約翰·斯卡爾齊

1969年生於美國加利福尼亞州，畢業於芝加哥大學哲學係。美國著名科幻小說作傢，2010年曾當選為美國科幻奇幻作傢協會（SFWA）主席。

約翰·斯卡爾齊從1998年開始在博客（whatever.scalzi.com）上寫作。2005年，他在博客上連載的小說《垂暮之戰》（OldMan’sWar）被美國著名幻想文學齣版社TOR發現並得以齣版，該作品還入圍瞭當年雨果奬最佳長篇小說，他本人也因此獲得2006年約翰·W.坎貝爾最佳新人奬。隨後，約翰·斯卡爾齊齣版的一係列科幻小說，都毫無例外地登上各大暢銷書排行榜，並多次獲得雨果奬、星雲奬、軌跡奬等重要奬項。

其代錶作主要有《幽靈艦隊》（TheGhostBrigades）、《星際迷航：紅衫》（RedShirts）、《生命之鎖》（LockIn）和《安佐之夢》（TheAndroid’sDream）等。

此外，他還創作非虛構小說，撰寫專欄文章，涉及的話題包括電影、天文學、電子遊戲、金融等。目前他與妻子、女兒和自己的寵物一起住在美國俄亥俄州布拉德福德市。

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.