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Jonathan Trott

jonathantrott@outside.ofa.dog

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Voracious reader of all genres of fiction, leaning towards sci-fi, crime, mystery, thriller, and comedy.

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reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

John Scalzi: The Kaiju Preservation Society (EBook, 2022, Tom Doherty Associates)

Jamie’s dream was to hit the big time at a New York tech start-up. Jamie’s …

Such a fun read

If you like SiFi at all, you'll love this book. Lots of sharp lines that cause you to laugh out loud. Some good call backs to popular culture and just a fun read all round. The characters are pretty well fleshed out and there is some good plot and action.

reviewed The Last Emperox by John Scalzi (The Interdependency, #3)

John Scalzi: The Last Emperox (Hardcover, 2020, Tor)

The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA …

Awesome finish to this trilogy

Love how this tale wraps up. Good twists, settling of important plot lines, answering the question of how in the hell things are going to get resolved.

reviewed The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi (The Interdependency, #2)

John Scalzi: The Consuming Fire (Paperback, 2018)

"The second, thrilling novel in the bestselling Interdependency series, from Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi. …

Excellent middle trilogy book

Don't start this one without first finishing the first one. Continuation of the great characters and some new ones introduced that can more than hold their own.

reviewed The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi (The Interdependency, #1)

John Scalzi: The Collapsing Empire (2017, Tor)

Faster than light travel is impossible--until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available …

Space opera!

Love the characters in this one, especially the kick ass potty mouthed female ones :) Story has a great slow build until the reveals and sets things up nicely for the next book in the trilogy.

reviewed Lock In by John Scalzi (Lock In #1)

John Scalzi: Lock In (2014, Tor Books)

Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the …

Who dunnit crossed with the matrix

Lovely idea to have people who have to live their lives in a "matrix" style virtual world or drive around the read world in humanoid robots. Great story writing to have a who dunnit with lots of action and great characters.

reviewed Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) by John Scalzi

John Scalzi: Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) (2007)

John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about …

Excellent world building scifi

It doesn't have the mind fuck moment of The Matrix, but it does pull the rug out from under you some way through the book. Love the switch up, the characters, and the plot lines that work their way through the book. Sets things up nicely for any subsequent novels.

reviewed Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War #4)

John Scalzi: Zoe’s Tale (2012, Tor Books)

Great different point of view of existing story line

I like how John took the plot we all read in the previous book and fleshed it out so well. Great to get a different viewpoint and to see all the behind the scenes machinations that were glossed over in the second book.

reviewed The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi

John Scalzi: The Ghost Brigades (2007)

The Ghost Brigades is a science fiction novel by American writer John Scalzi, the second …

Expanding the old mans universe

Great tale that builds on the excellent start of Old Man's War. New characters are well defined and existing ones get some fleshing out.

reviewed The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi (duplicate) (Old Man‘s War, #7)

John Scalzi (duplicate): The Shattering Peace (EBook, Tor)

For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. A tripartite agreement between the Colonial …

Awesome entry into the universe

My only complaint about this book was that it was too short. I'm now going back to reread the entire series. Wonderful characters as always, excellent plot and dialogue, great ending to wrap things up. If you haven't experienced this universe, pick up a copy of "Old Man's War". It's the first book in the series and very approachable and fun to read.