John Scalzi won the 2006 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and his debut novel "Old Man's War" was a finalist for science fiction's Hugo Award. His other books include "The Ghost Brigades" and "The Android's Dream." He has won the Hugo Award, the "Romantic Times" Reviewers Choice Award for science-fiction, the Seiun, The Kurd Lasswitz and the Geffen awards. His weblog, Whatever, is one of the most widely-read web sites in modern SF. Born and raised in California, Scalzi studied at the University of Chicago. He lives in southern Ohio with his wife and daughter.
"The sequel to "Old Man's War" combines taut military action with
keen insights into the moral issues revolving around developing
technologies. Scalzi has a finely tuned sense of balance between
personal drama and the 'big picture' ... Highly recommended."
--"Library Journal" (starred review) on "The Ghost Brigades"
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"A mix of "Starship Troopers" and "Universal Soldier," "Ghost"
evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi
tradition."
--"Entertainment Weekly" on "The Ghost Brigades"
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"An impressive piece of work." -- "Philadelphia"" Inquirer" on "The
Ghost Brigades"
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"Fast and deep I like the galaxy this author's playing in, the
characters he limns, the situations he's playing with, and I'm glad
there's at least one more volume on the way."
-- "San Diego""""Union""-Tribune" on "The Ghost Brigades"
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"In Heinleinesque fashion, the book is loaded with scenes of
comradeship, isolation, ruthlessness and the protocols, which
govern the lives of active-duty soldiers. But this is where Scalzi,
famous for his blog 'The Whatever, ' surpasses Heinlein. Scalzi
weaves in subtle discussions of humanity's growing fear of aging
and our simultaneous attraction and repulsion to the
Frankensteinlike creatures we are able to create." -- "San Antonio
Express-News" on "The Ghost Brigades"
"Scalzi is a natural heir to Heinlein, and his second book in this
series is a good old-fashioned space opera, which takes time to
question the nature of free will."
-- "St. Louis"" Press-Dispatch" on "The Ghost Brigades"
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"Astonishingly proficient."
--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on "Old Man's War"
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"Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood-roiling. His dialogue is
suitably snappy and profane. And the moral and philosophical issues
he raises... insert useful ethical burrs under the military saddle
of the story."
--"The ""Washington"" Post" on "Old Man's War"
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