Review: A Great Beginning!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2013
The Human Division is a book set in the same universe of Old Man's War and contains interrelated short stories. Each story will be released one week apart, with the final volume being available later. The B-Team is the first story, and features CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson and Colonial Union Ambassador Ode Abumwe. Abumwe and her team head up a mission to discover what happened when a high profile diplotmat goes missing.I haven't read Old Man's War. The only Scalzi book I've read is Redshirts (which I loved & screamed from the rooftops just like any proud Star Trek nerd). However, after reading The B-Team I really, REALLY want to read Old Man's War. I loved the mix of military science fiction with humor. In particular the interaction between Wilson and Schmidt. There were moments when I almost laughed very loudly (not a good thing when you're listening to a audiobook at work!). The B-Team thoroughly entertained me and I will definitely be continuing on with the next story in the series.This was my first time experiencing William Dufris as a narrator and I enjoyed his narration. He definitely added to the humor and adventure of the story, and I'm glad he will be narrating all the stories in this series.The B-Team is a great start, and even though I'm new to the Old Man's War universe, it was thoroughly enjoyable.