The B-Team

The Human Division, Episode 1

By: John Scalzi

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Colonial Union Ambassador Ode Abumwe and her team are used to life on the lower end of the diplomatic ladder. But when a high-profile diplomat goes missing, Abumwe and her team are last-minute replacements on a mission critical to the Colonial Union’s future. As the team works to pull off their task, CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson discovers there’s more to the story of the missing diplomats than anyone expected... a secret that could spell war for humanity.

The B-Team is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

Listen to the complete edition of The Human Division, the fifth full-length book by John Scalzi in the Old Man's War universe.

©2012 John Scalzi (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Interesting concept

Liked the narrator and how he pulled the characters to life. The story line is good, nice to see the humans as the underdog. I'll read a few more in the series before final vote is cast.

read with a little more drama than needed

this is here because I need to have at least 15 words to submit this

yes! so fun!

he did it again. like a delicious midnight snack.
A short story teaser. I'm hoping for more, as ever

GREAT Story!!! This is Episode 1. Do them all in order! 😱

5 stars is great!
_________________________________________________- I really like this series of about 13 short stories that are vignettes of "The Human Division" by John Scalzi. I rarely give 5-stars but most of these are I that category. I wish I could write like this . . . .The man is gifted. 😱

Terrific narration brings short story to life!

I would highly recommend this small novella to all science fiction lovers as one of the better short space odysseys a available for purchase. The narration by William Drufus stood out especially, bringing the diverse set of characters to life and imbuing each with their own unique speech and personality. The story itself may leave minimal pieces hanging -the only downside-, but it immerses the listener throughout the story from beginning to end at an exciting pace while using the perspectives of each relatable character to propel the plot forward. I found my experience enjoyable and I highly recommend the story, the author, and especially the engaging narrator for anyone who may be interested in enjoying a solid thrilling science fiction novella.

Must read scifi

an amazing addition to the old man War series Universe of sci-fi writing. if you like sci-fi and have only read old man's War definitely pick up this Splinter story in the same universe with the same characters that you meet in the old man's War series some of the best science fiction writing ever in The History of Science Fiction. if you like science fiction I will bet that you will love this series.

i cant take the constant he said she said they

he said they said she said after every sentence is driving me crazy. good gravy. insane how many times this is done even in a scene with one character. HORRIBLE

Decent series, but overpriced

I'm going to review the entire series here, not just this one "book". Look carefully; most of them are only half an hour long.

They aren't structured so much as chapters of a book, but as semi-independent short stories, some of which use recurring characters, and that occur in more or less chronological order. Scalzi clearly wanted to experiment with different kinsd of stories and narrative structure. One is told in a really annoying transcript format. Some tell stories from characters other than the main group. There are few strong links or building plot structures across the stories. It does build to some excitement in the last one, but there is no real resolution or ending - Scalzi could easily add a new episode tomorrow if he wanted.

This would be an AMAZING podcast, but as a series of independent books, I'm dubious. There is no reason why they shouldn't be pulled together into one book representing a collection of the short stories. That would be a decent length, and worth the price.

I did enjoy the series overall, but just make sure you know what you're getting into. I didn't pay close attention and had simply assumed I was getting a large collection of full Scalzi novels.

THE B TEAM, By John Scalzi

Grabbed my interest from the start. Found it to be very interesting, Sci-Fi at its best. Filled with twists, turns, and plenty of thrills. A typical John Scalzi book! However, like many novellas, I would have liked it very much if it had been longer. An EXCELLENT Resd! -R.Wood

Sci fi at its best

John Scalzi does it again with the Humane Division putting us back into the universe of The Old Man's War with a cast of characters that we can emphasize with and root for. Total Sci fi bliss.