Old Man's War
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    Old Man's War | John Scalzi
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    Old Man's War

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By John Scalzi
    • Narrated By William Dufris
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    John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First, he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce - and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So, we fight, to defend Earth and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.

    As good as Heinlein

    This book reminds me of Heinlein ??? which is about the greatest compliment I can give a Sci Fi author. This book has multiple levels. It blends hum..Show More »

    Reviewed on Nov 14 2011 by Michael (Walnut Creek, CA, United States)
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    The Ghost Brigades | John Scalzi
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    The Ghost Brigades

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    The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, they're fast and strong, and they're totally without normal human qualms.

    Great story

    This is a nice followup to Old Man's War. Scalzi again creates a great ride, that is deeply enjoyable and with great characters.

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    Reviewed on Feb 22 2012 by wendy (NJ)
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    The Last Colony | John Scalzi
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    The Last Colony

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    Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony on distant Huckleberry. With his wife, former Special Forces warrior Jane Sagan, he farms several acres, adjudicates local disputes, and enjoys watching his adopted daughter grow up. That is, until his and Jane's past reaches out to bring them back into the game.

    The 4th book in what should have been a trilogy

    I was surprised at this book having read the three others in the series. This is an alternate take on the events of Zoe's Tale. While that was through..Show More »

    Reviewed on Dec 20 2008 by Ron (Lecanto, FL, USA)
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    Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi
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    Zoe's Tale

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    "I'm Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player in a interstellar chess match to save humanity. Seventeen years old. Everyone on Earth knows the tale I am part of. But you don't know my tale: I'm going to tell it to you now, the only way I know how: not straight but true, the whole thing, to try make you feel what I felt: the joy and terror and uncertainty, panic and wonder, despair and hope."

    Read the previous books first.

    Do not read this book unless you've read the previous books in this series. The Last Colony is particular is required listening before listening to t..Show More »

    Reviewed on Dec 03 2011 by Ryan (MOTT, ND, United States)
  • The Sagan Diary | John Scalzi
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    The Sagan Diary

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    • By John Scalzi
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    Jane Sagan: Soldier. Killer. Lover. Dreamer. In John Scalzi's best-selling Old Man's War series of science-fiction novels, we see this warrior woman as the other characters see her - silent and strong, from the outside. But now The Sagan Diary shows us Sagan from another point of view: her own, as she prepares to leave military life and join her new husband and adopted daughter on a colony world.

    Excellent Brief Interlude in "Old Mans War" series

    If you're just beginning this series with "Old Mans War"-and take note..these books really need to be listened to in order-the place to listen to this..Show More »

    Reviewed on Jun 03 2012 by Elle in the Great NorthWest (Beaverton, OR, United States)