I always enjoy reading and recommending books that fall into the category : “science fiction for people who don’t read science fiction”. Actually, there are so many wonderful books on that shelf – and I hope if you “don’t read science fiction” you will have a chance to discover them some day. To that end – I recommend Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi. Jack Holloway, an independent contractor mining on the planet Zarathustra discovers two things – an incredibly valuable seam of a rare gemstone, and a possibly human-like (sentient) species that would definitely get in the way of Zaracorp’s mission to strip the planet of anything of value. This is a well-told tale, with characters the reader can care about, plot twists, and even some courtroom drama. I found Scalzi’s take on the contact between two species to be entertaining and thought-provoking.
Recommended for Adult and Young Adult
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