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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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  • 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
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “…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

First Sentence edit see section history

Jack Holloway set the skimmer to HOVER, swiveled his seat around, and looked at Carl.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Fuzzy. (standard series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. John Scalzi (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 10, 2011
ISBN: 978-0765328540
Page Count: 304

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Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • Galley Cat: This is a brief announcement of Fuzzy Nation, linking to two relevant blog entries by Scalzi.

Books That Influenced This Book edit see section history

   
  • The Complete Fuzzy
  • Little Fuzzy

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