The End of All Things: The Compulsive Military Science Fiction Adventure: 6 (Old Man’s War, 6) - Softcover

Scalzi, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 144729050X ISBN 13: 9781447290506

Publisher: Tor, 2016

Synopsis

The universe is a hostile place in John Scalzi's The End of All Things the sixth in The Old Man's War series.

Our fate is in their hands . . .

The Colonial Union's Defence Force was formed to save humanity when aggressive alien species targeted our worlds. Now Lieutenant Harry Wilson has an urgent new mission, as a hostile universe becomes ever more dangerous. He must investigate a sinister group, which lurks in the darkness of space playing different factions against one another. They'll target both humans and aliens, and their motives are unfathomable.

The Defence Force itself is weakening as its soldiers fall – without recruits to replace them. Relations with Earth have broken down and it will send no more troops, even as human colonies become increasingly vulnerable to alien attack.

Lieutenant Wilson and Colonial Union diplomats must race to keep the peace, seek reconciliation with an enraged Earth, and maintain humanity's unity at all costs. If they don't, it will mean oblivion, extinction and the end of all things.

‘John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today’ – Joe Hill, author of The Fireman

About this title

About the Author

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

From the Back Cover

OUR FATE IS IN THEIR HANDS

The Colonial Union's Defence Force was formed to save humanity when aggressive alien species targeted our worlds. Now, Lieutenant Harry Wilson has an urgent new mission. He must investigate a sinister group that lurks in the darkness of space, playing factions of humans and aliens against one another.

The Defence Force is also weakening as its soldiers fall. Relations with Earth have broken down and it's stopped sending replacement troops as human colonies become increasingly vulnerable to alien attack. Lieutenant Wilson and Colonial Union diplomats must race to keep the peace, seek reconciliation with Earth, and maintain humanity's unity at all costs. If they don't, it will mean extinction and the end of all things.

'Delightful, compulsively readable, and even somewhat nutritious brain candy'
Kirkus Reviews

'Polished and powerful . . . Scalzi knows just how to satisfy his fans'
Publishers Weekly

From the Inside Flap

The Colonial Union's Defence Force was formed to save humanity when aggressive alien species targeted our worlds. Now Lieutenant Harry Wilson has an urgent new mission, as a hostile universe becomes ever more dangerous. He must investigate a sinister group, which lurks in the darkness of space playing different factions against one another. They'll target both humans and aliens, and their motives are unfathomable.

The Defence Force itself is weakening as its soldiers fall - without recruits to replace them. Relations with Earth have broken down and it will send no more troops, even as human colonies become increasingly vulnerable to alien attack.

Lieutenant Wilson and Colonial Union diplomats must race to keep the peace, seek reconciliation with an enraged Earth, and maintain humanity's unity at all costs. If they don't, it will mean oblivion, extinction and the end of all things.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tor
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144729050X
• ISBN 13: 9781447290506
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384