The Android's Dream by Tor Science Fiction

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The Android's Dream by Tor Science Fiction If you like comedy, science fiction and an interesting plot, then this book is for you.
funny, funny -- laugh out loud hit the pillow comedy. I really enjoy how the author was able to be very humorous, but at the same time develop an intricate plot that encompasses interesting (semi believable) characters, and topics like politics, and even love, and of course some really mind blowing technology from artificial intelligence to a very advance body odor generator! At the end there is even a little bit of some weird transcendental plot that is revealed. Enjoy, but be warn, this book is very difficult to put down once you start it.
The Android's Dream by Tor Science Fiction Sheep Sans Android
Another good read from Mr. Scalzi. This time he steps out of the Old Mans War universe and sets up a new one in which Earth is fully aware of alien life. I like how this is not a story of man's ultimate importance at the highest levels of alien power. The main aliens we are in contact with are the equivalent a third world country by the Aliens standards which in the end makes the story all the more believable. Nevertheless the threat is real. My only complaint is that I never got a real great mental image of what the chief aliens really look like.
The Android's Dream by Tor Science Fiction The Funniest Way To A Diplomatic Incident
This author uses rude, crude, socially offensive humor brilliantly. His first sentence provoked the kind of grade school laughter that causes bovine lactation products to erupt from the nostrils. Most diplomatic incidents are not that funny, but John Scalzi has imagined one that can actually hurt you, it is so funny. The book is about Harris Creek, an agent specializing in giving out bad news, and a woman named Robin, whose genetics where mixed up with a rare special-order sheep, so aliens are trying to kidnap her to use in a coronation ceremony. These are the normal people and the rest of the cast is freaks and aliens. Readers who enjoy fast paced science fiction, with an edge of satire will enjoy this book.
The Android's Dream by Tor Science Fiction Not up to par
To paraphrase Roger Ebert, its unfair to belittle a work for not living up to your own unreasonable expectations - someone going to see Hellboy is not interested in it vis a vis Casablanca. In that vein, I've read enough of Scalzi that I'm not expecting Iain M Banks' esque sci-fi, or Douglas Adams-esque humor. Unfortunately, the expectation of humor in itself proves too much. The book isn't funny, except for the odd chuckle - the promised fart joke is a case of trying too har. The plot is... thin gruel at best, and the contortions don't even attempt to follow their own internal logic. Somewhere in here there is an idea for a book, but this version isn't it.
The Android's Dream by Tor Science Fiction androids dream
Very nice book. Not at all about androids or dreaming. Quite a surprising story-line with many nice twists and some thought provocation! Another nice universe to get lost in.
The Android's Dream by Tor Science Fiction Product Description
A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most…unusual…way. To avoid war, Earth’s government must find an equally unusual object: A type of sheep ("The Android's Dream"), used in the alien race's coronation ceremony. To find the sheep, the government turns to Harry Creek, ex-cop, war hero and hacker extraordinaire, who with the help of Brian Javna, a childhood friend turned artificial intelligence, scours the earth looking for the rare creature. And they find it, in the unknowing form of Robin Baker, pet store owner, whose genes contain traces of the sheep DNA. But there are others with plans for the sheep as well: Mercenaries employed by the military. Adherents of a secret religion based on the writings of a 21st century science fiction author. And alien races, eager to start a revolution on their home world and a war on Earth. To keep our planet from being enslaved, Harry will have to pull off the greatest diplomatic coup in history, a grand gambit that will take him from the halls of power to the lava-strewn battlefields of alien worlds. There's only one chance to get it right, to save the life of Robin Baker -- and to protect the future of humanity.