Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)

4.5 stars. Great sequel. Since I was more familiar with the world after reading Lock In, I was able to focus more on the mystery of this one. It was excellent, with new layers piling on, page after page, until the characters were able to start putting the clues together.

This is a cool premise and world with awesome characters. I hope there will be more books in this world in the future.

I think John Scalzi's audiobooks narrated by Wil Wheaton are some of my favorite listens of all time. That is saying a lot from someone who listens to an average of one audiobook every couple of weeks for the past several years. John's world building is phenomenal and Wil's delivery of the right amount of 'snark' is perfect for the various characters in the story. I hope there will be a next book in the Haden series.

This is a mystery novel (perhaps a police procedural) set in future world where some folks live in multiple mechanical bodies while their bodies lie in some safe place.
This novel follows an FBI partnership who are searching for the murderer of a Haden athlete who collapses and dies during a match when his head is torn off his body three times.

Tuesday I went to his book signing, where I confirmed my impression that John Scalzi is a pretty funny guy who is grateful and happy that he gets to make a living being a writer. Wednesday I sat down and read Head On straight through. Once again, he does an amazing job mixing science fiction, mystery, and humor into a great book. Looking forward to more from this world.

John Scalzi has created a totally engrossing world that is so believable that I couldn't stop reading. There are so many levels of the book that Scalzi has mastered it amazed me. I loved his well developed characters that were real to me.

Another reliable Scalzi book. Sequel to Lock In, Head On takes established characters in a fascinating world on a whirlwind ride of an FBI procedural. But this time, the characters are a touch more polished and natural.

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This book, and the previous book Lock-In, provide insight and commentary on important social issues - the intersections of privilege and disability, the paradox of professional sports as engines of wealth and growth but also as drains on society. It deals with these issues directly and deftly.

This is also top-notch science fiction - imaginative, clever, unafraid to explore the implications of it's high concept.

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