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Ghost Brigades Mass market paperbound - 2007

by John Scalzi

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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.

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This seller has earned a 4.03 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
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Readers largely found The Ghost Brigades a brisk, accessible military SF entry that broadens the Old Man’s War universe, spotlighting the Special Forces and Jane Sagan while probing themes of identity, cloning, and moral ambiguity in the Colonial Union. Many praised the action, pacing, and worldbuilding, though several missed John Perry’s voice and noted the humor is dialed back. Critiques centered on predictability, some plausibility gaps in the science and indoctrination logic, and a sense that it’s less original and resonant than the first book. Audiobook narration drew favorable mentions, and most saw it as a solid, if uneven, follow-up that keeps the series moving.

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fast-pacedentertainingthought-provokingsolid sequelunevenpredictablestrong worldbuildingmorally ambiguouslighter on humorcharacter-focused

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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.

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.

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.

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...

Old Man's War Series
#1 Old Man's War
#2 The Ghost Brigades
#3 The Last Colony
#4 Zoe's Tale
#5 The Human Division
#6 The End of All Things
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Praise for "Old Man's War"
"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."
--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"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."
--"San Francisco"" Chronicle"
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"Thought-provoking!"
--"Entertainment Weekly"
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"Smartly conceived and thoroughly entertaining, "Old Man's War" is a splendid novel."
--"Cleveland Plain Dealer"

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  • Title Ghost Brigades
  • Author John Scalzi
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tor MM, New York, New York
  • Publication date 2007
  • ISBN 9780765354068 / 0765354063
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.9 x 4.15 x 0.96 in (17.53 x 10.54 x 2.44 cm)
  • Reading level 830
  • Category Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, War stories
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

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 Android's Dream and The Last Colony. 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.

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