Description
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 these ex-supersoldiers couldn't resist. To come out of retirement and lead a new frontier world.
However, once on the planet, they discover they've been betrayed. For this colony is a pawn in an interstellar game of war and diplomacy. Humanity's Colonial Union has pitched itself against a new, seemingly unstoppable alien alliance, dedicated to ending all human colonization.
As this contest rages above, Perry struggles to keep his terrified colonists alive on the surface below - despite dangerous interstellar politics, violence and treachery. And the planet has yet to reveal its own fatal secrets.
Continue the gripping space war series with Zoe's Tale.
The third book in John Scalzi's exciting sci-fi series which started with Old Man's War.
About the Author
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.
Reviews
John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today * Joe Hill *
Gripping and surpassingly original. It's Starship Troopers without the lectures . . . It's funny, it's sad, and it's true * Cory Doctorow *
A fast-paced political thriller laced with observant characterization, great dialogue, and some genuinely original science * Guardian *
Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters * The Times *
Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood roiling * Washington Post *
Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced * Wall Street Journal *
Astonishingly proficient * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
Scalzi's prose harkens back to the Golden Age of science fiction while still remaining fresh and vibrant * Strange Horizons *
Awards
Short-listed for Hugo Award For Best Novel 2008 (United States).
Book Information
ISBN 9781447295402
Author John Scalzi
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Tor
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Series The Old Man's War series
Weight(grams) 224g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm * 21mm
