Quozl

Alan Dean Foster

Feb 2024 · Dreamscape Media · Narrated by Paul Bellantoni

About this audiobook

The Quozl just need somewhere to call home. A gentle race of extraterrestrial rabbits, they have a propensity for reproduction that has left their home planet, Quozlene, dangerously overpopulated, and in their search for greener and less-crowded pastures, they have discovered the perfect place to start over: the third planet away from a healthy, warming sun. What they don’t realize is that this world they call Shiraz is already inhabited by a species of violent sentient creatures known as humans. But there’s no going back now. In the midst of the brutal and helpfully distracting global conflict the Shirazians call World War II, the colony ship lands undetected, and the space rabbits immediately go into hiding. But a secret like the Quozl can be concealed for only so long, especially when their numbers start to increase and certain rebellious members of the long-eared society decide the time is ripe to claim their place in a world they believe is rightfully theirs. One of the most admired and prolific authors in the science-fiction arena, Alan Dean Foster will delight listeners who hunger for something different with this funny, thoughtful, and wildly inventive novel of first contact and coexistence. Once you meet the Quozl, you will never forget them.

Ratings and reviews

This entertaining, philosophically engaging, first contact story started slowly but gained momentum and was surprisingly suspenseful at times. Although the story frequently discusses sex and violence, it’s remarkably sweet, hopeful, and humorous. I loved the characters, both Quozl and human, and enjoyed watching their relationships develop. The ending caught me by surprise but made sense. The audiobook production was good, and the narration by Paul Bellantoni enhanced my enjoyment of the story.