Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.
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@LuFins-Dad yeh, there's that.
(I assume you meant "protagonist")
@George-K said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:
@LuFins-Dad yeh, there's that.
(I assume you meant "protagonist")
Tomato, tomahto…
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@LuFins-Dad said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:
Old Man’s War actually was a little underwhelming at parts. Is it worth continuing?
The first book, which is mostly exposition and setup, is probably the weakest (though, in fairness, I read it about 5 years ago, so memory fades). The rest of them are popcorn books, but they have the usual Scalzi snark and snappy dialog. I think OMW was one of Scalzi's earliest books so that may play a role.
The one I really enjoyed in that series was "Zoe's Tale," which tells the same story as a book earlier in the series, but from the perspective of a different character. Very entertaining, but you gotta read both. The series ends with "The End of All Things" which is a satisfying conclusion.
For more "Scalzi-like" stuff, check out "Lock-In," "Fuzzy Nation," and a novella "The President's Brain is Missing."
If you're looking for a binge of three, "The Collapsing Empire" series is pretty good.
@George-K said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:
@LuFins-Dad said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:
Old Man’s War actually was a little underwhelming at parts. Is it worth continuing?
The first book, which is mostly exposition and setup, is probably the weakest (though, in fairness, I read it about 5 years ago, so memory fades). The rest of them are popcorn books, but they have the usual Scalzi snark and snappy dialog. I think OMW was one of Scalzi's earliest books so that may play a role.
The one I really enjoyed in that series was "Zoe's Tale," which tells the same story as a book earlier in the series, but from the perspective of a different character. Very entertaining, but you gotta read both. The series ends with "The End of All Things" which is a satisfying conclusion.
For more "Scalzi-like" stuff, check out "Lock-In," "Fuzzy Nation," and a novella "The President's Brain is Missing."
If you're looking for a binge of three, "The Collapsing Empire" series is pretty good.
I'm in "The End of All Things" now, and have quite enjoyed this and "The Human Division", especially due to the episodic storytelling nature of The Human Division. Very different... But man, EVERY SINGLE male lead/POV in every book he writes is the same guy...
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@George-K said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:
@LuFins-Dad said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:
Old Man’s War actually was a little underwhelming at parts. Is it worth continuing?
The first book, which is mostly exposition and setup, is probably the weakest (though, in fairness, I read it about 5 years ago, so memory fades). The rest of them are popcorn books, but they have the usual Scalzi snark and snappy dialog. I think OMW was one of Scalzi's earliest books so that may play a role.
The one I really enjoyed in that series was "Zoe's Tale," which tells the same story as a book earlier in the series, but from the perspective of a different character. Very entertaining, but you gotta read both. The series ends with "The End of All Things" which is a satisfying conclusion.
For more "Scalzi-like" stuff, check out "Lock-In," "Fuzzy Nation," and a novella "The President's Brain is Missing."
If you're looking for a binge of three, "The Collapsing Empire" series is pretty good.
I'm in "The End of All Things" now, and have quite enjoyed this and "The Human Division", especially due to the episodic storytelling nature of The Human Division. Very different... But man, EVERY SINGLE male lead/POV in every book he writes is the same guy...
@LuFins-Dad popcorn, right?
That's OK.
