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Zoe's Tale

Zoe's Tale

Science FictionSpace Opera
Pages
416
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

Zoë Boutin-Perry's life takes an unexpected turn when she accompanies her adoptive parents to the new colony world of Roanoke. As her biological father's groundbreaking technology grants the native Obin sentience, Zoë finds herself at the heart of a fragile treaty. She must navigate this new reality as the fate of both the Obin and the Colonial Union hangs in the balance.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousThought-ProvokingTenseHopeful
Fish Out of WaterComing of Age

Genres

Science Fiction Space Opera Young Adult Adventure

About the author

J
John Scalzi

John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969, in Fairfield, California) is an American science fiction author best known for the Old Man's War series. His debut novel, Old Man's War (2005), was a Hugo Award finalist, and Redshirts (2012) won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel. He served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2010 to 2013 and has written the long-running blog Whatever since 1998.

Characters

Zoë Boutin-PerryProtagonist
John PerrySupporting
Jane SaganSupporting
All characters in Zoe's Tale

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