Redshirts

Publisher Marketing: 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 even more thrilled to be assigned to the ship s xenobiology laboratory, with the chance to serve on Away Missions alongside the starship s famous senior officers. Life couldn t be better . . . until Andrew begins to realize 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) sadly, at least one low-ranked crew member is invariably killed. Unsurprisingly, the savvier members belowdecks avoid Away Missions at all costs. 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." Review Citations: Library Journal 09/15/2013 pg. 37 (EAN 9781469298573, Compact Disc) Audio File 10/01/2012 pg. 37 (EAN 9781429963602, Other) Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2012 pg. 64 (EAN 9780765316998, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 04/02/2012 pg. 40 (EAN 9780765316998, Hardcover) Romantic Times 06/01/2012 pg. 65 (EAN 9780765316998, Hardcover) Library Journal 05/15/2012 pg. 64 (EAN 9780765316998, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012 (EAN 9780765316998, Hardcover) Booklist 05/15/2012 pg. 31 (EAN 9780765316998, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Shelf Awareness 06/12/2012 (EAN 9780765316998, Hardcover) Christian Century 12/12/2012 pg. 23 (EAN 9780765316998, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Scalzi, John John Scalzi is the author of several SF novels including the bestselling Old Man's War sequence, comprising Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, and the New York Times-bestselling The Last Colony. He is a winner of science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and he won the Hugo Award for Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded, a collection of essays from his popular blog Whatever. His latest novel, Fuzzy Nation, hit the New York Times bestseller list in its first week on sale. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter. Contributor Bio:  Wheaton, Wil Wil Wheaton is an actor, voice artist, author, and award-winning audiobook narrator. Among his movie credits are "Stand by Me" and "Toy Soldiers". His many television credits include "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "The Big Bang Theory", and" Generator Rex. "As a narrator of more than a dozen audiobooks, he has twice won the prestigious Audie Award, twice been a finalist for the Audie, and earned an Earphones Award from "AudioFile "magazine.