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genxlib

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32. Sure
Sat Mar 22, 2025, 07:06 AM
Mar 2025

If you are looking for well known ones, he narrates the novel versions of 'The Martian' and 'Ready Player One' both of which were made into major movies.

But where I learned to love him was on John Scazi books. If you are unfamiliar with him, he writes a blend of science fiction and alternate near history that has a strong snarky tone. Both in the embodiment of wisecracking characters and as a nod to inside jokes with the reader. He is one of my favorite authors and his style pairs perfectly with Wheaton.

As an example, 'Redshirts' is the story of a Star Trek like mission where the crew starts to realize they are alien bait.

Or 'Agent to the Stars' where an invading alien race just needs a good PR firm

My favorite is probably 'Lock-in' where a disease leaves a segment of the population dependent on remote controlled robotic bodies

Find them all here https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Wil+Wheaton+scalzi&i=audible&crid=12TVQ312IP786&sprefix=wil+wheaton+scalzi%2Caudible%2C87&ref=nb_sb_noss

enjoy

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K&R William769 Mar 2025 #1
He's convinced that a manned spaceflight to Mars is imminently possible. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #2
If he's a passenger, I'm all for it. MLWR Mar 2025 #8
That's a given... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #10
He should have taken a personal ride on his roadster that he left as space junk 7 years ago BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #12
Buckle up buttercup, and prove the super intelligence elon. Bluethroughu Mar 2025 #20
Well said Rebl2 Mar 2025 #3
Will W is an American treasure genxlib Mar 2025 #4
I despised his character on TNG... druidity33 Mar 2025 #5
That was the writer's fault, not his, though. nt Shipwack Mar 2025 #22
I think a lot of TNG fans did fujiyamasan Mar 2025 #27
I really liked "The First Duty" whopis01 Mar 2025 #29
Wesley was apparently Gene Roddenberry's "self insert", and he controlled how the character was written. mucholderthandirt Mar 2025 #36
I didnt know he was doing audiobooks! ShazzieB Mar 2025 #24
Sure genxlib Mar 2025 #32
I follow Scalzi on Bluesky. Come to think of it, Wheaton, too. And George Takai. mucholderthandirt Mar 2025 #37
For those who did not know, Wil Wheaton did not want to be an actor. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #28
Patrick! dickthegrouch Mar 2025 #35
He's garbage and someone needs to take out the trash. paleotn Mar 2025 #6
Yes, he has that in common with Donald Trump PatSeg Mar 2025 #7
My thought exactly. Those sentences and the next paragraph describe Trump perfectly. Lonestarblue Mar 2025 #33
Yes, he is so obvious in his disregard PatSeg Mar 2025 #34
Musk could have been sympathetic and considerate about those cuts Shermann Mar 2025 #9
Wil Wheaton is a wonderful, perceptive, caring human. I love him ms liberty Mar 2025 #11
It's amazing to me that Wil Wheaton saw this and understood the implications 3 years ago FakeNoose Mar 2025 #13
I was only vaguely aware of his existence until he bought twitter. ShazzieB Mar 2025 #25
Nailed it karin_sj Mar 2025 #14
He's a mentally disturbed 53-year-old teenage delinquent... dchill Mar 2025 #15
Reminds me of a Kurt Vonnegut poem. Gore1FL Mar 2025 #16
Good quote --The bottomless well blubunyip Mar 2025 #30
I liked Will on BBT Figarosmom Mar 2025 #17
KNR and bookmarking. Wil nailed it! niyad Mar 2025 #18
Of late, I've thought that Musk is even worse than Trump, Sogo Mar 2025 #19
K&R spanone Mar 2025 #21
I knew Wil Wheaton was smart, but calimary Mar 2025 #23
That's an INCREDIBLY... Mike Nelson Mar 2025 #26
Wow very perceptive words blubunyip Mar 2025 #31
I don't know Wil Wheaton from TNG, but I do know him from Big Bang Theory. ificandream Mar 2025 #38
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