All 7 Old Man's War Books In Order at Book DNA

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Old Man's War

Perfect for an entry-level sci-fi reader and the ideal addition to a veteran fan’s collection, John Scalzi's Old Man’s War will take audiences on a heart-stopping adventure into the far corners of the universe.

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then…

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The Ghost Brigades

The military science fiction sequel to his extraordinary Old Man's War, John Scalzi's The Ghost Brigades is the second in The Old Man's War series.

Who can you trust, if you can't trust yourself?

Three hostile alien races have united against humanity, determined to halt our expansion into space. The…

3
The Last Colony

Hard-core military science fiction at its very best, John Scalzi's The Last Colony is the third in The Old Man's War series.

They must save themselves - or die trying.

John Perry was living peacefully on one of humanity's colonies - until he and his wife were offered an opportunity…

4
Zoe's Tale

Hard-core, fast paced science fiction, John Scalzi's Zoe's Tale is the fourth in The Old Man's War series.

She won't go down without a fight.

It's not every day you up sticks and move to another world. But then, Zoe Boutin-Perry's life has never been ordinary. She's the adopted teenage…

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The Human Division

Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of the human race. The people of Earth now know that the human Colonial Union has kept them ignorant of the dangerous universe around them. For generations the CU had defended…

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The End of All Things

The universe is a hostile place in John Scalzi's The End of All Things the sixth in The Old Man's War series.

Our fate is in their hands . . .

The Colonial Union's Defence Force was formed to save humanity when aggressive alien species targeted our worlds. Now Lieutenant…

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The Shattering Peace

Peace is an illusion . . .

After a decade, acclaimed Hugo Award winner and science fiction master John Scalzi returns to the Old Man's War series with the long-awaited seventh book, The Shattering Peace.

For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. An agreement between the Colonial Union,…

7 Old Man's War books in order

1 Old Man's War

Joey's list on the best books on dystopian and utopian worlds

Victor's list on the best novels about how war never changes (except when it sorta does)

Bennett's list on the best military sci-fi books that actually understand what it feels like to be in the military

Dan's list on the best speculative fiction novels (because any one genre is way too limiting)

Steven's list on the best sci-fi books at generating emotion

2 The Ghost Brigades

3 The Last Colony

4 Zoe's Tale

Dan's list on the best ya fantasy & science fiction books featuring diverse perspectives

5 The Human Division

6 The End of All Things