8 Oct 2014 mikal   » (Journeyer)

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ISBN: 0765375869
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I know I like Scalzi stuff, but each series is so different that I like them all in different ways. I don't think he's written a murder mystery before, and this book was just as good as Old Man's War, which is a pretty high bar. This book revolves around a murder being investigated by someone who can only interact with the real world via personal androids. Its different from anything else I've seen, and a unique idea is pretty rare these days.

Highly recommended.

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Syndicated 2014-10-08 02:43:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

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