John Scalzi
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John Scalzi

John Scalzi writes books, which, considering where you're reading this, makes perfect sense. He's best known for writing science fiction, including the New York Times bestseller "Redshirts," which won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. He also writes non-fiction, on subjects ranging from personal finance to astronomy to film, was the Creative Consultant for the Stargate: Universe television series. He enjoys pie, as should all right thinking people. You can get to his blog by typing the word "Whatever" into Google. No, seriously, try it.

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    • The Collapsing Empire

    • The Interdependency, Book 1
    • By: John Scalzi
    • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
    • Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11,597
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 10,895
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 10,856

    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....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • Not the best of Scalzi

    • By Gonzalo on 05-11-17

    Regular price: $19.95

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    • Old Man's War

    • By: John Scalzi
    • Narrated by: William Dufris
    • Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 16,153
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 14,273
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 14,285

    John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First, he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Fun and Witty Military Sci-Fi

    • By M. Spencer on 10-21-12

    Regular price: $31.93

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    • Lock In (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)

    • By: John Scalzi
    • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
    • Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11,793
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11,059
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11,037

    A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Fun! Things you might want to know:

    • By Alexis on 08-29-14

    Regular price: $19.95

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    • Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)

    • By: John Scalzi
    • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
    • Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,519
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,301
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,288

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • THIS is why I read SciFi! Scalzi gets into your head (be it on or off)

    • By C. White on 04-17-18

    Regular price: $39.95

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    • The Ghost Brigades

    • Old Man's War, Book 2
    • By: John Scalzi
    • Narrated by: William Dufris
    • Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8,204
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7,168
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7,175

    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....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Starts slow but comes together in the end.

    • By Lore on 02-15-14

    Regular price: $27.93

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    • Agent to the Stars

    • By: John Scalzi
    • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
    • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 10,522
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,567
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,558

    The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanitys first interstellar friendship. Theres just one problem....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Hollywood Agent Represents Stinky Aliens

    • By Bryan on 04-22-11

    Regular price: $24.95

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    • The Android's Dream

    • By: John Scalzi
    • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
    • Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,011
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8,175
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8,172

    A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most unusual way....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Philip K Dick meets Douglas Adams

    • By James on 07-26-11

    Regular price: $24.95

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    • Redshirts

    • A Novel with Three Codas
    • By: John Scalzi
    • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
    • Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 16,060
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 15,045
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 15,030

    Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Clever, creative, and FUN!

    • By Kent on 04-18-13

    • Redshirts

    • A Novel with Three Codas
    • By: John Scalzi
    • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
    • Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 06-05-12
    • 4 out of 5 stars 16,060 ratings

    Regular price: $19.95

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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
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6,089
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 5,375
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 5,382

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Excellent But Different

    • By Michael on 12-04-12

    Regular price: $23.93

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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
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,919
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,586
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,598

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

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • A Middling Position

    • By linda on 05-23-13

    Regular price: $21.95

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