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On reading another Scalzi book, The God Engines, I suspected that he might be my new favorite writer. This book, so different from that one, makes me sure of it. If you are a Trek fan, yes, the title means pretty much what you think it means. But somehow it becomes more along the way.

A quick and easy example of modern pulp (that is, like the old pulp adventures, but without so much overt rasicm and sexism). The premise would make the greatest popcorn movie ever.

You're supposed to be a writer, Wil. Most definitely. I may have to dig out that autographed picture of Wesley Crusher and display it in my office with pride now.

I wanted to like this book more than I did. Useful information, but presented somewhat dryly (and with the author far too in love with the word "precocious"). Still, if you still have any doubts that the rest of this century will be defined almost entirely by water, this book will dispel them.

It's is a bit unfair to criticize a book called "The Naked God" for an ending that smells more than a little of deus ex machina. But even if that is true, it is telegraphed pretty well, and still satisfyingly surprising. Even more than the other books in the triology, this one is overly long, but still entertaining and engrossing overall.

Focussed more on plot development than world-building, not quite as fun as the first part, but still entertaining. You need a scorecard to track all the characters, though, especially when they start coming back from the dead.

Dense and thorough epic sci- fi, with a bit of hell mixed in. Setting-building at it's best.

I've always been a sucker for fictional "histories", and this one is better than most. Well written and well structured, and all too believable (assuming you buy into the notion of zombies as reality to start).

Didn't grab me as hard as the first one. There were also a few spots where the reader was clearly turning the page, adding odd stalls to the narration that were jarring. Still, worth the read.

Surprisingly entertaining and creative, though the lead character is a bit of a Mary Sue (tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue).

Quite wonderful, much better than Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. My first iPad ebook as well, and a nice reading experience. An ending more true to the character would have given it another star.