A few years ago, John Scalzi won a Hugo award for his novel, Redshirts. Although the book never explicitly mentions the name, it's clearly inspired by Star Trek and the red-shirted characters who get killed off on away teams. It's a very funny book that has more depth than you might think for what starts out as a light comedy. Redshirts is the ideal book to give to your friends who aren't science fiction fans but want to explore the genre.
Until 11:59 p.m. on March 20th, you can download it for free in ebook format from Tor.com. You'll have to sign up with an email address, but you'll get to download a book a month, so it's worth it.
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