Kudos for John Scalzi.With that said, is his vocabulary so poor that he can't think of any way to express himself other than with pathetically trite obscenities? Yes, that's how soldiers talk, but forgive me for being distracted by coarse language that doesn't further the plot or elevate the characters or scene in any appreciable way. And recognizing the ambition and effort that had to go into writing it with all due diligence I'm forced to admit that Scalzi pulled it off taking a potentially schlock story examining a potentially trite ""Roger Rabbit"" theme and producing a well-written investigation of ""the meaning of life"" is no mean achievement. (He should have included Alex Horn-and his ""Theatre of All Possibilities""-in his list of reference material.) The soul-searching in this book appears to be sincere.at the least I found it very meaningful.
What ensues is a solipsist's nightmare/nirvana. But then Scalzi does something truly unique-he takes his characters seriously and has them explore the fact that the conversations and situations of the crew are inane and stock.
Without giving the story away, I admit that I was originally put off by the first 40 pages: smart aleck, inane and hack conversations. REDSHIRT is not like anything in the ""Old Man's War"" series, and it's not like ""Android Dreams"" nor ""Fuzzy Nation"" nor anything else. "(?!) Scalzi is one of the 'weirdest' authors I've experienced in all my life….not because his stories are weird, but because all of his stories are 'different' (and some ARE weird). With a new introduction by Mary Robinette Kowal, author of the Hugo-winning The Calculating Stars.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Then Andrew stumbles on information that 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. Unsurprisingly, the savvier crew members belowdecks avoid Away Missions at all costs. Life couldn’t be better…until Andrew begins to realize that (1) every Away Mission involves a lethal confrontation with alien forces, (2) the ship’s senior officers always survive these confrontations, and (3) sadly, at least one low-ranking crew member is invariably killed. It’s a prestige posting, with the chance to serve on "Away Missions" alongside the starship’s famous senior officers. Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure.Įnsign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. Redshirts is John Scalzi’s Hugo Award-winning novel of the starship ensigns who were expendable.until they started comparing notes.
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