• The Last Colony

  • Old Man's War, Book 3
  • By: John Scalzi
  • Narrated by: William Dufris
  • Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (10,095 ratings)

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The Last Colony

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: William Dufris
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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

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My favorite Scalzi book.

I love this story and how it pulls all the previous books together. It has some of holes but they do not detract from the story which is fun and fast. I especially like the interplay between the characters.

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amazing!

I can't wait to find out what happens next! what an amazing story, and super happy this one incorporated all of my favorite characters so well, yet also introduced me to some new ones I grew to love.

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Captivating

I really enjoy that you don't have to have read the previous novels to understand this story line. after having listened to this audiobook, I would definitely read the paperback copy of this novel.

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Please, no more Dufris.

I've listened to many Audiobooks. John Scalzi's books have only improved with each new addition to the old man's war series. "Red Shirts", "Agent to the Stars" (my favorite of his), "Androids Dream", "lock-in" I also recommend. But please..., I'm not one to pick on someone's physical shortcomings, but Dufris sounds like he is holding his nose when he performs. I find it distracting and takes away from listening enjoyment.

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losing momentum ...

I've read several reviews of this book and the ones that follow. I must say many mark the decline of intrigue from the original, old man's war. I was somewhat shocked going into ghost brigades, but it ended strong. however, this title seemed to want for more the entire story. I still liked it, but it was a bit slow. I'm skipping Zoe and Sagan due to poor reviews. I'll start the human division next.

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Even better than the Ghost Brigades!

Another great book in the series. I liked it even better than the Ghost Brigades.

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Satisfying continuation

This story was a satisfying continuation of the John Perry and Jane Sagan story. The ending was a bit anticlimactic though, and I hope to hear more about them in the future, however the current serialized novels don't bode well for their stories continuation...

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4.5

Another great installment to this series. I kept waiting for the forshadowed obvious outcome and it never came, rather a more inventive story came through for the finale. I'm excited to continue the series and see where it leads.

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Just as great as the first two

the true mark of a good read, at least to me, is the distress I feel when I have to stop reading, or listening, in order to anything else!

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great way to close out the trilogy

such a great arcing story over three books really really enjoy the way they are written the way they're read and the journey they take you on.

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