A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most unusual way. To avoid war, Earth's government must find an equally unusual object: a type of sheep used in the alien race's coronation ceremony. To find the sheep, the government turns to Harry Creek, ex-cop, war hero, and hacker extraordinaire, who, with the help of a childhood friend turned artificial intelligence, scours the earth for the rare creature. Others have plans for the sheep as well. The military. Adherents of a secret religion based on the writings of a twenty-first century SF author. And alien races eager to start a revolution on their home world and a war on Earth. To keep our planet from being enslaved, Harry will have to pull off a grand diplomatic coup. There's only one chance to get it right, to save the life of the sheep and to protect the future of humanity.

From New York Times bestseller and Hugo Award-winner John Scalzi, a paperback reissue of his wild-and-woolly caper novel of interstellar diplomacy - now with a new cover and intro.

About the Author
John Scalzi is one of the most popular SF authors to emerge in the last decade. His debut Old Man's War won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, and Redshirts (which won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel). Material from his blog, Whatever (whatever.scalzi.com), has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. Scalzi also serves as critic-at-large for the Los Angeles Times. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.


Book Information
ISBN 9781250174758
Author John Scalzi
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint St Martin's Press
Publisher St Martin's Press
Weight(grams) 337g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 133mm * 27mm