Mark Crocker reviewed Redshirts by John Scalzi
Review of RedShirts from memory
5 stars
Layers and layers of (mostly) fun and thought provoking reading.
Most importantly: DRM-Free
Paperback
Published May 9, 2013 by Gollancz, imusti.
Redshirts (originally titled Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas) is a space adventure by science fiction writer John Scalzi that capitalizes on tropes from Star Trek and similar television series. The book was published by Tor Books in June 2012. The audiobook of the novel is narrated by Wil Wheaton. The book won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel and Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Layers and layers of (mostly) fun and thought provoking reading.
Most importantly: DRM-Free
I was a little thrown off by the last third of the book. I had grown so used to one set of "main" characters that it felt strange to spend so much time in another universe. The ending really brought some things together, though. Highly enjoyable.