The Dispatcher

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Call Number: Science Fiction / Scalzi, John, Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Scalzi, John
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Science Fiction / Scalzi, John	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Scalzi, John	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Scalzi, John	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Scalzi, John	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Scalzi, John	4-week checkout	On Shelf

One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. How? We don't know. But it changes everything: war, crime, daily life. Tony Valdez is a Dispatchera licensed, bonded professional whose job is to humanely dispatch those whose circumstances put them in death's crosshairs, so they can have a second chance to avoid the reaper. But when a fellow Dispatcher and former friend is apparently kidnapped, Tony learns that there are some things that are worse than death, and that some people are ready to do almost anything to avenge what they see as a wrong. It's a race against time for Valdez to find his friend before it's too late&before not even a Dispatcher can save him.--Jacket flap.

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Our world with a twist submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on June 16, 2022, 10:22pm Scalzi does great worldbuilding. He takes our regular world, adds one fascinating twist, and then asks, “And then what would happen?” This time the question is “what would happen if people returned to their beds, safe and whole, 999 times out of 1000 after a murder? His answer is interesting, nuanced, and an absolutely fantastic story.