Agent to the Stars

John Scalzi

Oct 2008 · Sold by Macmillan

About this ebook

From New York Times bestseller and Hugo Award-winner, John Scalzi, a gleeful mash-up of science fiction and Hollywood satire

The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanity's first interstellar friendship. There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish.

So getting humanity's trust is a challenge. The Yherajk need someone who can help them close the deal.

Enter Thomas Stein, who knows something about closing deals. He's one of Hollywood's hottest young agents. But although Stein may have just concluded the biggest deal of his career, it's quite another thing to negotiate for an entire alien race. To earn his percentage this time, he's going to need all the smarts, skills, and wits he can muster.

Other Tor Books
The Android’s Dream
Agent to the Stars
Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded
Fuzzy Nation
Redshirts

1. Lock In
2. Head On

The Interdepency Sequence
1. The Collapsing Empire
2. The Consuming Fire

Old Man's War Series
1. Old Man’s War
2. The Ghost Brigades
3. The Last Colony
4. Zoe’s Tale
5. The Human Division
6. The End of All Things

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Ratings and reviews

I like Scalzi and have most of his books. When I read the description I though that it was plain stupid. Wrong. It is one of the most entertaining books I have read in a while. I laughed out loud many times. It reminds me of the Hitchhikers Guide series which I also thoroughly enjoyed. Don't miss this book.

Brilliant, brilliant and Brilliant. This was a science fiction novel with superlative narratives on tolerance, resilience, and determination. This book had an amazing plot and infectious character-development! Moreover, the ending was tremendously satisfying. It is one of the best novels I've ever read. Nothing about alien encounter has entertained better. Humour, wit and great insights abound!

One of my first John Scalzi books. Probably the funniest book he's ever written! (That's saying something.) The idea is great and the solution came out of nowhere! Read it!

About the author

John Scalzi won the 2006 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and his debut novel Old Man's War was a finalist for science fiction's Hugo Award. His other books include The Ghost Brigades, The Android's Dream and The Last Colony. He has won the Hugo Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for science-fiction, the Seiun, The Kurd Lasswitz and the Geffen awards. His weblog, Whatever, is one of the most widely-read web sites in modern SF. Born and raised in California, Scalzi studied at the University of Chicago. He lives in southern Ohio with his wife and daughter.