The Last Colony

Old Man's War, Book 3

By: John Scalzi

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

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 — as leaders of a new human colony, to be peopled by settlers from all the major human worlds, for a deep political purpose that will put Perry and Sagan back in the thick of interstellar politics, betrayal, and war.

The highly anticipated conclusion to John Scalzi's SF trilogy begun with Old Man's War and The Ghost Brigades concludes with The Last Colony

Listen to Old Man's War .

©2007 John Scalzi (P)2008 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“The Last Colony will kick your butt across the galaxy and make you care.” —Rick Kleffel, The Agony Column, on The Last Colony

“Scalzi's captivating blend of off-world adventure and political intrigue remains consistently engaging.” —Booklist on The Last Colony

Great continuation of the story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

While carousing a book store I came upon the first book in this series 'Old Mans War'.. I opened it to the first line: "I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife’s grave. Then I joined the army." This was not normally in my genre but I couldn't put it down after that. The series, as well as this book, has been thoroughly entertaining.

Who was your favorite character and why?

John Perry of course. You identify with him quickly. I don't spend my energy wondering why John did this or that. But to be honest, it really isn't just about John in this book. He blends several stories and characters well.
I do feel that the end of this story should have included John getting the same enhancements as his wife. Talk about unequal footing.

Good book, not as good as the others

Any additional comments?

The first two books were really good. I read the synopsys about this book and thought... ehh, maybe not.

Don't get me wrong, It was a great book, but compared to the others it lacked. Maybe thats not fair, but still worth a listen if you have the background of the other two.

A must listen for fans of Scalzi

What made the experience of listening to The Last Colony the most enjoyable?

Perry is a heroic figure. Hi wife, Jane, and daughter, Zoe , star in this audio book.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Last Colony?

The defense of Roanoke was great

Any additional comments?

don't miss this book if you are into the OMW series.

Can't wait for the book with Human born Special Forces!!!

Great series of books!!!!
10th listening and still it thrills me!!!
Looking forward to see what Scalzi does with the possibility of a trilogy of books around humans born naturally with special forces capabilities.

Loved it!

This was a great installment to this series! I love how it ended most of all.

Read in one sitting

What made the experience of listening to The Last Colony the most enjoyable?

Old Man's War was decent enough. The Ghost Brigades was good. The Last Colony was a masterpiece. John had me feeling as if I was falling into space during some of the big plot climaxes.

Entertaining start to finish. Clever imagination.

Entertaining start to finish. Clever imagination. Closer to a 3 1/2 star but a solid performance and story.

Fantastic addition to the old man's war story!

This was a very, very good addition to the old man's war universe. This story goes a lot more into the politics of the colonial union, what life is like for the colonists, and how much larger and more complex of a universe it is. I don't want to give more away, but if you're a fan of the series, you need to read this book.

Great entry in the series!

It's hard to keep a series interesting, especially when each entry seems to wrap things up neatly, but Scalzi manages to keep the momentum with "The Last Colony".

We open up with both John and Jane from the first two books, joined by Zoe from Book 2, now united on a colony world. They're soon off on a new adventure together as the CU asks them to lead a new colonization effort.

Bolstered by a mix of political and physical drama, The Lost Colony builds on the world and characters explored in the first 2 books and offers a whole lot more on top. The ending flips the status quo on its head and promises interesting times ahead.

I listened to books 2 and 3 back to back, so I'm going to take a break to catch up on some other series, but I can't wait to return!

Better than TGB (B2), Not as good as OMW (B1)

As usual, the narration is excellent. As for the story, it's better than The Ghost Brigade but not as good as Old Man's War. It does set up future stories in this universe well and I'm looking forward to the last few books in the series.

The story does a good job allowing someone to read it as a stand-alone without covering every detail over again but I still recommend Old Man's War first. It's a better read anyway. The Ghost Brigade you can skip, but it does have the Zoe background story in it, and since Zoe's Tale is coming up in the series, you'll probably want to plow through it just incase if you plan on continuing to read the series.

Continue to watch for my reviews and I'll leave an entire series wrap up review once I finish the final novel in the series.