, wait until you read Chapter One. Welcome to The Android's Dream.
For Harry Creek, it's quickly becoming a nightmare. All he wants is to do his uncomplicated mid-level diplomatic job with Earth's State Department. But his past training and skills get him tapped to save the planet--and to protect pet store owner Robin Baker, whose own past holds the key to the whereabouts of that lost sheep. Doing both will take him from lava-strewn battlefields to alien halls of power. All in a day's work. Maybe it's time for a raise.
Throw in two-timing freelance mercenaries, political lobbyists with megalomaniac tendencies, aliens on a religious quest, and an artificial intelligence with unusual backstory, and you've got more than just your usual science fiction adventure story. You've got The Android's Dream.
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The Android's Dream is a deep tale of diplomatic intrigue where competing element from Earth and the Nidu Empire try to unravel decades of relations. At the center of it all is a sheep breed called Android's Dream. The plot is fast moving with excellent character development. While the story is primarily told from Harry Creek's perspective (a hero from and early war that's now a low-level diplomatic person [the breaker of bad news to alien diplomats], former detective, and general computer geek); ... Read More
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I will start by saying, "Wow!" This book was the most fun I have had reading in a long time. It is just wild.
There are no androids in this book, nor is dreaming of any importance. The title means something completely different, but I will not spoil the surprise for readers. What is in this story is political intrigue and plots, scheming and betrayal, ruthlessness and shifting alliances, status-seeking and espionage, all on an interstellar scale. In the future, humans have spread out ... Read More
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Scalzi has written a pretty funny book about interstellar diplomacy where genetically modified sheep acts as a centrepiece. Do not give it up after reading the somewhat vulgar opening scene, where a well timed fart causes a diplomatic crisis. This book is actually better than it pretends to be. But, as is not unfamiliar to Scalzi, it does go a bit overboard at times. However this only makes the book stroger, imho, because we are forced to realise the this is entertainment for its own sake. Not some deeply ... Read More
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If you have read any of John Scalzi's books, you will not be disappointed with this one. The story kept me up turning pages late into the night.
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It starts with a fart joke and just gets better from there. This book is a fun romp and I enjoyed the intricacies of the plot. It's clever and funny while maintaining the sense of urgency that drives the characters. All in all, a good read.
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