Fuzzy Nation (Fuzzy Sapiens #7)
Then, in the wake of an accidental cliff collapse, Jack discovers a seam of unimaginably valuable jewels, to which he manages to lay legal claim just as ZaraCorp is cancelling their contract with him for his part in causing the collapse. Briefly in the catbird seat, legally speaking, Jack pressures ZaraCorp into recognizing his claim, and cuts them in as partners to help extract the wealth.
But there's another wrinkle to ZaraCorp's relationship with the planet Zarathustra. Their entire legal right to exploit the verdant Earth-like planet, the basis of the wealth they derive from extracting its resources, is based on being able to certify to the authorities on Earth that Zarathustra is home to no sentient species. Then a small furry biped - trusting, appealing, and ridiculously cute - shows up at Jack's outback home. Followed by its family. As it dawns on Jack that despite their stature, these are people, he begins to suspect that ZaraCorp's claim to a planet's worth of wealth is very flimsy indeed and that ZaraCorp may stop at nothing to eliminate the fuzzys before their existence becomes more widely known.
BONUS CONTENT: Includes the unabridged audiobook of H. Beam Piper's original Little Fuzzy, the novel that inspired Fuzzy Nation. In your Library, Part 1 will be the complete audio of Fuzzy Nation and Part 2 will be the complete Little Fuzzy.
LENGTH
13 hrs and 48 mins
3.5 stars. It is a cute novel, (mostly) literally and (somewhat) figuratively. Started with a dog being taught to detonate stuff and followed by a discovery of cute cat-like creatures who are smarter than the awfully cute dog.Then it launched into a countless series of legal debate. What I meant by countless is a lot. All dialogue is about legal thingies it made me feel like I am watching Law and Order (in Space), A Few Good Men (Corporate version), or Ally McBeal (with dancing animals). Anyway,
Jack Holloway, anti-hero extraordinaire, is a former lawyer/current surveyor contracted to work on the planet Zarathustra XXIII. Holloway discovers a rich seam of very rare sunstones that will quickly make him a profitable man. After this discovery, Holloways attitude leads to complications surrounding whose pockets the new wealth will fall into. To complicate the situation further, Holloway meets a new creature never before encountered on Zarathustra XXIII. And they might be sentient. Fuzzy
All this week, I'm reading Fuzzy Nation for the audio book. Once again, I am overwhelmed with gratitude that I get to read a wonderful book, written by a wonderful author, and I get paid to do it.
Terrific. Just a really great feel good story.
Little Fuzzy is one of those books that Goodreads has been recommending to me since I joined, so it's been going on for a while. I occasionally look at it but then look at when it was written and decide against it. Some things don't age well and I really had the impression I was going to be reading a story with Ewoks in it. Then I find out it's been remade, by Scalzi no less. OK, so now it's a must-read. Which I did in a day. And it wasn't what I thought it would be. It was much, much better and
I admit I've never read any of Mr. Piper's works but now I've got a real hankering to do so. I loved this story. It had everything. Furries, exploitation, edge-of-the-seat legal drama, and one hell of a tinseltown ending. I was almost swearing to myself that I was reading a Heinlein novel that was updated to modern standards until I realized, for the tenth time, that I was reading one of my favorite modern authors, Mr. John Scalzi, and I subsequently face-palmed myself. This was a quick and easy
John Scalzi
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Original Title: | Fuzzy Nation ASIN B00502PI64 |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Fuzzy Sapiens #7 |
Literary Awards: | Audie Award for Science Fiction (2012), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2011) |
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In John Scalzi's re-imagining of H. Beam Piper's 1962 sci-fi classic Little Fuzzy, written with the full cooperation of the Piper Estate, Jack Holloway works alone for reasons he doesn't care to talk about. On the distant planet Zarathustra, Jack is content as an independent contractor for ZaraCorp, prospecting and surveying at his own pace. As for his past, that's not up for discussion.Then, in the wake of an accidental cliff collapse, Jack discovers a seam of unimaginably valuable jewels, to which he manages to lay legal claim just as ZaraCorp is cancelling their contract with him for his part in causing the collapse. Briefly in the catbird seat, legally speaking, Jack pressures ZaraCorp into recognizing his claim, and cuts them in as partners to help extract the wealth.
