The Human Division

Old Man's War, Book 5

By: John Scalzi

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of the human race.

The people of Earth now know that the human Colonial Union has kept them ignorant of the dangerous universe around them. For generations the CU had defended humanity against hostile aliens, deliberately keeping Earth an ignorant backwater and a source of military recruits. Now the CU’s secrets are known to all. Other alien races have come on the scene and formed a new alliance - an alliance against the Colonial Union. And they’ve invited the people of Earth to join them. For a shaken and betrayed Earth, the choice isn't obvious or easy.

Against such possibilities, managing the survival of the Colonial Union won’t be easy, either. It will take diplomatic finesse, political cunning…and a brilliant "B Team", centered on the resourceful Lieutenant Harry Wilson, that can be deployed to deal with the unpredictable and unexpected things the universe throws at you when you’re struggling to preserve the unity of the human race.

©2012 John Scalzi (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Scalzi continues to amaze me!

Not only this book works as separate chapters but he continues to develop this huge universe and exploring human culture and condition through adversity and exploring new entities. If you loved Ghost Brigades this book won't disappoint you!

best in the series!

This was my favorite book in the Old Man War series. The delivery for each character is wonderful, I really get the feeling that i know each and every character.

BONUS FEATURES

Great book in a great series. Performed flawlessly. First book I've seen with deleted scenes.

An unconventional series

What I thought was just going to be a set of unrelated short stories set in the already established universe, turned into a great series of puzzle pieces that didn't disappoint in the slightest. tension, hilarious hijinks, and the unexpected twists made this another solid entry in the series!

Scalzi Keeps Getting Better and Better

I read the first three Old Man's War books a few years ago, and loved them, but I'd had my fill. I jumped on here with the Human Division and was thoroughly entertained. In some ways, this is better than Star Trek. The characters are more believable and so are the situations. I realize many people would love to see this series wind up on TV, but I'm skeptical, since there have been so many bad sci-fi shows on Syfy and other stations over the years. Only HBO could do this series justice.

For now we have the books and Audible and I'm perfectly happy with those options. Bravo!

Great book; great narration

I loved listening to this book. The story was compelling, and, as always, I loved William Dufris' brilliant narration.

Great addition to the 'Old Man' s War ' series

The continued adventures of the humans and other species of this universe, with a mixture of suspence and humor.
The serialized format is especially suitable for the audio book medium and for my commute.
The narration was a little hard to follow, but enjoyable.

series of short stories

What can I say? I prefer the novels, which all get five stars in my estimation. With the short stories, characters and places change, and in the end, the listening experience doesn't flow as well as the novels. Would I listen again? Yes. I just want to differentiate my own listening preferences, and I prefer the novels for their succinct flow.

He said, she said, he said, she said.

The story was good but "he said" "she said" was way overused. After awhile, it got tough to listen to bc I already knew who said what!

The CU and The Earth Have Issues

After the arrival of John Perry and the 400 ship trade fleet nothing will ever be the same on Earth or within the CU. This books follows a Diplomatic team thru many very dangerous adventures.