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This book is based on Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper.
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Description edit
Jack Halloway works alone, for reasons he doesn’t care to talk about. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorp’s headquarters on planet, 178 light-years from the corporation’s headquarters on Earth, Jack is content as an independent contractor, prospecting and surveying at his own pace. As for his... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Little Fuzzy: Little Fuzzy is one foot tall and adopts a strange creature in the forest, who offers him wonderful food, has a big smoking stick that kills nasty beasts, and thinks Little Fuzzy is very cute... and way too smart for this uninhabited planet.
- Jack Holloway: A contract prospector for ZaraCorp, formerly a lawyer on Earth.
- Carl: Jack's dog.
- Isabel Wangai: Jack's ex-girlfriend, and ZaraCorp's biologist.
- Mark Sullivan: Isabel's boyfriend, a lawyer for ZaraCorp
- Chad Bourne: Jack's ZaraCorp contractor rep.
- Papa Fuzzy: Leader of the fuzzies.
- Wheaton Aubrey VII: Heir-apparent to Zarathustra Corporation.
- Brad Landon: Aubrey's personal assistant.
- Joe Delise: ZaraCorp security goon.
- Janice Meyer: ZaraCorp's General Counsel on Zara XXIII.
- Mama Fuzzy: Papa Fuzzy's mate.
- Grandpa Fuzzy: Oldest fuzzy.
- Baby: Papa and Mama fuzzy's child.
- Pinto: Baby's future mate.
- Johan Gruber: Director of Exploitation for Zara XXIII.
- Judge Soltan: Local judge who presides over legal actions.
- Sam Hamilton: A contract prospector, killed by local fauna.
- Dr. Arnold Chen: ZaraCorp xenolinguist
Quotes edit
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“…with all due respect for your considerable skills and intellect, the fact of the matter is that you have absolutely no clue what it is I want out of this.”
Jack Halloway
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Jack Holloway set the skimmer to HOVER, swiveled his seat around, and looked at Carl.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Scalzi (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 10, 2011
ISBN: 978-0765328540
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Tor Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 10, 2011
ISBN: 978-0765328540
Page Count: 304
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Galley Cat: This is a brief announcement of Fuzzy Nation, linking to two relevant blog entries by Scalzi.
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