Agent to the Stars
2005 novel by John Scalzi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agent to the Stars is a science fiction novel by american writer John Scalzi. It tells the story of Tom Stein, a young Hollywood agent who is hired by an alien race to handle the revelation of their presence to humanity.
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Author | John Scalzi |
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Illustrator | Pascal Blanchet |
Cover artist | Irene Gallo |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Published | August 2005 Subterranean Press |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 286 |
ISBN | 978-1596060203 |
Scalzi started Agent to the Stars in 1997 as his "practice" novel, to see if he could write a novel. He published it as a shareware novel on his web site in 1999, requesting that readers send him $1 if they liked the story.[1] After five years, during which he reports he made about $4,000, he stopped asking for further donations.
After the publication of Scalzi's second book, Old Man's War, by Tor Books, a limited edition of Agent to the Stars was published in 2005 by Subterranean Press, with a cover by Mike Krahulik of Penny Arcade fame. Tor later released a trade paperback edition in November 2008, and a mass market edition in December 2010.[2] An audiobook version narrated by Wil Wheaton was released on December 7, 2010.