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sfsignal.com - 1/7/2009

REVIEW: Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi

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MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A first contact story like no other -- aliens finally come to Earth, but because their forms are distasteful need an image makeover and hire a Hollywood agent introduce them to humanity. MY REVIEW: PROS: Scalzi's prose is very readable and kept me engaged ...

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otter.covblogs.com - 1/3/2009

GFTW's Best of the Year, 2008

— otter.covblogs.com — And now, I present to you... THE GFTW END OF THE YEAR POST! Like so many others out there, I though I might wrap up my reading for the year by giving you some of my favorite reads of the year, some awards I think people should get, and general ... (more) GFTW's Best of the Year, 2008

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josephmallozzi.wordpress.com - 1/15/2009

January 14, 2009: Scalzi and Stargate, Together At Last

— josephmallozzi.wordpress.com — Stargate: Universe Creative Consultant John Scalzi Carl and James Brad and John Where Destiny will be docked. Foie gras Sweeeet scallops Le Crispy Canard presented... ...and served. ... (more) January 14, 2009: Scalzi and Stargate, Together At Last

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Stargate Universe

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blogs.amctv.com - 1/9/2009

John Scalzi - Passing Judgment on Indiana Jones and Other Psuedo-SciFi Movies

— blogs.amctv.com — I'm looking at the box office records for 2008, trying to figure out just how much of the $9.62 billion in domestic sales can be attributed to science fiction movies. The good news is that no matter how you slice it, scifi accounted for a pretty ... (more) John Scalzi - Passing Judgment on Indiana Jones and ...

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John Scalzi

Dark Knight

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Big Day!
QuasarDragon — ... , Lisa Paitz Spindler reviews Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi, which is freely available online. "The space-faring Yherajk people have come to Earth to begin humanity's first interstellar friendship. There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish. Gaining humanity's trust isn't easy when you look like a B-movie terror, and Yherajk need someone who can help them close the deal." The review is HERE and the book is ...

REVIEW: Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi - SF Books
Planet-x.com.au — REVIEW: Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi - MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A first contact story like no other — aliens finally come to Earth, but because their forms are distasteful need an image makeover and hire a … Originally posted here: REVIEW: Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi - SF Books

10 Ways To Do An End Run Around Literary Agents
The Galaxy Express — ... in the SFR community. Visit blogs on a daily/weekly basis and contribute in a meaningful way to discussions. (One place to start is my blogroll.) Take advantage of sites that offer guest blog opportunities. Romancing The Blog has an Open Blog Night every Sunday, and I think it’s an underutilized resource. But these days, it’s not enough to just run your own blog. Lisa Paitz Spindler is active at Writers At Play, and she also started doing reviews at SFSignal. Mary Fitzpatrick, who runs Flying Whale Productions, contributes reviews to ...