New Releases by John Scalzi

Eine Episode aus „Die letzte Einheit“, dem neuen „Krieg der Klone“-Roman von John Scalzi Der Auftrag von Captain Sophia Coloma mit ihrem Schiff, der Clarke, ist einfach: Bürokraten und Diplomaten von der Erde im All herumkutschieren. Schon bald entdeckt sie jedoch, dass auch einfache Aufträge ihre Tücken haben können – und dass ihr Schiff noch ein paar Geheimnisse bereithält, von denen Coloma bislang nichts wusste. Und die Clarke ist nicht die einzige mit Geheimnissen.

Eine Episode aus „Die letzte Einheit“, dem neuen „Krieg der Klone“-Roman von John Scalzi Lieutenant Harry Wilson ist auf ein Kriegsschiff der Kolonialen Verteidigungsarmee versetzt worden. Der Auftrag lautet, eine wilde Kolonie still und heimlich von einem Planeten zu entfernen, der eigentlich bereits von dem Alien-Volk der Bula beansprucht wird. Währenddessen soll Botschafterin Abumwe mit den Bula verhandeln – und die Existenz der wilden Kolonie verschleiern. Zwei Vorhaben, die eigentlich zum Scheitern verurteilt sind.

Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of the human race. 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. Being published online from January to April 2013 as a three-month digital serial, The Human Division will appear as a full-length novel of the Old Man''s War universe, plus—for the first time in print—the first tale of Lieutenant Harry Wilson, and a coda that wasn''t part of the digital serialization. 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” Other Tor Books The Android’s Dream Agent to the Stars Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Lock In The Collapsing Empire (forthcoming) At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The tenth episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi''s new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man''s War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear in e-book form every Tuesday. Colonial Union diplomat Hart Schmidt is back home for Harvest Day celebrations—to a family whose members wonder whether its youngest son isn''t wasting his life clinging to the lowest rung of the CU''s diplomatic ladder. When his father, a legendarily powerful politician, presents him with a compelling offer, Schmidt has to take stock of his life and career. OTHER TOR BOOKS BY JOHN SCALZI Agent to the Stars The Android’s Dream Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998–2008 The Kaiju Preservation Society Starter Villain When the Moon Hits Your Eye Monsters of Ohio THE OLD MAN’S WAR NOVELS Old Man’s War The Ghost Brigades The Last Colony Zoë’s Tale The End of All Things The Shattering Peace THE LOCK IN SERIES Lock In Head On Unlocked THE INTERDEPENDENCY SEQUENCE The Collapsing Empire The Consuming Fire The Last Emperox EDITED BY JOHN SCALZI Metatropolis At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The ninth episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi''s new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man''s War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear in e-book form every Tuesday. In an effort to improve relations with the Earth, the Colonial Union has invited a contingent of diplomats from that planet to observe Ambassador Abumwe negotiate a trade deal with an alien species. Then something very bad happens to one of the Earthings, and with that, the relationship between humanity''s two factions is on the cusp of disruption once more. It''s a race to find out what really happened, and who is to blame. OTHER TOR BOOKS BY JOHN SCALZI Agent to the Stars The Android’s Dream Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998–2008 The Kaiju Preservation Society Starter Villain When the Moon Hits Your Eye Monsters of Ohio THE OLD MAN’S WAR NOVELS Old Man’s War The Ghost Brigades The Last Colony Zoë’s Tale The End of All Things The Shattering Peace THE LOCK IN SERIES Lock In Head On Unlocked THE INTERDEPENDENCY SEQUENCE The Collapsing Empire The Consuming Fire The Last Emperox EDITED BY JOHN SCALZI Metatropolis At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The seventh episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi''s new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man''s War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear in e-book form every Tuesday. CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has one simple task: Watch an ambassador''s dog while the diplomat is conducting sensitive negotiations with an alien race. But you know dogs—always getting into something. And when this dog gets into something that could launch an alien civil war, Wilson has to find a way to solve the conflict, fast, or be the one in the Colonial Union''s doghouse. OTHER TOR BOOKS BY JOHN SCALZI Agent to the Stars The Android’s Dream Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998–2008 The Kaiju Preservation Society Starter Villain When the Moon Hits Your Eye Monsters of Ohio THE OLD MAN’S WAR NOVELS Old Man’s War The Ghost Brigades The Last Colony Zoë’s Tale The End of All Things The Shattering Peace THE LOCK IN SERIES Lock In Head On Unlocked THE INTERDEPENDENCY SEQUENCE The Collapsing Empire The Consuming Fire The Last Emperox EDITED BY JOHN SCALZI Metatropolis At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The fifth episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi''s new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man''s