SCALZI JOHN

(P/B) THE HUMAN DIVISION
Hard-core science fiction at its very best, John Scalzi's The Human Division is the fifth in The Old Man's War series. Lieutenant Harry Wilson has an impossible mission. He must help preserve the union of humanity's colonies, in the wake of a terrible revelation. For years the Colonial Union has protected its citizens from the dangerous universe around them. But the people of Earth now know the ugly truth. The Union deliberately kept Earth as an ignorant backwater - and as a source of recruits for its war against hostile aliens. Now, oth...
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(P/B) 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 Harry Wilson has an urgent new mission, as a hostile universe becomes ever more dangerous. He must investigate a sinister group, which lurks in the darkness of space playing different factions against one another. They'll target both humans and aliens, and their motives a...
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ΔΙΑΣΤΡΙΚΟΣ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ
Ο Τζον Πέρι έκανε δύο πράγματα στην επέτειο των εβδομηκοστών πέμπτων γενεθλίων του. Πρώτα επισκέφθηκε τον τάφο της γυναίκας του. Ύστερα κατατάχθηκε στο στρατό. Τα καλά νέα είναι πως η ανθρωπότητα έχει κατορθώσει επιτέλους να φτάσει στα άστρα. Τα κακά νέα είναι πως οι πλανήτες στους οποίους μπορούν να ζήσουν άνθρωποι σπανίζουν, ενώ αφθονούν οι εξωγήινες φυλές που τους διεκδικούν. Μακριά από τη Γη, ο πόλεμος συνεχίζεται επί δεκαετίες, κτηνώδης και ανελέητος. Ο κύριος όγκος των φυσικών πόρων και της τεχνολογίας της ανθρωπότητας βρίσκεται στα ...
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(P/B) 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, Zo? Boutin-Perry's life has never been ordinary. She's the adopted teenage daughter of two former super-soldiers. She's also a holy icon to a race of alien warriors who track her every move. So she's used to the quirks of being a human in space. However, this time something's different. Betrayed by the authorities, Zo? - along wit...
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(P/B) 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 mastermind behind this lethal alliance is a traitor - Charles Boutin. He was a Colonial Defence Force scientist, with access to their biggest military secrets. Now the CDF's only hope is to discover Boutin's plan. Trouble is, Boutin's dead. As...
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(P/B) 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 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 ...
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(P/B) OLD MAN'S WAR
The universe is a dangerous place in John Scalzi's Old Man's War, the first in The Old Man's War series. At seventy-five years old, John Perry is after a fresh start - so, naturally, he joins the army. 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 ...
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(P/B) THE COLLAPSING EMPIRE
The Collapsing Empire is an exciting space opera from John Scalzi, the first in the award-winning Interdependency series. Does the biggest threat lie within? In the far future, humanity has left Earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of worlds faces disaster - but can three individuals save their people? The empire's outposts are utterly dependent on each other for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between the stars, connecting wor...
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(P/B) THE LAST EMPEROX

(P/B) THE CONSUMING FIRE