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It's funny and good material. We have bunch of new people on the most famous discovery spaceship on the whole galaxy. In this specific ship there are away misions and no matter which department they're in they will be part of one or more of these missions. It looks exciting , exploring new worlds..although ther is a but. On these missions always atleast one crewman ends up dead and there are five senior officers who are exceptions to this rule.
John Scalzi is a natural story teller and I always f ...more
John Scalzi is a natural story teller and I always f ...more
Extremely cheesy but very entertaining.
The beginning was fun. Reminded me of A Trekkie's Tale :-D
The visit to "our world" was a bit boring.
The codas... very nice. :-) I love the first, second, and third person :-D (you know, while they are stories of three different persons, they are also written in 1. 2. and 3. person POV :-D Brilliant!) ...more
The visit to "our world" was a bit boring.
The codas... very nice. :-) I love the first, second, and third person :-D (you know, while they are stories of three different persons, they are also written in 1. 2. and 3. person POV :-D Brilliant!) ...more
This is a review of the audiobook read by Wil Wheaton.
I loved this story. This approach to metafiction has been done before, but Scalzi brings so much wit and heart to it, this story stands above the rest. Of course it helps if you are a fan of Star Trek - any series in the franchise will do.
I found the first coda to be tiresome, but even that sour note is not enough for me to deduct a star. This is fresh and fun, and has the best quality of a parody - an obviously affectionate and thorough know ...more
I loved this story. This approach to metafiction has been done before, but Scalzi brings so much wit and heart to it, this story stands above the rest. Of course it helps if you are a fan of Star Trek - any series in the franchise will do.
I found the first coda to be tiresome, but even that sour note is not enough for me to deduct a star. This is fresh and fun, and has the best quality of a parody - an obviously affectionate and thorough know ...more
This was hysterical, in so many ways. Even without being a serious fan of the Star Trek series (and their many spin-offs), this book has so much going for it.
Dec 05, 2015
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Brandi
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it was amazing
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