John Scalzi Answers the Audible Questionnaire
The Universal Appeal of John Scalzi
When I was first getting into sci-fi, I felt a bit of imposter syndrome. There was a sense that I had a whole lot of catching up to do with a genre that had been establishing itself for decades—with so-called founding fathers and massive lists of classics you had to experience before you die. But then I discovered a little listen called Old Man’s War, and with it, the wonderful, inviting world of John Scalzi. It had all the hallmarks that made the classics so compelling—but it also made me laugh, and think, and, most importantly, feel right at home in the wonderful, weird community this genre has created.So, fellow listener, and (I hope) future fellow sci-fi nerd—I now welcome you into this genre the same way: through the incredible, vast universe of John Scalzi, a modern-day master of fun, irreverent, and versatile sci-fi. Plus—check out some thoughts on sci-fi and listening from Scalzi himself in his bio above! —Sam, Audible Editor

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The Kaiju Preservation Society
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food-delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization”....
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How does one make Kaiju unappealing?
- By Jim on 03-20-22
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The Kaiju Preservation Society
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-15-22
- Language: English
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Old Man's War
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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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....
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Fun and Witty Military Sci-Fi
- By M. Spencer on 10-21-12
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Old Man's War
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: Old Man's War, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 10-02-07
- Language: English
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The Ghost Brigades
- Old Man's War, Book 2
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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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....
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Starts slow but comes together in the end.
- By Lore on 02-15-14
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The Ghost Brigades
- Old Man's War, Book 2
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: Old Man's War, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 03-11-08
- Language: English
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Redshirts
- A Novel with Three Codas
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456....
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Clever, creative, and FUN!
- By Kent on 04-18-13
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Redshirts
- A Novel with Three Codas
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-05-12
- Language: English
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The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Our universe is ruled by physics, and faster-than-light travel is not possible - until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field we can access at certain points in space-time....
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Not a Complete Story, Not Scalzi’s Best
- By R.A. on 11-20-18
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The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: The Interdependency, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 03-21-17
- Language: English
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The Last Emperox
- The Interdependency, Book 3
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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The collapse of The Flow, the interstellar pathway between the planets of the Interdependency, has accelerated. Entire star systems - and billions of people - are becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization....
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Wait that’s it
- By Chandrian on 04-23-20
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The Last Emperox
- The Interdependency, Book 3
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: The Interdependency, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 04-14-20
- Language: English
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The Last Colony
- Old Man's War, Book 3
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony on distant Huckleberry. That is, until his past reaches out to bring his family back into the game....
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Excellent But Different
- By Michael on 12-04-12
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The Last Colony
- Old Man's War, Book 3
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: Old Man's War, Book 3
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 10-13-08
- Language: English
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi....
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Fun! Things you might want to know:
- By Alexis on 08-29-14
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Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-26-14
- Language: English
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The Consuming Fire
- The Interdependency, Book 2
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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The Interdependency, humanity’s interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible, is disappearing, leaving entire star systems stranded....
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Too many F-bombs
- By JGB on 10-11-19
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The Consuming Fire
- The Interdependency, Book 2
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: The Interdependency, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 10-16-18
- Language: English
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The Human Division
- Old Man's War, Book 5
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of the human race....
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Turned it off after 4 hours
- By Jed on 11-21-17
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The Human Division
- Old Man's War, Book 5
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: Old Man's War, Book 5
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 05-14-13
- Language: English
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Zoe's Tale
- Old Man's War, Book 4
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs
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Seventeen-year-old space colonist Zoe Boutin Perry tells the story of the intersteller match to save humanity in which she took a huge part....
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Bait and switch. Skip it unless you're a teenager.
- By Mike.the.kraken on 03-05-14
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Zoe's Tale
- Old Man's War, Book 4
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Series: Old Man's War, Book 4
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 09-10-08
- Language: English
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Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through the goalposts....
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Disappointing sequel
- By The Office Troll on 03-25-19
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Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 04-17-18
- Language: English
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The Android's Dream
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most unusual way....
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Philip K Dick meets Douglas Adams
- By James on 07-26-11
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The Android's Dream
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 12-07-10
- Language: English
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The End of All Things
- Old Man's War, Book 6
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, John Scalzi
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Humans expanded into space...only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction....
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why a lower rating on performance?
- By D. Kassiday on 09-06-15
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The End of All Things
- Old Man's War, Book 6
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, John Scalzi
- Series: Old Man's War, Book 6
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 08-11-15
- Language: English
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Agent to the Stars
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanitys first interstellar friendship. Theres just one problem....
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A fun farce that eventually loses its way.
- By Lore on 04-24-17
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Agent to the Stars
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-07-10
- Language: English
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The Dispatcher
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone - 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back....
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Clever Premise Mostly Unexplored
- By Joe Kraus on 02-17-18
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The Dispatcher
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Series: The Dispatcher, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-04-16
- Language: English
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Fuzzy Nation
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi - introduction
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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In John Scalzi's re-imagining of H. Beam Piper's 1962 sci-fi classic Little Fuzzy, written with the full cooperation of the Piper Estate, Jack Holloway works alone for reasons he doesnt care to talk about.....
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Short, sweet, and satisfying storytelling.
- By Samuel Montgomery-Blinn on 05-11-11
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Fuzzy Nation
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, John Scalzi - introduction
- Series: Fuzzy Sapiens, Book 7
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 05-10-11
- Language: English
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Head On (Narrated by Amber Benson)
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through the goalposts....
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not a new story just a different narrator
- By leighann montoya on 12-03-19
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Head On (Narrated by Amber Benson)
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 04-17-18
- Language: English
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The Sagan Diary
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Stephanie Wolfe, John Scalzi
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Jane Sagan: Soldier. Killer. Lover. Dreamer. The Sagan Diary shows us Sagan from another point of view - her own....
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Unexpected but Excellent
- By Eideann on 03-10-18
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The Sagan Diary
- Narrated by: Stephanie Wolfe, John Scalzi
- Series: Old Man's War, Book 4.5
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 04-21-08
- Language: English
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Lock In (Narrated by Amber Benson)
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi.....
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Scalzi Locks In Another Winner
- By Bruce Derflinger on 09-22-14
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Lock In (Narrated by Amber Benson)
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Series: Lock In Series, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-26-14
- Language: English
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