War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear in e-book form every Tuesday. Captain Sophia Coloma of the Clarke has a simple task: Ferry around representatives from Earth in an aging spaceship that the Colonial Union hopes to sell to them. But nothing is as simple as it seems, and Coloma discovers the ship she''s showing off holds suprises of its own...and it''s not the only one with secrets. OTHER TOR BOOKS BY JOHN SCALZI Agent to the Stars The Android’s Dream Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998–2008 The Kaiju Preservation Society Starter Villain When the Moon Hits Your Eye Monsters of Ohio THE OLD MAN’S WAR NOVELS Old Man’s War The Ghost Brigades The Last Colony Zoë’s Tale The End of All Things The Shattering Peace THE LOCK IN SERIES Lock In Head On Unlocked THE INTERDEPENDENCY SEQUENCE The Collapsing Empire The Consuming Fire The Last Emperox EDITED BY JOHN SCALZI Metatropolis At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The fourth episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi''s new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man''s War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear in e-book form every Tuesday. Albert Birnbaum was once one of the biggest political talk show hosts around, but these days he''s watching his career enter a death spiral. A stranger offers a solution to his woes, promising to put him back on top. It''s everything Birnbaum wants, but is there a catch? And does Birnbaum actually care if there is? OTHER TOR BOOKS BY JOHN SCALZI Agent to the Stars The Android’s Dream Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998–2008 The Kaiju Preservation Society Starter Villain When the Moon Hits Your Eye Monsters of Ohio THE OLD MAN’S WAR NOVELS Old Man’s War The Ghost Brigades The Last Colony Zoë’s Tale The End of All Things The Shattering Peace THE LOCK IN SERIES Lock In Head On Unlocked THE INTERDEPENDENCY SEQUENCE The Collapsing Empire The Consuming Fire The Last Emperox EDITED BY JOHN SCALZI Metatropolis At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The third episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi''s new thirteen-episode novel in the world of his bestselling Old Man''s War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode of The Human Division will appear in e-book form every Tuesday. CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has been loaned out to a CDF platoon tasked with secretly removing an unauthorized colony of humans on an alien world. Colonial Ambassador Abumwe has been ordered to participate in final negotiations with an alien race the Union hopes to make allies. Wilson and Abumwe''s missions are fated to cross—and in doing so, place both missions at risk of failure. OTHER TOR BOOKS BY JOHN SCALZI Agent to the Stars The Android’s Dream Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998–2008 The Kaiju Preservation Society Starter Villain When the Moon Hits Your Eye Monsters of Ohio THE OLD MAN’S WAR NOVELS Old Man’s War The Ghost Brigades The Last Colony Zoë’s Tale The End of All Things The Shattering Peace THE LOCK IN SERIES Lock In Head On Unlocked THE INTERDEPENDENCY SEQUENCE The Collapsing Empire The Consuming Fire The Last Emperox EDITED BY JOHN SCALZI Metatropolis At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history? I ask because it''s what I have to do. I''m Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player (and a pawn) in a interstellar chess match to save humanity, or to see it fall. Witness to history. Friend. Daughter. Human. Seventeen years old. Everyone on Earth knows the tale I am part of. But you don''t know my tale: How I did what I did — how I did what I had to do — not just to stay alive but to keep you alive, too. All of you. I''m going to tell it to you now, the only way I know how: not straight but true, the whole thing, to try make you feel what I felt: the joy and terror and uncertainty, panic and wonder, despair and hope. Everything that happened, bringing us to Earth, and Earth out of its captivity. All through my eyes. It''s a story you know. But you don''t know it all. 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” Other Tor Books The Android’s Dream Agent to the Stars Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Lock In The Collapsing Empire (forthcoming) At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Sigue la historia más grande de la galaxia contada por su protagonista Zoë y escrita por el destacado autor John Scalzi. ¿Cómo cuentas tu participación en el relato más grande de la historia? Lo pregunto porque es lo que tengo que hacer. Soy Zoë Boutin-Perry: miembro de una colonia aislada en un letal mundo pionero. Sagrado icono de una raza de alienígenas. Jugadora y peón en una partida de ajedrez interestelar para salvar a la humanidad, o para verla caer. Testigo de la historia. Amiga. Hija. Humana. Diecisiete años. Todos en la Tierra conocen la historia de la que formo parte. Pero no conocen mi propia historia: cómo hice lo que hice, lo que tuve que hacer, no sólo para seguir viva, sino para que vosotros también siguierais con vida. Ahora me dispongo a contarlo, todo, de la única forma que sé: directa y sincera, para que sintáis lo que yo sentí; la alegría y la incertidumbre, el pánico y el asombro, la desesperación y la esperanza. Todo a través de mis ojos. Ya conocéis esta historia. Pero no la conocéis toda.

