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Walk the Plank

The Human Division, Episode 2

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Walk the Plank

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: William Dufris
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Wildcat colonies are illegal, unauthorized, and secret - so when an injured stranger shows up at the wildcat colony New Seattle, the colony leaders are understandably suspicious of who he is and what he represents. His story of how he’s come to their colony is shocking, surprising, and might have bigger consequences than anyone could have expected.

Walk the Plank 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.
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Emotional Storytelling • Engaging Writing • Great Atmosphere • Interwoven Storylines • Standalone Short • Good Narration

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I'm assuming this will tie in with the story at one point. A different group than were in the first short. I like to read these as a pallet cleanser in between books.

Will this tie in with the story?

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Good start but it leaves you hanging, like it is supposed to. Dont know where it is going but eager for the next installment.

setting it up for future episode

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Even though it's less than 40 minutes long, it still had enough interest to make me feel invested in the characters and their survival.

Short But Interesting

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ok addition to the story. hard to know or care about characters in such a short story. Scalzi is always good however

short

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Some reviewers complained about this short story, but I found it well written and well performed. Yes, it isn't really a stand alone story, unless you like unresolved stories (remember reading The Lottery in high school English class?), but I found myself hoping for a good ending. You find out what happened to this colony in the next installment.

Chilling

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