But there's another wrinkle to ZaraCorp's relationship with the planet Zarathustra. Their entire legal right to exploit the verdant Earth-like planet, the basis of the wealth they derive from extracting its resources, is based on being able to certify to the authorities on Earth that Zarathustra is home to no sentient species. Then a small furry biped - trusting, appealing, and ridiculously cute - shows up at Jack's outback home. Followed by its family. As it dawns on Jack that despite their stature, these are people, he begins to suspect that ZaraCorp's claim to a planet's worth of wealth is very flimsy indeed and that ZaraCorp may stop at nothing to eliminate the fuzzys before their existence becomes more widely known.
BONUS CONTENT: Includes the unabridged audiobook of H. Beam Piper's original Little Fuzzy, the novel that inspired Fuzzy Nation. In your Library, Part 1 will be the complete audio of Fuzzy Nation and Part 2 will be the complete Little Fuzzy.
LENGTH
13 hrs and 48 mins
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Title | : | Fuzzy Nation (Fuzzy Sapiens #7) |
Author | : | John Scalzi |
Book Format | : | Audiobook |
Book Edition | : | Unabridged - Audible Download |
Pages | : | Pages: 6 pages |
Published | : | May 10th 2011 by Audible Frontiers |
Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Audiobook. Fantasy. Humor. Aliens. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.12 From 24627 Users | 2461 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books Fuzzy Nation (Fuzzy Sapiens #7)
Once upon a time, there was a man named H. Beam Piper, and he wrote a series of books that began with Little Fuzzy, a tale of space-going humans who have to learn to live on a world with an adorably cute, yet sentient, species. While I haven't read these books, my research tells me that they're the type of fun, optimistic science fiction that is so emblematic of the early 60s. They dealt not only with the issues of human expansion into space, but with what it means to be an intelligent, sentient3.5 stars. It is a cute novel, (mostly) literally and (somewhat) figuratively. Started with a dog being taught to detonate stuff and followed by a discovery of cute cat-like creatures who are smarter than the awfully cute dog.Then it launched into a countless series of legal debate. What I meant by countless is a lot. All dialogue is about legal thingies it made me feel like I am watching Law and Order (in Space), A Few Good Men (Corporate version), or Ally McBeal (with dancing animals). Anyway,
Jack Holloway, anti-hero extraordinaire, is a former lawyer/current surveyor contracted to work on the planet Zarathustra XXIII. Holloway discovers a rich seam of very rare sunstones that will quickly make him a profitable man. After this discovery, Holloways attitude leads to complications surrounding whose pockets the new wealth will fall into. To complicate the situation further, Holloway meets a new creature never before encountered on Zarathustra XXIII. And they might be sentient. Fuzzy
All this week, I'm reading Fuzzy Nation for the audio book. Once again, I am overwhelmed with gratitude that I get to read a wonderful book, written by a wonderful author, and I get paid to do it.
Terrific. Just a really great feel good story.
Little Fuzzy is one of those books that Goodreads has been recommending to me since I joined, so it's been going on for a while. I occasionally look at it but then look at when it was written and decide against it. Some things don't age well and I really had the impression I was going to be reading a story with Ewoks in it. Then I find out it's been remade, by Scalzi no less. OK, so now it's a must-read. Which I did in a day. And it wasn't what I thought it would be. It was much, much better and
I admit I've never read any of Mr. Piper's works but now I've got a real hankering to do so. I loved this story. It had everything. Furries, exploitation, edge-of-the-seat legal drama, and one hell of a tinseltown ending. I was almost swearing to myself that I was reading a Heinlein novel that was updated to modern standards until I realized, for the tenth time, that I was reading one of my favorite modern authors, Mr. John Scalzi, and I subsequently face-palmed myself. This was a quick and easy
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