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“You want pi million dollars,” “Yes,” I said. “Why pi?” “It’s a nice round number.” “It’s literally not.”

The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi

January 5, 2023 by Emmalita 2 Comments

I’ve listened to Zachery Quinto read all three of John Scalzi’s Dispatcher novellas, and I liked them. I think Quinto does a great job with Tony Valdez’ voice and Scalzi’s sensibilities and humor really shine in this noir-ish, fantasy-ish, sci-fi-ish series. Tony Valdez lives in a world a lot like ours, except if you murder someone, most of the time, they’ll reappear somewhere safe – naked and alive. People still die of natural causes, by suicide, and in accidents. But they don’t die by murder. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: advance reader copy, john scalzi, NetGalley, The Dispatcher, Travel by Bullet

Emmalita's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: advance reader copy, john scalzi, NetGalley, The Dispatcher, Travel by Bullet ·
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Killing people to save their lives

The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

Murder by Other Means by John Scalzi

September 21, 2020 by ingres77 4 Comments

The Dispatcher (5 stars) This story holds up on re-read. I haven’t read my first review of this audiobook, so it’ll be interesting to see how it lines up, but I do remember liking it the first time I listened to it. First, I think Zachary Quinto needs to narrate more books. He has this marvelously dry voice that is both soothing and unobtrusive. It’s easy to listen to without being boring. And he has a great ear for voices. Second, I will read anything […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: john scalzi, Murder by Other Means, The Dispatcher

ingres77's CBR12 Review No:57 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: john scalzi, Murder by Other Means, The Dispatcher ·
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Give Quinto More Books to Narrate Now!

The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

July 29, 2018 by Jen K 2 Comments

I downloaded this novella a while back when it was an Audible deal of the day and finally got around to it.  This is actually the first time I’ve read anything by John Scalzi despite his popularity among certain nerdy readers, and I am not sure how representative this piece was of his other work, but it left me wanting more.  Zachary Quinto was also a great narrator for this, and basically needs to narrate all the things from now on. I came into this […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: john scalzi, The Dispatcher, Zachary Quinto

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:131 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: john scalzi, The Dispatcher, Zachary Quinto ·
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Patience and Time and Silence

The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

January 8, 2017 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Last year, John Scalzi’s written for Audible novella, The Dispatcher, narrated by Zachary Quinto, was offered for free. I snapped it up, but didn’t listen until yesterday. Scalzi is one of those authors who has been on my list, but remained unread. I enjoyed both Scalzi’s story and Quinto’s performance. In the near future, people who are murdered come back to life. No one knows why or how, just that it happens. It has given rise to a new profession, the Dispatcher. Dispatchers are trained, […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: Audible, john scalzi, The Dispatcher, Zachary Quinto

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:6 · Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: Audible, john scalzi, The Dispatcher, Zachary Quinto ·
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A Scalzi short- and it’s free!

The Dispatchers by John Scalzi

October 8, 2016 by ingres77 2 Comments

This has been on my Audible recommendations list for what seems like months. I would’ve checked it out at some point – because John Scalzi – even if it wasn’t being offered as a free download, but that it was necessitated immediate consumption. I can only imagine this was based on a random idea he had in the shower, or driving to the grocery store, and he decided to hammer out a quick 25,000 words (or whatever) before getting back to whatever his next novel […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: john scalzi, The Dispatcher, Zachary Quinto

ingres77's CBR8 Review No:88 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: john scalzi, The Dispatcher, Zachary Quinto ·
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