11-30-2008, 06:11 AM
Dr. Ivor Yeti Wrote:John Scalzi... has a one-off entitled The Android's Dream that definitely is "junk food" in the best sense: low in substance, high in entertainment. Good humor, good action sequences, decent political satire, just enough characters getting killed off that you can't get too comfortable....
Based on your recommendation, I got this from the library before I left on my travels; enjoyed it very much. I do love the concept of a self-fulfilling religion that acknowledges and celebrates that it was based on a con-job.
I also picked up Scalzi's "Agent to the Stars" and will be reading that on the way back to L.A. tomorrow. Hope that's good junk food, too.
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