Una novela de ciencia ficción del premiado autor de género.. John Perry y Jane Sagan han encontrado la paz junto a su hija adoptiva Zoë en el planeta colonial Huckleberry. Es una buena vida, pero sienten que les falta... algo. Por eso, cuando se les propone liderar una nueva colonia, John y Jane no pueden resistir la tentación de explorar el universo una vez más. Pero cuando los colonos son abandonados en un planeta desconocido, Perry descubre que nada es lo que parece. Él y su nueva colonia son simples peones en la confrontación entre la Unión Colonial humana y la confederación alienígena denominada el Cónclave, que pretende frenar la colonización humana. Mientras la partida se decide, Perry deberá proteger a sus colonos de la amenaza que suponen ambos bandos y mantenerlos con vida en un planeta que esconde sus propios secretos. Al mismo tiempo intentará prevenir una guerra que podría significar no sólo la destrucción de su nuevo hogar, sino también la aniquilación de toda la Unión Colonial.

Redshirts is John Scalzi’s Hugo Award-winning novel of the starship ensigns who were expendable...until they started comparing notes. Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It’s a prestige posting, with the chance to serve on "Away Missions" alongside the starship’s famous senior officers. Life couldn’t be better...until Andrew begins to realize that (1) every Away Mission involves a lethal confrontation with alien forces, (2) the ship’s senior officers always survive these confrontations, and (3) sadly, at least one low-ranking crew member is invariably killed. Unsurprisingly, the savvier crew members belowdecks avoid Away Missions at all costs. Then Andrew stumbles on information that transforms his and his colleagues’ understanding of what the starship Intrepid really is...and offers them a crazy, high-risk chance to save their own lives. With a new introduction by Mary Robinette Kowal, author of the Hugo-winning The Calculating Stars. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

From the author of the bestselling Old Man''s War sequence and the Hugo Award-winning "Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded" comes a new and major work of hard-SF adventure.

Tras varios años de duro trabajo en el planeta Zarathustra, la suerte de Jack Holloway cambia cuando descubre una veta repleta de un mineral de valor incalculable. Jack consigue asociarse con la empresa ZaraCorp para que ésta se encargue de las labores de extracción a cambio de un porcentaje de los beneficios. Pero todo se complica cuando un ser bípedo y peludo, encantador, confiado y ridículamente mono, se cuela en su cabaña, seguido, poco después, por el resto de su familia. Poco a poco Jack se va dando cuenta de que los pequeños seres son inteligentes, y que, por tanto, pueden suponer un grave inconveniente para ZaraCorp, que no podría explotar el planeta si se demostrara que lo habitan seres sintientes. Jack sabe que la corporación no se detendrá ante nada para eliminar a los «peludos» antes de que su existencia pase a ser de conocimiento público, pero ¿será capaz de renunciar a una suculenta comisión por demostrar que los peludos son seres inteligentes y, por tanto, los legítimos amos de su hogar?

The space-faring Yherajk have come to begin humanity''s first interstellar friendship. Unfortunately, they are hideous and they smell like rotting fish. They''re going to need an agent... the best agent in Hollywood.

