The Ghost Brigades - (Old Man's War) by John Scalzi (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this sequel to "Old Man's War," the Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDFUs toughest operations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, they're fast and strong, and they're totally without normal human qualms. <p/>The universe is a dangerous place for humanity--and it's about to become far more dangerous. Three races that humans have clashed with before have allied to halt our expansion into space. Their linchpin: the turncoat military scientist Charles Boutin, who knows the CDF's biggest military secrets. To prevail, the CDF must find out why Boutin did what he did. <p/>Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers -- a superhuman hybrid, created from Boutin's DNA, Jared's brain should be able to access Boutin's electronic memories. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is given to the Ghost Brigades. <p/>At first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as Boutin's memories slowly surface, Jared begins to intuit the reason's for Boutin's betrayal. As Jared desperately hunts for his father, he must also come to grips with his own choices. Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plan worse things than humanity's mere military defeat... <p/><b>Old Man's War Series</b><br> #1 <i>Old Man's War</i><br> #2 <i>The Ghost Brigades</i><br> #3 <i>The Last Colony</i><br> #4 <i>Zoe's Tale</i><br> #5 <i>The Human Division</i><br> #6 <i>The End of All Things </i><br> Short fiction: "After the Coup" <p/> <b>Other Tor Books</b><br> <i>The Android's Dream</i><br> <i>Agent to the Stars</i><br> <i>Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded</i><br> <i>Fuzzy Nation</i><br> <i>Redshirts</i><br> <i>Lock In</i><br> <i>The Collapsing Empire</i> (forthcoming)</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Praise for "Old Man's War" <BR>"Though a lot of SF writers are more or less efficiently continuing the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein, Scalzi's astonishingly proficient first novel reads like an original work by the late grand master...The novel's tone is right on target, too--sentimentality balanced by hardheaded calculation, know-it-all smugness moderated by innocent wonder. This virtuoso debut pays tribute to SF's past while showing that well-worn tropes still can have real zip when they're approached with ingenuity."<BR>--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) <BR>"Solid...[Scalzi] sidesteps most of the cliches of military science fiction, delivers fast-paced scenes of combat and pays attention to the science underpinning his premise." <BR>--"San Francisco"" Chronicle"<BR>""<BR>"Thought-provoking!"<BR>--"Entertainment Weekly"<BR>""<BR>"Smartly conceived and thoroughly entertaining, "Old Man's War" is a splendid novel."<BR>--"Cleveland Plain Dealer"<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The sequel to <i>Old Man's War</i> 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." --<i>Library Journal (starred review) on The Ghost Brigades</i> <p/>"A mix of <i>Starship Troopers</i> and <i>Universal Soldier</i>, <i>Ghost</i> evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi tradition." --<i>Entertainment Weekly on The Ghost Brigades</i> <p/>"An impressive piece of work." --<i>Philadelphia Inquirer on The Ghost Brigades</i> <p/>"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." --<i>San Diego Union-Tribune on The Ghost Brigades</i> <p/>"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." --<i>San Antonio Express-News on The Ghost Brigades</i> <p/>"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." --<i>St. Louis Press-Dispatch on The Ghost Brigades</i> <p/>"Astonishingly proficient." --<i>Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Old Man's War</i> <p/>"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." --<i>The Washington Post on Old Man's War</i> <p/>"Smartly conceived and thoroughly entertaining, <i>Old Man's War</i> is a splendid novel." --<i>Cleveland Plain-Dealer</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>John Scalzi</b> won the 2006 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and his debut novel <i>Old Man's War</i> was a finalist for science fiction's Hugo Award. His other books include <i>The Android's Dream</i> and <i>The Last Colony</i>. He has won the Hugo Award, the <i>Romantic Times</i> 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.</p>
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