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John Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors to emerge in the last decade. His debut Old Man's War won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, Lock In, and also Redshirts, which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel. Material from his widely read blog Whatever has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.Gripping and surpassingly original. It's <i>Starship Troopers </i>without the lectures . . . It's funny, it's sad, and it's true
- Cory Doctorow, author of <i>Walkaway</i> and <i>Red Team Blues</i>,
I enjoyed <i>Old Man's War </i>immensely. A space war story with fast action, vivid characters, moral complexity, and cool speculative physics, set in a future you almost want to live into, and a universe you sincerely hope you don't live in already
- Ken MacLeod, author of <i>Beyond the Hallowed Sky</i>,
John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today
- Joe Hill, author of <i>Heart-Shaped Box</i>,
Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced
Wall Street Journal
Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters
The Times
It gladdens the reader's heart . . . great fun
Daily Telegraph
Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood roiling
Washington Post
Astonishingly proficient
Publishers Weekly
At seventy-five years old, John Perry is looking for a fresh start – in the army. But the universe is a dangerous place in John Scalzi's Old Man's War . . .
'Gripping and surpassingly original' – Cory Doctorow, author of Walkaway
Earth's military machine can transform elderly recruits, restoring their lost youth. But in return, its Colonial Defence Force demands two years of hazardous service in space. This is how Perry finds himself in a new body, crafted from his original DNA. A genetically enhanced and upgraded new body, ready for battle.
But upgrades alone won't keep Perry safe. He'll be fighting for his life on the front line as he defends humanity's colonies from hostile aliens. He'll pay the price for his choices. And he'll discover the universe is even more dangerous than he imagined . . .
'A space war story with fast action, vivid characters, moral complexity, and cool speculative physics' – Ken MacLeod, author of Beyond the Light Horizon
Old Man's War is the first in the series. The gripping space war continues with The Ghost Brigades.
The Hugo Award-nominated The Old Man’s War series by John Scalzi is sharp, funny, action-packed science fiction, in the vein of Robert Heinlein’s classic Starship Troopers. Scalzi’s light touch and comic dialogue make this the perfect entry point for readers new to science fiction, as well as for veteran SF fans. Set in a future where human beings have spread out across the galaxy, the series opens with Old Man’s War, in which 75-year-old John Perry joins the army. The Colonial Defence Forces have the technology to transplant his consciousness into a much younger body crafted from his original DNA – but in return, he owes them two years of service defending humanity from hostile aliens. Space, it turns out, is a lot more dangerous than he expected.
‘Gripping and surpassingly original lectures . . . It's funny, it's sad, and it's true’ Cory Doctorow
‘John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today’ Joe Hill