Android's Dream

Fantastic and exciting read

One of my favorite authors does it again. Android's Dream is fast paced and exciting, keeping me guessing with every page. Highly recommended!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Nightmarishly bad!!!

I have actually read short stories from 5th graders that had a better grasp of character dialog, development and the English language. During the course of reading this book I had to check and make sure this book was not listed in the young readers category. Dick and Jane books have been better, not only do they make more sense but are also better written! I knew that I was in for a rough experience when I had a headache after the first chapter. I don't like to bash authors so I will wrap this up. In short this author had a very original idea but the lack of a thesaurus and any writing ability destroyed whatever hope this had of being remotely good.
I recommend this book as "read at your own risk" and if you enjoy it more power to you.
Thanks for reading this review and remember reading is a privilege so take advantage of it when you can. Just pick a different book.

1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Scalzi does it again

A mid-level Diplomat from Earth Harry Creek must avert an interstellar war by finding a specific breed of sheep. His opponents have destroyed all but one in the Common Confederation. With the added confusion of a made up religion that worships the Evolved Sheep there are plenty of twists to keep the reader anxious to read the next line.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Scalzi Never Disappoints

I've just recently discovered John Scalzi's works. After reading the Old Man's War series, I was anxious to see his take on a different universe. In Android's Dream, he is just as imaginative and creative. He sets the table for a world in the near future with enough familiarity to be comforting but with enough futuristic sci-fi to be engaging and entertaining. This one is a real thought provoker on several fronts.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Must Read This Book

This is a great book. The story line keeps you guessing all the time. Just when you figured out who was behind things or how the story would end, things change and take a different unexpected route. The changes are logical and make sense. The Android's Dream is an easy read. It'll keep your intrest to the point that you won't want to put down the book. You'll finish it quickly and get great enjoyment from reading it.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Excellent military science fiction

After his time as a war hero in some OLD MAN¿S WAR, Harry Creek enjoys the anonymity of being a minor State Department employee who works with alien ambassadors assigned to Earth. However, a monstrous blunder has occurred when an earth diplomat kills a representative of the technologically superior Nidu race. They demand reparations or else they will turn earth into a wasteland for this affront.----------------- Harry is assigned to meet the Nidu demand of finding and delivering the Android's Dream, an electric-blue sheep needed for their coronation ceremony. The military on both sides wants the mission to fail so they can obtain an increase in funding at the cost of a few million or billion lives and be recognized as heroes. Department of Defense snipers and Nidu marines try to assassinate Harry, who has found one clue to the whereabouts of the blue Android¿s Dream. Pet store owner Robin Baker contains sheep DNA in her genes. Now all they have to do is escape earth, avoid space marines and the followers of the Church of the Evolved Lamb, and land on Nidu where he is unwanted and she is the guest of honor.------------------- With THE ANDROID¿S DREAM and the OLD MAN¿S WAR, John Scalzi is carving out a special niche in military science fiction arena as he lampoons those leaders who sit back in air conditioned safety taunting the enemy with bring it while others do their fighting. The military on both sides of the conflict and religious groups want to prevent Harry from succeeding because those in charge seek personal affirmation and glory. Adding to the fun of the tale is the ironic self jab at a twenty-first century sci fi author writing about sacred sheep that in the future has become the foundation for a religious movement. This is a great satire by an author to watch unless you are the Commander in Chief, a VP to busy to have served, or a Defense Department general officer and their civilian equivalent/superior.--------------- Harriet Klausner

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Good story. Nicely written

Has all the elements of great science fiction story. Well written characters, good plot, aliens, AIs, space ships, a few twists. Nothing ground-breaking, but I will definitely read it again. I especially liked the way the author portrayed aliens integrated into Earth's society.

Loved it!!

This was the first book of Scalzu's i've ever read and I fell in love with it from the first sentance. The awkward characters and underground society theme made a fantasy world all the more relatable to. My only complaint is that it needed more character development. But I'm not dissapointed at all otherwise.

Nonsense!

Nothing is better than 'Cats'! Well, maybe 'Starlight Express.' But that's IT.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

It was much better than Cats.

I loved 'Untitled Scalzi Science Fiction Novel'. It was much better than Cats. I want to read it again and again.

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