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Redshirts - John Scalzi
Redshirts
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Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It’s a prestige posting, and Andrew is thrilled all the more to be assigned to the ship’s Xenobiology laboratory. Life couldn’t be better…until Andrew... show more
Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It’s a prestige posting, and Andrew is thrilled all the more to be assigned to the ship’s Xenobiology laboratory. Life couldn’t be better…until Andrew begins to pick up on the fact that (1) every Away Mission involves some kind of lethal confrontation with alien forces, (2) the ship’s captain, its chief science officer, and the handsome Lieutenant Kerensky always survive these confrontations, and (3) at least one low-ranked crew member is, sadly, always killed. Not surprisingly, a great deal of energy below decks is expendedon avoiding, at all costs, being assigned to an Away Mission. Then Andrew stumbles on information that completely transforms his and his colleagues’ understanding of what the starship Intrepid really is…and offers them a crazy, high-risk chance to save their own lives.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780765316998 (0765316994)
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages no: 317
Edition language: English
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Bookish Blerd
Bookish Blerd rated it
5.0 Review: Red Shirts
A+++ I am so angry with myself for not listening to this audiobook sooner! This is the perfect spoof/breaking-the-fourth-wall scifi story. Think Star Trek with the ridiculousness and shenanigans amped up to 1,000. And then the "protagonists" realize that they're the extras in a badly written sc...
Darth Pedant
Darth Pedant rated it
3.5 Redshirts
After I finished the second book in the Inheritance Cycle, I said I needed to take a break and read something that wasn’t (ripping off) Star Wars. So what do I do? I pick up a book ripping off—in a very self-aware and satirical fashion—Star Trek: The Original Series. I have no regrets. This book...
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it
1.0 Let us Violate Cakes Together: "Redshirts" by John Scalzi
"Let us violate cakes together"In "Redshirts" by John Scalzi(*day dreaming*)I applied for a job to be a licensed fiction writer of sorts last year - it was working on flavour text and copy for the Star Trek Franchise. The interview was heavily focused on my ability to write within the constraints of...
That's What I'm Talking About
That's What I'm Talking About rated it
3.5 #Audiobook Review: Redshirts by John Scalzi
As a fan of the original Star Trek, all spin offs, and the movies, I was giddy with the very concept of Redshirts. Primarily following Ensign Andrew Dahl as he begins serving on the UU Capital Ship Intrepid, the story takes listeners on a wild journey that both mocks and glorifies the original TV sh...
Familiar Diversions
Familiar Diversions rated it
4.0 Redshirts by John Scalzi
Redshirts stars Ensign Andrew Dahl, newly assigned to the starship Intrepid. It doesn’t take long for him to notice that something weird is going on. Everyone reacts strangely to any mention of away missions, and the Intrepid’s crew has a much higher than normal mortality rate. In an effort to avoid...
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