Book Excerpt for the Day

    “What do you think he wants from my parents?”

    “We don’t know,” Hickory said.

    “He didn’t say anything to you while he was waiting for John and Jane to show up?” I said.

    “No,” Hickory said.  “He kept to himself.”

    “Well, sure,” I said.  “Probably because you scared the crap out of him.”

    “He left no feces,” Hickory said.

    (from Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi)

    6½*/10.  The full review is here.

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