Trepidation.

I'm a voracious reader.  And like a junkie sometimes I'm not too picky.  That...desperation, let's say, has led me to some truly awesome books (rather impressed with a Nancy Drew book I read when I was 19) and some sorry excuses for English (Time Slave comes to mind). 

Being a fan of speculative fiction aka science fiction, I eventually read the Fuzzy series by H. Beam Piper and loved it.  Was it my usual cup of tea?  Nope.  It was just a good read.  Then I noticed that John Scalzi rewrote it.  I like Scalzi's work and am a fan of his work but I wonder.

Is he going to treat it with the respect it deserves and just tweak it a little a bit or is he going to butcher it?  I'm used to movies butchering novels (John Carpenters Vampire$ for a major example; definitely read the original by John Steakenly Vampire$) but the idea of an author possibly butchering the work of another author I like is somewhat disturbing.

Will he butcher it?  I'm going to publish this and find out,  I'll let you know.