John Scalzi
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017
Description
"Our universe is ruled by physics. Faster than light travel is impossible--until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars. Riding The Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It's a hedge against...
Author
Series
Old Man's War universe volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
320 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Serving his human colony on distant Huckleberry as a village ombudsman, retired fighter John Perry looks forward to settling into farm life with his wife and adopted daughter before he is drawn back into the dangerous interstellar politics of his past.
Author
Series
Old Man's War universe volume 6
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
380 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Colonial Defense Forces Lieutenant Harry Wilson investigates a series of alien attacks that are threatening Earth's survivors and an increasingly under-sourced Colonial Union.
Author
Series
Interdependency novels volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"The second, thrilling novel in the bestselling Interdependency series, from Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi. The Interdependency, humanity's interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible, is disappearing, leaving entire star systems stranded. When it goes, human civilization may go with it--unless desperate measures can be taken. Emperox Grayland II, the...
5) Redshirts
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
317 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Enjoying his assignment with the xenobiology lab on board the prestigious Intrepid, ensign Andrew Dahl worries about casualties suffered by low-ranking officers during away missions before making a shocking discovery about the starship's actual purpose.
Author
Series
Interdependency novels volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
318 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling Interdependency series, an epic space opera adventure from Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi. The collapse of The Flow, the interstellar pathway between the planets of the Interdependency, has accelerated. Entire star systems--and billions of people--are becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization. This collapse was foretold through...
7) Lock in
Author
Series
Lock in novels volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Fifteen years from now, a new virus sweeps the globe. 95% of those afflicted experience nothing worse than fever and headaches. Four percent suffer acute meningitis, creating the largest medical crisis in history. And one percent find themselves "locked in"--fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. One per cent doesn't seem like a lot. But in the United States, that's 1.7 million people "locked in"...including the President's...
8) Fuzzy nation
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
301 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Jack Holloway, prospecting on Zara XXIII for ZaraCorp, finds an immensely valuable stream of sunstone. But when he forwards footage of the planet's catlike, native "fuzzies" to a biologist friend--who believes the "fuzzies" are sentient--hired company thugs, murder, and arson soon follow to protect ZaraCorp's mining interests.
9) Head on
Author
Series
Lock in novels volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through the goalposts. With flesh and bone bodies, a sport like this would be impossible. But all the players are "threeps," robot-like bodies controlled by people with Haden's Syndrome, so anything goes. No one gets hurt, but the brutality is real and the crowds love it..."--Amazon.com....
Author
Series
Old Man's War universe volume 5
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
431 p.
Description
B Team leader Lieutenant Harry Wilson counters hostile alien forces, angry humans and unpredictable elements from the universe in order to protect the interests of the Colonial Union.
11) Old man's war
Author
Series
Old Man's War universe volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
316 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First, he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce - and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So, we fight, to defend Earth and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding....