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Zoe's Tale

door John Scalzi

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How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history?

I ask because it's what I have to do. I'm Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player (and a pawn) in a interstellar chess match to save humanity, or to see it fall. Witness to history. Friend. Daughter. Human. Seventeen years old.

Everyone on Earth knows the tale I am part of. But you don't know my tale: How I did what I didâ??how I did what I had to doâ??not just to stay alive but to keep you alive, too. All of you. I'm going to tell it to you now, the only way I know how: not straight but true, the whole thing, to try make you feel what I felt: the joy and terror and uncertainty, panic and wonder, despair and hope. Everything that happened, bringing us to Earth, and Earth out of its captivity. All through my eyes.

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Zoe's Tale is a parallel retelling of Scalzi's third Old Man's War novel, The Last Colony, written as a first-person narrative from the viewpoint of Zoë Boutin Perry (John Perry's daughter). It was fun to get the events of The Last Colony from Zoe's perspective, which makes sense. Zoe's Tale fleshed out some bits of the Last Colony that weren't very clear, like why the werewolves stopped attacking the colony and where the sapper field came from. The society of the Obin and their relationship to the Consu was expanded. It also gave us an insight to the lives of Zoe and her friends. Also, this reminded me of Heinlein Juveniles, so there's that. This is basically Scazli's attempt at YA. Zoe's a believable teenage girl, who is dealing with extraordinary circumstances of attempting to settle a new planet while having the burden of a alien race worshiping her. I enjoyed her spunk.

Zoe's Tale is not hard SF or space opera--it's a character-driven first-person description of the first year of a new colony's establishment, which Scalzi juxtaposes with some pretty nasty interplanetary politics. It's a quick, fun yarn with a few thought provoking moments.

All and all, it is a nice complement to "The Last Colony". It's not my favorite Scalzi but I still really enjoyed it. It's got a great central character, funny moments, some interplanetary politics, and witty dialogue and believable teenagers. Perfect for fans of Orson Scott Card Ender series and Heinlein's juveniles. ( )
  ryantlaferney87 | Dec 8, 2023 |
I am glad i waited a long time to read this book. If I had read it right after The Last Colony I don't think I would have liked it as much. Fun read but still a little to familiar for me to just gush about. ( )
  cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |
Interesting and fun story re-telling the events of [b:The Last Colony|88071|The Last Colony (Old Man's War #3)|John Scalzi|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437660786s/88071.jpg|18279847] using the first-person perspective of Zoe. Her perspective, as a young woman, is based more on relationships (not emotions, as other reviewers are fond of writing) than politics (as was her father's in The Last Colony). This, along with her unique position as a revered figure for the Obin, gives the author a chance to explore life in the colony and the culture of alien races a bit deeper, though probably not deep enough.

The book clocks in as the longest entry to date in the Old Man's War series, probably due to Zoe's rambly, snarky (like her father), teenage, angsty take on things. Mr. Scalzi does an admirable job of capturing just enough of that attitude to carry the story, without sending it over the edge into unbearableness.

I can understand, but disagree with, the view that there's nothing new here, that everything was wrapped up quite nicely in previous book. But I'll grant the author his reasoning and opportunity to pull back the curtain a bit and add depth to the story. Plus, I'm pretty sure he's correct in how difficult it was to write this.

Recommended if you are a Scalzi completist or a YA-enthusiast. ( )
  zot79 | Aug 20, 2023 |
Really enjoyable, a great addition to the previous book and well worth the read. ( )
  philipcristiano | Mar 29, 2023 |
A sarcastic teenage girl tells an Old Man's War. Ugh.

Scalzi does a great job capturing the voice of a teenage girl. That's great writing... but Gilmore Girls in space is not my thing. ( )
  Kavinay | Jan 2, 2023 |
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I wondered if it was very realistic to have a heroine that young be so clever and observant while spouting off with Scalzi's trademark sarcasm. Some readers might think that a brilliant and resourceful young Messiah of an alien race who Saves the Day with blatant Deus ex Machina has it a bit too easy. But Zoë's Tale isn't really about the clash of mighty empires or rescuing loved ones from monsters, exciting as those parts are — it's about Zoë. It's about that time in our lives after we've come to grips with how the world sees us but we are still not sure how we see ourselves. It's not about what you are, but finding out who you are. This whip-smart, often funny, and deeply moving novel portrays that journey of self-discovery to the satisfaction of adults young or otherwise.
toegevoegd door PhoenixTerran | bewerkio9, Chris Hsiang (Mar 24, 2009)
 

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Chong, VincentArtiest omslagafbeeldingSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Harris, JohnArtiest omslagafbeeldingSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
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"You have my answer," I said.
"So I have." the Consu said. "And it surprises me, human."
"Good." I said "And the name is Zoe, Zoe Boutin-Perry."
"Indeed." the Consu said. He sounded amused at my cheekiness. "I will remember the name. And have others remember it as well. Although if your Obin do not win this contest, I do not imagine we will have to remember your name for long."
"You'll remember it for a long time," I said. "Because my friends down there are about to clean your clock."
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Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML:

How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history?

I ask because it's what I have to do. I'm Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player (and a pawn) in a interstellar chess match to save humanity, or to see it fall. Witness to history. Friend. Daughter. Human. Seventeen years old.

Everyone on Earth knows the tale I am part of. But you don't know my tale: How I did what I didâ??how I did what I had to doâ??not just to stay alive but to keep you alive, too. All of you. I'm going to tell it to you now, the only way I know how: not straight but true, the whole thing, to try make you feel what I felt: the joy and terror and uncertainty, panic and wonder, despair and hope. Everything that happened, bringing us to Earth, and Earth out of its captivity. All through my eyes.

It's a story you know. But you don't know it all

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