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18th Feb '13 4:39:48 PM Xtifr

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->''Dirk Moeller didn't know if he could fart his way into a major diplomatic incident. But he was ready to find out.'' 
->-- Opening sentence of ''Literature/TheAndroidsDream''

John Scalzi is best known for [[MemeticMutation taping bacon to]] [[http://whatever.scalzi.com/2006/09/13/clearly-you-people-thought-i-was-kidding/ his cat]], though his science-fiction writing, particularly his ''Literature/OldMansWar'' trilogy, comes a close second.

Additionally, he has published three comedic sci-fi novels, ''Literature/AgentToTheStars'', ''Literature/TheAndroidsDream'', and ''Literature/{{Redshirts}}''. ''Agent to the Stars'' is available for free on [[http://scalzi.com/whatever/?page_id=94 Scalzi's website]]. He also wrote [[http://www.tor.com/stories/2011/04/the-shadow-war-of-the-night-dragons-book-one-the-dead-city-excerpt The Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City]]. [[spoiler: It's an April Fools' joke. That was nominated for a Hugo Award.]]

Scalzi was also a creative consultant for the TV show ''Series/StargateUniverse''.
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!!Works by John Scalzi with their own trope pages include:
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* ''Literature/OldMansWar'' series
* ''Literature/{{Redshirts}}''
[[/index]]

!!Other works by John Scalzi provide examples of:

* AliensStealCable - As the main explanation for aliens' choice to make first contact with a film agent in ''Literature/AgentToTheStars''.
* BrainUploading - Brian Javna [[spoiler:and Andrea Hayter-Ross]] in ''The Android's Dream''.
* ContinuityReboot - Scalzi is rebooting the HBeamPiper "Fuzzy" series, starting with ''Literature/FuzzyNation'', a re-imagining of ''Literature/LittleFuzzy''.
* TheDogIsAnAlien: In ''Agent to the Stars'', Joshua eventually takes on the form of a dog in order to come off as more appealing to humans.
* EvilPlan and GambitRoulette - In ''The Android's Dream'', [[spoiler:Narf-win-Getag's plot to take over Nidu and Earth, and Harry Creek's plot to thwart the Nidu both qualify.]]
* ThisIsMyHuman - A delightful example in his short story ''[[http://www.tweetdeck.com/twitter/scalzi/~3YheC The Other Large Thing]]''.
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