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John Scalzi: Redshirts (2012, Tor) 4 stars

Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship …

Review of 'Redshirts' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

What a fun read! And, Wheaton did a great job bringing the characters to life as the reader for the audio edition.

Honestly, I expected this to be a Star Trek spoof. That reference is hard to miss from the title, but it really is more than that. The meta-textual and recursive references give this story a bit more depth than the typical spoof.

Coda 3 was my favorite part of the book because there is so much potential to help future Jenkins. The Coda doesn't really satisfy my plot desires, but it gives them some life.

I give this 4 instead of 5 stars because Scalzi leaves a ton of potential on the table. The story could have continued and/or been twice as long; or he could have given us a sequel or two. There is a lot here that can be explored.