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Zusatztext Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood roiling Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 John Scalzi's sixth novel in The Old Man's War series follows human and alien governments on the brink of destruction. Zusammenfassung John Scalzi's sixth novel in The Old Man's War series follows human and alien governments on the brink of destruction.
