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The Android's Dream

Written by: John Scalzi
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
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A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most unusual way. To avoid war, Earth's government must find an equally unusual object: A type of sheep ("The Android's Dream"), used in the alien race's coronation ceremony.

To find the sheep, the government turns to Harry Creek, ex-cop, war hero and hacker extraordinaire, who with the help of Brian Javna, a childhood friend turned artificial intelligence, scours the earth looking for the rare creature. And they find it, in the unknowing form of Robin Baker, pet store owner, whose genes contain traces of the sheep DNA. But there are others with plans for the sheep as well: Mercenaries employed by the military. Adherents of a secret religion based on the writings of a 21st century science-fiction author. And alien races, eager to start a revolution on their home world and a war on Earth.

To keep our planet from being enslaved, Harry will have to pull off the greatest diplomatic coup in history, a grand gambit that will take him from the halls of power to the lava-strewn battlefields of alien worlds. There's only one chance to get it right, to save the life of Robin Baker - and to protect the future of humanity.

©2006 John Scalzi (P)2010 Audible, Inc. Adventure Fantasy First Contact Humorous Science Fiction Fiction War Funny Comedy Dream Artificial Intelligence Government Computer Science
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"With plenty of alien gore to satisfy fans of military SF and inventive jabs at pretend patriotism and self-serving civil service, Scalzi delivers an effervescent but intelligent romp." ( Publishers Weekly)
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A clever, funny take on your typical science fiction story. Reminiscent of "We Are Legion: We Are Bob", it's totally worth a listen, and as usual Wil Wheaton's narration is spot on. I'll be buying this in paperback, that's how much I enjoyed it.

Bloody hilarious, gory sci-fi fun.

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A pretty strange sci fi story that's not too deep while still exploring interesting ideas. it gets oddly gruesome out of no where a couple of times, but overall pretty good.

A bit odd, but entertaining

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A very good and complex story that weaves many related stories and actions together. A very good listen.

A Very Good Sci-Fi Weave

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Another Wil Wheaton narration of a John Scalzi novel. Another hit. About a tenth into the book, I decided I will go get the other John Scalzi / Wil Wheaton audio books...

I love the novel, crazy ideas in this book. I love the inter-stellar diplomacy and cross-(alien)cultural differences that the story rides on. And I love the fast conversations and snappy narration. Very engaging and readable.



Funny and fast-paced story

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John Scalzi is the Elmore Leonard of sci fi. I’ve read/listened to a number of his titles and have only been dissappointed once (Red Shirts)

Another Scalzi winner

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