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Zoe's Tale

by John Scalzi
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An interstellar chess match for humanity's survival.

"Zoe's Tale" is perfect for sci-fi enthusiasts who enjoy a fast-paced, action-packed storyline. The book's most unique aspect is its narrative viewpoint from a young girl's perspective. The author's use of rich and descriptive language makes it easy to immerse oneself in the story. Overall, the book is a thrilling sci-fi adventure that will have readers on the edge of their seats.

  • Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2009)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Book (2009)
  • Premio Ignotus Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera (2011)
  • Andre Norton Award Nominee (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Zoe's Tale

by John Scalzi
Save 10%
Compare to estimated retail price: S$17.21  

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ISBN: 9780765356192
Authors: John Scalzi
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Date of Publication: 2009-04-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Related Topics: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space
Goodreads rating: 3.76
(rated by 34557 readers)

Description

How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history?I ask because it's what I have to do. I'm Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player (and a pawn) in a interstellar chess match to save humanity, or to see it fall. Witness to history. Friend. Daughter. Human. Seventeen years old.Everyone on Earth knows the tale I am part of. But you don't know my tale: How I did what I did — how I did what I had to do — not just to stay alive but to keep you alive, too. All of you. I'm going to tell it to you now, the only way I know how: not straight but true, the whole thing, to try to make you feel what I felt: the joy and terror and uncertainty, panic and wonder, despair and hope. Everything that happened, bringing us to Earth, and Earth out of its captivity. All through my eyes.It's a story you know. But you don't know it all.
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An interstellar chess match for humanity's survival.

"Zoe's Tale" is perfect for sci-fi enthusiasts who enjoy a fast-paced, action-packed storyline. The book's most unique aspect is its narrative viewpoint from a young girl's perspective. The author's use of rich and descriptive language makes it easy to immerse oneself in the story. Overall, the book is a thrilling sci-fi adventure that will have readers on the edge of their seats.

  • Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2009)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Book (2009)
  • Premio Ignotus Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera (2011)
  • Andre Norton Award Nominee (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.