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Narrated by:
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Wil Wheaton
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John Scalzi - introduction
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Written by:
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John Scalzi
About this listen
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.
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- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 331
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 557
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 511
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 510
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 420
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 370
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Story4 out of 5 stars 369
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Stars can’t do it justice
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Written by: John Scalzi
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Lock In (Narrated by Amber Benson)
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- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
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Written by: John Scalzi
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Starter Villain
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- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 284
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of my favourite books this year
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Written by: John Scalzi
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The Kaiju Preservation Society
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- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 499
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 447
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 445
When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food-delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization”. Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on. What Tom doesn't tell Jamie is that the animals his team cares for are not here on Earth. Not our Earth, at at least. In an alternate dimension, dinosaur-like creatures named Kaiju roam a warm and human-free world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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What the critics say
- Audie Award Winner, Science Fiction, 2012
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- Dale US
- 2018-12-21
Enjoyable and Entertaining
I really like Fuzzy Nation. Wil did a great job at narration and different voices. The story itself was engaging, funny at times and very interesting. I only listen when I drive my car and I love when a book makes me look forward to hopping Behind the wheel and this book did that for me.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 2019-01-16
another great audio book
This is the third Scalding/Weaton audio book I've listened to and they are always great. I love Weaton's narration
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- yyzgwm
- 2020-01-04
A complete delight
By turns charming, sobering, funny, moving, wry, witty and thought provoking. Written with intelligence and style, performed with skill and an intuitive sense of character.
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- Harmony46
- 2019-09-23
Should be a movie!
I enjoyed this book. The fuzzy's sounded so cute & cuddly that I think this would be a great movie for young and old alike (and everyone inbetween).
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- Bruce D E
- 2021-04-06
Great Story and Narration
Really enjoyed the book. It is a simple story that is extremely well narrated, Wil Wheaton brings the story to life. After many large complex auditable books it was so nice to have this book to listen to. Great story and well written. John Scalzi is such an amazing story teller.
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- Robert Vida
- 2024-06-27
Great reboot
This is a great tribute/reboot of a novel with a solid premise that just needed updating.
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- Christoper Madden
- 2018-11-22
I got more than I bargained for...
I didn't expect much from what was for me an unknown author. If Wil
Wheaton wasn't listed as the narrator, I probably would have passed it by.
The narration was done beautifully. The surprise for me was to discover a new si-fi author to follow. Any author who can make me laugh out loud, cry like a baby and hope the book never ends has got what I am looking for.
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- Marla Barber
- 2018-11-03
delightful!
This is a clever and engaging story, beautifully narrated, worthy of many rereads. Do not deny yourself the pleasure.
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- Pierre
- 2022-05-31
Great story.
Never thought a legal drama/sci-fi hybrid story would keep me up late at night. Couldn't stop listening.
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- Norman
- 2022-10-18
First Encounter, Meet Cute style
John Scalzi brings his brand of wry humor to his re-imagining of H. Beam Piper's classic SF novel. The protagonists are less pristine, the antagonists less ambivalent, and the Fuzzies less naive than in the original story. It's very much modern SF.
Wil Wheaton's narration is great.
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