Synopsis
Peace is an illusion . . .
An unmissable return to the Old Man’s War series from acclaimed Hugo Award winner and science fiction master John Scalzi.
THE TRUCE IS OVER.
BUT HAS THE END BEGUN?
For ten years a fragile truce has held between the Colonial Union, Earth and the alien Conclave. But the Consu, the most advanced species in the galaxy, are descending into civil war – that threatens to touch every living soul in interstellar space.
Gretchen Trujillo is used to the monotony of work within the Colonial Union’s bureaucracy. But her mundane life ends the moment she’s recruited for a secret mission, where she’s joined by envoys from every powerful faction in space. Gretchen must navigate a web of alien intrigue to uncover a truth that will reshape the destiny of every known species, or erase humans and aliens from the stars forever.
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PRASIE FOR THE SERIES
‘Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters’
The Times
‘The most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today’
Joe Hill
‘I enjoyed Old Man’s War immensely’
Ken MacLeod
Details
13 August 2026
9781509835386Reviews
John Scalzi writes science fiction that is fun, intelligent and irreverent . . . I haven’t enjoyed science fiction this much in years
Old Man’s War is classic SF seen from a modern perspective – a fast-paced tour of a daunting, hostile universe
I enjoyed Old Man’s War immensely. A space war story with fast action, vivid characters, moral complexity and cool speculative physics, set in a future you almost want to live in, and a universe you sincerely hope you don’t live in already
I can honestly say I can’t think of another book that ever made me laugh this much. Ever
