A human diplomat kills his alien counterpart. Earth is on the verge of war with a vastly superior alien race. A lone man races against time and a host of enemies to find the one object that can save our planet and our people from alien enslavement...

A sheep.

That's right, a sheep. And if you think that's the most surprising thing about this book, wait until you read Chapter One. Welcome to The Android's Dream.

For Harry Creek, it's quickly becoming a nightmare. All he wants is to do his uncomplicated mid-level diplomatic job with Earth's State Department. But his past training and skills get him tapped to save the planet--and to protect pet store owner Robin Baker, whose own past holds the key to the whereabouts of that lost sheep. Doing both will take him from lava-strewn battlefields to alien halls of power. All in a day's work. Maybe it's time for a raise.

Throw in two-timing freelance mercenaries, political lobbyists with megalomaniac tendencies, aliens on a religious quest, and an artificial intelligence with unusual backstory, and you've got more than just your usual science fiction adventure story. You've got The Android's Dream.

约翰·斯卡尔齐

1969年生于美国加利福尼亚州，毕业于芝加哥大学哲学系。美国著名科幻小说作家，2010年曾当选为美国科幻奇幻作家协会（SFWA）主席。

约翰·斯卡尔齐从1998年开始在博客（whatever.scalzi.com）上写作。2005年，他在博客上连载的小说《垂暮之战》（OldMan’sWar）被美国著名幻想文学出版社TOR发现并得以出版，该作品还入围了当年雨果奖最佳长篇小说，他本人也因此获得2006年约翰·W.坎贝尔最佳新人奖。随后，约翰·斯卡尔齐出版的一系列科幻小说，都毫无例外地登上各大畅销书排行榜，并多次获得雨果奖、星云奖、轨迹奖等重要奖项。

其代表作主要有《幽灵舰队》（TheGhostBrigades）、《星际迷航：红衫》（RedShirts）、《生命之锁》（LockIn）和《安佐之梦》（TheAndroid’sDream）等。

此外，他还创作非虚构小说，撰写专栏文章，涉及的话题包括电影、天文学、电子游戏、金融等。目前他与妻子、女儿和自己的宠物一起住在美国俄亥俄州布拉德福德市。