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Fuzzy Nation
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi - introduction
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Summary
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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- Asbjørn
- 22-11-18
Feel-good Science Fiction
Fantastic feel-good science fiction. Story grabs you from the get go. Fun and well written escape.
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- K lvt
- 19-03-21
Great sci-fi
Great Sci fi and well read. The "he said, she said" is annoying all the time, but it's a great story.
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- green hat
- 05-07-21
more of a courtroom drama than sci-fi.
this was more of a law/courtroom drama than a sci-fi. if that's your thing go for it.
Did I enjoy listening to it? yes, for what it was. Would I have preferred more about the fuzzies and less human posturing, sure. Would I have preferred a less lazy convenience leading to the resolution also sure, but this book has some fun moments and it kept me company for a few hours on a bad day.
Lots of he said, she said he said moments which the narrator might have been counselled to leave out or make more effort to differentiate between characters but otherwise a good narrator.
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- Ioannis Bazianas
- 13-05-21
Just when you think you know...
...you don't! the book is great in keeping you interested and surprised. Wheaton is exemplary in this narration. Highly recommended!
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- Laura Jane Walton
- 06-09-18
Another great Scalzi
I really enjoyed this book, the protagonist is interesting, the writing was funny and poignant. Loved the fuzzies.
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- Dan
- 26-08-18
Classic John Scalzi, whitty and clever dialogue.
A very enjoyable listen, relsitened to it twice already and sure I'll listen to it again.
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- D B HUMPHRIES
- 25-02-21
Brilliant!
I have found previous books by John Scalzi good, same for Wil Wheaton's narration (albeit at 1.2x for me). This was very enjoyable listen, completed in a couple of days. The opening reminded me of Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Dogs of War', but it soon went in a completely different direction, with new things cropping up to keep me entertained and guessing.
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- Mr. Damian M. Sears
- 13-01-22
A few good space men
Fun spin on old ideas. Explored well enough and performed well. Scifi popcorn easy to listen.
Not as long as some other stories and has good pace.
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- Toby Jackson
- 24-03-18
enjoyable and twisty
A simple adventure that keeps you guessing. easy to listen to on a commute, as chapters are about half hour each. dialog gets frustrating at times as the narrator makes no real effort to disambiguate the speakers, and the writer litters the prose with "he saud" but quite manageable.
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- Mr P J Thornton
- 13-02-21
Fantastic
This is a great reworking of an old story, it is in many ways is a commentary on the way the human race is willing to exploit whatever it feels it needs. As ever Will does a great job of the narration. Carl the dog play a somewhat explosive role, this story had me laughing at several points. Highly recommended.
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