The third book in John Scalzi's exciting sci-fi series which started with Old Man's War.

Shortlisted for Hugo Award: Novel Category 2008.

John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today Joe Hill Gripping and surpassingly original. It's Starship Troopers without the lectures ... It's funny, it's sad, and it's true Cory Doctorow A fast-paced political thriller laced with observant characterization, great dialogue, and some genuinely original science Guardian Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters The Times Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood roiling Washington Post Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced Wall Street Journal Astonishingly proficient Publishers Weekly (starred review) Scalzi's prose harkens back to the Golden Age of science fiction while still remaining fresh and vibrant Strange Horizons John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today Joe Hill Gripping and surpassingly original. It's Starship Troopers without the lectures ... It's funny, it's sad, and it's true Cory Doctorow A fast-paced political thriller laced with observant characterization, great dialogue, and some genuinely original science Guardian Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters The Times Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood roiling Washington Post Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced Wall Street Journal Astonishingly proficient Publishers Weekly (starred review) Scalzi's prose harkens back to the Golden Age of science fiction while still remaining fresh and vibrant Strange Horizons

John Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors to emerge in the last decade. His debut Old Man's War won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers includeThe Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, his most recent novel Lock In, and also Redshirts, which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel. Material from his widely read blog The Whatever (whatever.scalzi.com) has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.