The Human Division - (Old Man's War) by John Scalzi (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi, The Human Division is released for the first time in trade paperback with a new introduction by the author.

The people of Earth now know that the human Colonial Union has kept them ignorant of the dangerous universe around them. For generations the CU had defended humanity against hostile aliens, deliberately keeping Earth an ignorant backwater and a source of military recruits. Now the CU's secrets are known to all. Other alien races have come on the scene and formed a new alliance--an alliance against the Colonial Union. And they've invited the people of Earth to join them. For a shaken and betrayed Earth, the choice isn't obvious or easy.

Against such possibilities, managing the survival of the Colonial Union won't be easy, either. It will take diplomatic finesse, political cunning...and a brilliant "B Team," centered on the resourceful Lieutenant Harry Wilson, that can be deployed to deal with the unpredictable and unexpected things the universe throws at you when you're struggling to preserve the unity of the human race.

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
Short fiction: "After the Coup"

Review Quotes

Praise for The Human Division:

"Mr. Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced." --The Wall Street Journal

"A wonderful addition to Scalzi's 'Old Man's War' universe." --Library Journal

"John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today."
--Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box

"If anyone stands at the core of the American science fiction tradition at the moment, it is Scalzi." --The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition

Praise for the Old Man's War Series:

"John Scalzi writes science fiction that is fun, intelligent, and irreverent. I haven't enjoyed science fiction this much in years." --Christopher Paolini

"John Scalzi is a fresh and appealing new voice, and Old Man's War is classic SF seen from a modern perspective." --Robert Charles Wilson

"I enjoyed Old Man's War immensely... fast action, vivid characters, moral complexity and cool speculative physics, set in a future you almost want to live into, and a universe you sincerely hope you don't live in already." --Ken MacLeod

"A mix of Starship Troopers and Universal Soldier, Ghost evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi tradition." --Entertainment Weekly

"[Scalzi's] stories really deliver emotionally and that he has a tone of voice that is immediately warm, attractive and welcoming. You want to read his book, hear his story, and he seems to want to tell it to you." --Jonathan Strahan

Praise for John Scalzi:

"I can honestly say I can't think of another book that ever made me laugh this much. Ever." --Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind on Redshirts

"Scalzi takes apart the whole Star Trek universe and puts it back together far more plausibly--and a lot funnier too." --Lev Grossman, New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians on Redshirts

"This is a John Scalzi novel, and a reader must expect the unexpected, including a surprising emotional punch as the story unfolds, reconfigures and steps outside itself." --The New York Times on Redshirts

"Scalzi's latest is a light-hearted story with a likeable fish-out-of-water protagonist and a lot of very smart cats. There's also a dolphin labor dispute, some truly awful techbros, and a volcano island lair... Who could resist?" --Rebecca Roanhorse, author of Black Sun on Starter Villain

About the Author

JOHN SCALZI is one of the most popular science fiction authors of his generation. His debut, Old Man's War, won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, Redshirts (which won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel), The Last Emperox, The Kaiju Preservation Society, and Starter Villain. Material from his blog, Whatever, has earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.