Agent to the Stars (2005) (edit title/settings)

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit see section history

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Michelle Beck: An actress client of Tom Stein, known neither for her acting talent or intellect, but instead credited with assets appreciated by boys and men who watch her scifi 'B' movies.
• Joshua: A Yherajk who joins Tom Stein on earth
• Tom Stein: A junior agent for the Lupo Agency, risen from the mail room, who pursues the best for his clients. Tom is handed an unusual assignment.
• Miranda: Tom Stein's tough, and talented assistant
• Carl Lupo: The head of the Lupo Agency, a resourceful and pragmatic genius among Hollywood agents.
• Jim Van Doren: A smart, and for Tom, unfortunately talented Hollywood reporter.
• Gwedif: A Yherajk who first visits Earth to secure the representation of the Lupo Agency
• Roland Lanois: Add a description of this character.
• Brad
• Ralph
• Elliot Young
• Amanda
• Barbara
• Sarah Rosenthal
• Martin
• Bowen
• Rajiv
• Krzysztof
• Avika Spiegelman
• Rachel Spiegelman
• Marcella
• Don
• Dr. Adams
• Mike Mizuhara
• Alan
• Ben Fleck
• Helen
• Ellen Merlow
• Rashaad
• Grandmama
• Elise

Quotes edit see section history

• “"she had heard that Michelle's corneas were slated to be given to Marlee Matlin, who was, after all, deaf."”

  Random LA Radio listener

• “"Murdered Earth wasn't that bad. And she wasn't the star.""I quote Variety," I said, catching the ball left-handed for the briefest of seconds before hurling it back against the glass, "'Murdered Earth is the sort of film you hope never makes it to broadcast television, because nearby aliens might pick up its broadcast signal and use it as an excuse to annihilate us all.' That was one of the nicer comments.”

  Tom Stine and Brad

• “"We have seen The Blob, and it is us," Joshua intoned.”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Hollywood
• Los Angeles
• Pomona Valley Hospital
• Tea
• United States
• Uake
• Arizona

First Sentence edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. John Scalzi (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Some rough language, though despite the first sentence, bad language is not that frequent in this book. No sex or even significant discussion of sex. Easy story to get into, and every kid loves aliens that smell of farts.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction › Adventure
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Agent to the Stars -- An Online Novel: Scalzi's personal website where he originally released the book for free. You can still read the book in its entirety, in its original form.