• Walk the Plank

  • The Human Division, Episode 2
  • By: John Scalzi
  • Narrated by: William Dufris
  • Length: 39 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,229 ratings)

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Walk the Plank

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: William Dufris
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Publisher's summary

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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setting it up for future episode

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

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Short But Interesting

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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.

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short

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

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Will this tie in with the story?

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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.

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NO HAPPY ENDINGS HERE

Where does Walk the Plank rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

SHORT - LIKE A LONGER LISTEN

What about William Dufris’s performance did you like?

YOU REALLY FELT THE PAIN - THE STORY

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LEFT ONE WANTING TO KNOW THE FATE OF THE COLONY - I ASSUME THEY ALL DIED A SLOW DEATH.

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Great series!

Would you consider the audio edition of Walk the Plank to be better than the print version?

I believe they are pretty equal, but as a person that does a lot of commuting on the subway I find the audio book to be more convenient. Plus I can listen to it while jogging.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Walk the Plank?

The story itself, it's only 30 minutes long and part of a larger collection of short stories.

What about William Dufris’s performance did you like?

He's a good narrator that gets the story across without seeming to hammy or boring.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yup, only 30 minutes!

Any additional comments?

Scalzi is a pretty good author for fun sci-fi. Nothing extremely academic in his writing, but I love it! Give "Old Man's War" a try and if you like it then pick up all of the human division. Better yet, just buy all of the Human Division, it's only 69 cents (for subscribers) an episode!

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Chilling

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.

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Read them 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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Short Story but Good Listen

A Very short story but this held my attention. This seems like it's gonna be a good saga.

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It's dark in space

Wow. This is the darkest thing yet in Scalzi's OMW universe. We all knew life on extrasolar colonies was hard, but wow......

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