The Android's Dream

By: John Scalzi

Narrated by: Wil Wheaton

Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©2006 John Scalzi (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"With plenty of alien gore to satisfy fans of military SF and inventive jabs at pretend patriotism and self-serving civil service, Scalzi delivers an effervescent but intelligent romp." ( Publishers Weekly)

Another Scalzi novel perfected by the narration

Will Wheaton narrates Scalzi novels, especially the more humorous ones, so perfectly it feels as though he wrote them. I like John Scalzi's writing, andI like Will Wheaton's narration. Together, they improve each other's performance.

Funny, but...

Funny, has absolutely crazy plot twists, but language can irritate you completely: he said, she said...

Performance is ok, but too fast

A Nation of One Gets It All

Okay from the title this book was not what I expected. It's so much more, the characters have depth, direction, needs and wants. The story has twists and turn layered on so many sub-plots it's to hard to count them all. I loved it and highly recommend this book.

Well worth the "read"

This is the second audiobook narrated by Wil Wheaton I've read, and I am increasingly impressed by his skills. He brings a bit of his own quirky personality to the read while still staying in character. This is also my first Scalzi audiobook, but by no means my last. I look forward to reading much more from this duo!

Very Enjoyable

I think it's pretty safe to say that if you enjoy other Scalzi novels, you'll enjoy this one.

Goofy Fun Read

A great no-frill sci-fi comedy, I enjoyed every minute of it. Fart jokes, world domination, and of course a sheep destined to unite the world as we know it

Glimpses of Scalzi's future greatness

Far from his best work, but there's still an intriguing story here, with Scalzi's trademark humor and wit. Fans will likely enjoy despite the overly convenient plot points and shallow characterizations, compared to his later work. If youre here for the Interstellar political intrigue, you might prefer The Last Empire trilogy. If you're here for the slightly goofy, but thoroughly sincere sci-fi, Redshirts is the classic not to be . missed.

Wait for it

I almost gave up on it near the beginning since it got weird, but it gets better. Glad took it to the end.

A good story

I enjoyed the telling of this story, especially the references to other classic stories and to other Scalzi books. It was a bit tough because of the alien names to keep people straight at first but the main characters shine through.

Odd journey

Odd journey with a strange start.
Story gets better as times goes on.
A funny, intelligent, creative, and entertaining scifi adventure awaits.