La producción literaria de John Scalzi se caracteriza por una voz singular y una cualidad casi esquiva. Sus obras son reconocidas constantemente por su sorprendente originalidad y perspectiva refrescante, cautivando a los lectores desde la primera hasta la última página.
From the New York Times bestselling author:John Scalzi's Old Man's War: now in a boxed set!Includes one copy each of:Old Man's War (978-0-7653-4827-2, $7.99/$9.99)The Ghost Brigades (978-7653-5406-8, $7.99/$9.99)The Last Colony (978-0-7653-5618-5, $7.99/$9.99)
An action-packed retelling of SF classic Little Fuzzy from bestselling author John Scalzi. When a down-on-his-luck prospector discovers a species of adorable cat-like bipeds, he becomes entangled in a battle to save them from a corporation's relentless greed.
On his 75th birthday, John Perry visits his wife’s grave and then joins the army. Humanity has ventured into interstellar space, but habitable planets are rare, and alien races are eager to fight for them. To protect Earth and claim new territories, the Colonial Defense Force (CDF) recruits retirees, valuing their life experience and skills. John accepts the CDF's offer, knowing he will serve two years on the front lines, never to return to Earth. The reality of combat far from home proves to be more challenging than he anticipated, transforming him in unexpected ways. Critics praise the novel for its unique take on military science fiction, highlighting its fast-paced combat scenes and thoughtful exploration of moral and philosophical dilemmas. The narrative features a compelling interstellar setting, sharp dialogue, and a fresh perspective on aging heroes. It has been described as gripping, original, and reminiscent of classic works while still feeling innovative. The story balances action with emotional depth, making it a captivating read that challenges conventional tropes in the genre. Overall, it’s a thought-provoking adventure that blends humor, sadness, and ethical complexity in a vividly imagined universe.
The sixteen stories and two screenplays that make up Volume One of the Emmy(R) award-winning Netflix Original series Love, Death & Robots.Featuring best-selling authors and screenwriters from all over the globe, curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher.Stories and screenplays byAlastair Reynolds, Alberto Mielgo, Claudine Griggs, David W. Amendola, Joe Lansdale, John Scalzi, Ken Liu, Kirsten Cross, Marko Kloos, Michael Swanwick, Peter F. Hamilton, Steven Lewis, and Vitaliy Shushko
The gripping sequel to John Scalzi's The Collapsing Empire.
Following the bestselling The Kaiju Preservation Society, John Scalzi returns with Starter Villain, another unique sci-fi caper set in the strangest of all worlds, present-day Earth. Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine. Sure, there are the things you'd expect. The undersea volcano lairs. The minions. The plots to take over the world. The international networks of rivals who want you dead. Much harder to get used to...are the sentient, language-using, computer-savvy cats. And the fact that in the overall organization, they're management...
Charles Boutin revela secretos de las Fuerzas de Defensa Coloniales a razas alienígenas en contra de los humanos. Jared Dirac, un híbrido superhumano, debería haber recibido la memoria del traidor, pero la transferencia falla. Al convertirse en un soldado perfecto en las Brigadas Fantasma, sus recuerdos emergen mientras una ofensiva alienígena se aproxima.
B Team leader Lieutenant Harry Wilson counters hostile alien forces, angry humans and unpredictable elements from the universe in order to protect the interests of the Colonial Union.
The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling Interdependency series, an epic space opera adventure from Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi. The collapse of The Flow, the interstellar pathway between the planets of the Interdependency, has accelerated. Entire star systems—and billions of people—are becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization. This collapse was foretold through scientific prediction . . . and yet, even as the evidence is obvious and insurmountable, many still try to rationalize, delay and profit from, these final days of one of the greatest empires humanity has ever known. Emperox Grayland II has finally wrested control of her empire from those who oppose her and who deny the reality of this collapse. But “control” is a slippery thing, and even as Grayland strives to save as many of her people form impoverished isolation, the forces opposing her rule will make a final, desperate push to topple her from her throne and power, by any means necessary. Grayland and her thinning list of allies must use every tool at their disposal to save themselves, and all of humanity. And yet it may not be enough. Will Grayland become the savior of her civilization . . . or the last emperox to wear the crown? The Interdependency Series 1. The Collapsing Empire 2. The Consuming Fire 3. The Last Emperox
Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony on distant Huckleberry. With his wife, former Special Forces warrior Jane Sagan, he farms several acres, adjudicates local disputes, and enjoys watching his adopted daughter grow up. That is, until his and Jane's past reaches out to bring them back into the game — as leaders of a new human colony, to be peopled by settlers from all the major human worlds, for a deep political purpose that will put Perry and Sagan back in the thick of interstellar politics, betrayal, and war. "Scalzi's Hugo finalist, Old Man's War first spawned the equally entertaining Ghost Brigades. And now, a third volume reprises the story of John Perry, former planet-hopping soldier who has now traded his genetically enhanced second body for a commonplace one and a peaceful retirement. Free from the stresses of battle, he's enjoying domestic bliss with his wife and adopted daughter on a remote Colonial Union world. Then a former commanding general drops by with a tempting proposal. Perry and his wife are apparently the perfect candidates to lead a promising new colony populated by citizens from 10 worlds. They accept, but then the CU deceitfully strands them and their charges on an unknown world. Perry discovers they are pawns in a deadly game calculated to destroy an alien coalition whose purposes include blocking further human colonization . . . Scalzi's captivating blend of off-world adventure and political intrigue remains consistently engaging."—Carl Hays, Booklist “Full of whodunit twists and explosive action, Scalzi's third SF novel [is] entertaining storytelling on a very human scale. Several years after the events of The Ghost Brigades (2006), John Perry, the hero of Old Man's War (2005), and Jane Sagan are leading a normal life as administrator and constable on the colonial planet Huckleberry with their adopted daughter, Zoë, when they get conscripted to run a new colony, ominously named Roanoke. When the colonists are dropped onto a different planet than the one they expected, they find themselves caught in a confrontation between the human Colonial Union and the alien confederation called the Conclave. Hugo-finalist Scalzi avoids political allegory, promoting individual compassion and honesty and downplaying patriotic loyalty—except in the case of the inscrutable Obin, hive-mind aliens whose devotion to Zoë will remind fans of the benevolent role Captain Nemo plays in Verne's Mysterious Island.”—Publishers Weekly
