Book Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi takes readers on an epic romp of galactic conquest and exploration in the Old Man’s War series.
This box set includes: Old Man’s War, The Ghost Brigades, and The Last Colony
Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity’s resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force, which shields the home planet from too much knowledge of the situation. What’s known to everybody is that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don’t want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living.
Old Man’s War
John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army, with only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight is far more difficult than he can imagine–and what he will become is far stranger.
The Ghost Brigades
At first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as another man’s memories slowly surface, Jared begins to intuit the reasons for their betrayal. Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plan worse things than humanity’s mere military defeat.
The Last Colony
Retired from his fighting days, John Perry and his wife, Jane, are pulled back into the political arena, and into the thick of interstellar politics, betrayal, and war.
Old Man’s War Series
#1 Old Man’s War
#2 The Ghost Brigades
#3 The Last Colony
#4 Zoe’s Tale
#5 The Human Division
#6 The End of All Things
Short fiction: “After the Coup”
Review Quotes
“Thought provoking.” —Entertainment Weekly on Old Man’s War
“Astonishingly proficient.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review on Old Man’s War
“Gripping and surpassingly original. It’s Starship Troopers without the lectures. It’s The Forever War with better sex. It’s funny, it’s sad, and it’s true.” —Cory Doctorow on Old Man’s War
“Scalzi has a finely tuned sense of balance between personal drama and the ‘big picture. Highly recommended.'” —Library Journal, starred review on The Ghost Brigades?
“Scalzi’s captivating blend of off-world adventure and political intrigue remains consistently engaging.” —Booklist on The Last Colony
About the Author
JOHN SCALZI is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors to emerge in the last decade. His massively successful debut Old Man’s War won him science fiction’s John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, and Redshirts; which won 2013’s Hugo Award for Best Novel. Material from his widely read blog The Whatever (whatever.scalzi.com) has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.
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