In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy—when possible—is important. So being a Colonial Union officer attached to an interplanetary diplomatic mission sometimes means taking a fall. Literally. John Scalzi''s Old Man''s War was one of the most popular SF debut novels of the last decade; its sequels are The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony,and Zoe''s Tale. Other novels include The Android''s Dream and Agent to the Stars. His collection of material from his weblog The Whatever, Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded, won the Hugo Award in 2009. He won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2006, and was elected President of the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2010. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Los exploradores espaciales yherajk han venido a la Tierra para conocernos y así entablar la primera amistad interestelar con la humanidad. Sólo hay un inconveniente: tienen un aspecto espantoso y huelen a pescado en mal estado. Conseguir la confianza de los terrícolas supone todo un desafío y los yherajk necesitan a alguien que les ayude a llevar a cabo dicha empresa. Y si alguien sabe algo sobre ganarse la confianza de sus clientes, ése es Thomas Stein, uno de los jóvenes agentes más prometedores de Hollywood. Pero aunque Stein acaba de cerrar el trato más importante de su carrera, complacer a toda una raza alienígena no será tan fácil. Esta vez tendrá que recurrir a los mejores trucos de su repertorio para ganarse su comisión.

Devoted to the Bishopry Militant and to his crew, ship captain Ean Tephe is given a secret mission to a hidden land.

El universo es un lugar peligroso para la humanidad y está a punto de serlo mucho más, ya que tres razas alienígenas se han aliado contra los humanos. Cuentan con un importante aliado: el científico militar Charles Boutin, que ha traicionado a la humanidad y ha desvelado los mayores secretos de las FDC. Para vencer, las FDC deberán averiguar qué ha llevado a Boutin a cometer semejante acto. La clave para resolver este enigma se llama Jared Dirac; un híbrido superhumano, creado a partir del ADN de Boutin y cuyo cerebro contiene la memoria del traidor. Pero el trasplante de memoria falla y Pared es trasladado a las Brigadas Fantasma. Allí se convierte en un soldado perfecto, hasta que los recuerdos de Boutin comienzan a manifestarse. Pared emprenderá entonces una búsqueda desesperada de su «padre» para obtener respuestas, pero el tiempo corre en su contra: la alianza está preparando su ofensiva y planean cosas peores que la mera derrota militar de la humanidad.

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.

Perfect for an entry-level sci-fi reader and the ideal addition to a veteran fan’s collection, John Scalzi''s Old Man’s War will take audiences on a heart-stopping adventure into the far corners of the universe. John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife''s grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-and aliens willing to fight for them are common. The universe, it turns out, is a hostile place. So: we fight. To defend Earth (a target for our new enemies, should we let them get close enough) and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has gone on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding. Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity''s resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force, which shields the home planet from too much knowledge of the situation. What''s known to everybody is that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don''t want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You''ll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You''ll serve your time at the front. And if you survive, you''ll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets. John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine-and what he will become is far stranger. 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” Other Tor Books The Android’s Dream Agent to the Stars Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded Fuzzy Nation Redshirts Lock In The Collapsing Empire At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Fans of John Scalzi''s Old Man universe, prepare yourselves: there''s a long new story in that universe, told from the point of view of one of the series'' most intriguing characters. And for the first time, fans can become part of the universe themselves. Subterranean Press is proud to announce The Sagan Diary, a long novelette that for the first time looks at the worlds of the Hugo-nominated Old Man''s War and its sequel The Ghost Brigades from the point of view of Lieutenant Jane Sagan, who in a series of diary entries gives her views on some of the events included in the series... and sheds new light into some previously unexplored corners. If you thought you knew Jane Sagan before, prepare to be surprised.

Coffee Shop shows the writing life as it is, from the perspective of novelist and writer John Scalzi, who in 15 years as a professional writer has written just about everything: critically acclaimed novels, best-selling humor books, nationally syndicated newspaper columns, magazine cover stories... and ad copy, corporate brochures and Web site headlines, too. His wide range of experience informs this collection of essays on writing and the writing life, taken from his popular personal Web site, The Whatever. Whether providing practical advice, discussing writing and writers or observing the state of the writing world, Scalzi lays it out in a sharp, no-nonsense way that assumes you want the lay of the land, without all the huggy-squeezy hand-holding. Notes on the writing life, unvarnished views of writers and books and (yes) even some practical advice: It''s all here.

Science-fiction roman.

The sequel to the extraordinary Old Man''s War

Author John Scalzi demystifies the world of online money by walking readers through the basic steps of setting up online banking and brokerage accounts and making their first online transactions and trades. The guide deals with both simple and advanced banking and investing functions, covering topics from mortgages, car loans and credit cards to filing taxes online and day trading. In addition there are hundreds of reviews of online banking and investment sites and a directory of where to find the best financial news and commentary.