Comments on: Thoughts on Zoe’s Tale

By: Jerry A. Simsik

Jerry A. Simsik — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:40:11 +0000

John, you are a 30 something year old man, writing about a “16″ year old girl. I am a 58 year old man who, by the grace of GOD has a couple of “Zoe’s” in his life, and did enjoy the adventure from that perspective. Thank you. I am giving the book to my “Zoe’s” to read. I’ll let them tell you, what they think. Lastly, the little girl story teller, is a refreshing perspective. You don’t think that the Generals ship could be “disabled” by yet another coup attempt? And that the Obin must come and take everyone to their world, for some time, to have the General and Zoe’s family to stratigize a come back? OK …..maybe too much. I did enjoy a family plot sci fi though. Good Job!

By: Kelson

Kelson — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:44:54 +0000

The ArmadilloCon site design is a hoot.

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:10:25 +0000

TLC will be in paperback around the same time ZT comes out in hardcover, I believe.

By: Chris Johnston

Chris Johnston — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:07:56 +0000

Congrats on finishing ZT, John!
When is TLC coming out in paperback?

Incidentally, my English teacher attempted to throw my copy of Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy into a trashcan
*reels at the thought*

By: Patrick M.

Patrick M. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:56:24 +0000

I would have liked high school more if I had gone to a private girls’ school, too.

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:22:39 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to share all that. I certainly appreciate it.

By: B. Durbin

B. Durbin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:18:18 +0000

Huh. When I was in high school (private girls’ school, no less), the librarian asked me which science fiction and fantasy books to buy, and I actually got Ender’s Game onto the summer reading list. No, really. For the whole school. I think the theme that year was something about understanding other cultures— and yes, they read the suggested books before putting them on the list.

There are reasons I actually enjoyed high school, unlike 95% of the population.

By: Patrick M.

Patrick M. — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:02:22 +0000

Incidentally, my English teacher attempted to throw my copy of Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy into a trashcan, which tells you something.

Your English teacher has bad aim?

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:13:00 +0000

Well, ZT is definitely science fiction.

By: King Wachtelschlag Fliegender

King Wachtelschlag Fliegender — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:56:09 +0000

As a female teen reader, I personally feel that if people would give us more than #!%@ Weetzie Bat, Princess Diaries, and Babysitters Chronicles the world might be a better place. However, no one actually listens to me, and the only even remotely SF book the librarians have ever bothered to get is Neil Gaiman’s Stardust. Which is an excellent read, and a good stuff. But does it help? No. (Incidentally, my English teacher attempted to throw my copy of Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy into a trashcan, which tells you something.) Another thing that would help would be the wider circulation of the poster featuring Orlando Bloom holding a book with the letters READ emblazoned across the top of the poster.