Redshirts
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Redshirts is a satirical science fiction novel by John Scalzi that parodies Star Trek–style space adventures by following expendable starship crew members who discover the bizarre narrative forces controlling their fates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Redshirts canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | John Scalzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
NERFINISHED
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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | conventions of Star Trek redshirt characters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Peter Lutjen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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science fiction ⓘ |
| goodreadsId | 13055592 ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationStatus | optioned for television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasPart | three codas ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The B-Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-7653-3350-5 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressControlNumber | 2011049650 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ensign Andrew Dahl
NERFINISHED
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Ensign Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ Ensign Hester NERFINISHED ⓘ Ensign Jimmy Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ensign Maia Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | metafiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | expendable starship crew members ⓘ |
| narratorOfAudiobook | Wil Wheaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous deconstruction of space opera tropes
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meta-commentary on television writing ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| pageCount | 320 ⓘ |
| parodies | Star Trek–style space adventures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Tor Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Tor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | starship Intrepid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
expendability of minor characters
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fate and free will ⓘ narrative determinism ⓘ parody of science fiction television tropes ⓘ |
| timeSetting | far future ⓘ |
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