Tales from the Clarke

The Human Division, Episode 5

By: John Scalzi

Narrated by: William Dufris

Captain Sophia Coloma of the Clarke has a simple task: Ferry around representatives from Earth in an aging spaceship that the Colonial Union hopes to sell to them. But nothing is as simple as it seems, and Coloma discovers the ship she’s showing off holds suprises of its own...and it’s not the only one with secrets.

"Tales from the Clarke" 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.

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Good story but miss Wil Wheaton’s narration

The story itself was short, so I’m contemplating whether I should finish the 6 or 7 book series ($1 each) but each book is 1.5 hrs or less, and narrated by some dude that I didn’t care for. I guess I’m so used to Wil Wheaton’s voice and dry delivery, everyone else pales in comparison, imo.

The Crew is Back!!!

i liked this episode, there is a moment in it where you get a good laugh... and you see the results from the past episode and what the union is doing now for earth....

I hope the next episode will be more and more deep into the plot...

Wrong Voice

Throughout the series the narrator does the wrong voices once in a while. A man and a woman will be talking and suddenly the man has a woman's voice. It's a bit of a distraction, shoulda been an easy fix :/

Cubs and Cards help out Harry Wilson

Good ol' Harry back to stir things up in a story that is typical John Scalzi. Love the humor and even has baseball thrown in for good measure. More intrigue and mystery to build upon previous episodes, but this is a nice little self contained story, well worth the 69 cents

The "B" team continues

Good plot and the characters met earlier and beginning to assume stronger personalities. Well up to the standard of earlier episodes.

I love Scalzi books

I love all Scalzi books. Is that enough said? Maybe not but his stories weave and twist and draw you in . And when they’re written in serial format you just can’t wait for the next chapter. Or the next thing you know you’ve spent 20 dollars on a series of books. But they are worth it.

Very good 5th story

These short stories are starting to come together to make a very good saga.
All have great narration. The narration of any book is very important to any story.

Another Engaging Episode

This was another fun little episode in Scalzi's ongoing series. Scalzi continues to craft the interesting characters and crew of the Clarke together piece by piece. This one picks up after episode 3, but doesn't follow directly, rather continues the story some weeks later. Wilson and the crew get a new ship, but not the kind they wanted, and the mission they are sent on is not all it seems to be at first.

Read em in order

I enjoyed the series more as I went through each episode. At first I struggled because it seemed like random stories set in this universe. But as it continued and I realized it was interwoven story lines I enjoyed them more. The main characters were enjoyable. It's pretty traditional sci fi fare but still worth the read.

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