John Scalzi

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 Ghost Brigades, 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, The 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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An Epic Conversation with Cory Doctorow and John Scalzi, Part 2

John Scalzi and Cory Doctorow continue discussing writing, pranks, and more. Their books 'Zoe's Tale' and 'Little Brother' take center stage. Click here to see part one of this interview http://us.macmillan.com/littlebrother/CoryDoctorow#media

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John Scalzi discusses his book, The Last Colony

Author interview with John Scalzi on his science fiction novel The Last Colony, the sequel to Old Man's War.

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Authors@Google Presents: John Scalzi

Author John Scalzi discusses The Last Colony as part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on April 27, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Scalzi talks with Scott Westerfeld & Justine Larbalestier (2/2)

Listen to this author interview to hear acclaimed science fiction and fantasy authors and great friends John Scalzi, Scott Westerfeld, and Justine Larbalestier chat about their books. Learn more about Campbell Award-winning author John Scalzi at http://us.macmillan.com/author/johnscalzi Learn more about space opera sci-fi author Scott Westerfeld at http://us.macmillan.com/author/scottwesterfeld Visit fantasy/thriller author Justine Larbalestier's website at http://justinelarbalestier.com/

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Scalzi talks with Scott Westerfeld & Justine Larbalestier (1/2)

Listen to this author interview to hear acclaimed science fiction and fantasy authors and great friends John Scalzi, Scott Westerfeld, and Justine Larbalestier chat about their books. Learn more about Campbell Award-winning author John Scalzi at http://us.macmillan.com/author/johnscalzi Learn more about space opera sci-fi author Scott Westerfeld at http://us.macmillan.com/author/scottwesterfeld Visit fantasy/thriller author Justine Larbalestier's website at http://justinelarbalestier.com/

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John Scalzi on his book The Last Colony

"Hear author John Scalzi talk about his science fiction novel The Last Colony. In this audio recorded author interview, Scalzi talks to Tor publicist Dot Lin on The Last Colony, the perils of a madcap book tour, and his hotly anticipated next book! Learn more about the SF book The Last Colony at http://us.macmillan.com/thelastcolony/JohnScalzi Read more about author John Scalzi at http://us.macmillan.com/author/johnscalzi"

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Redshirts
Redshirts

John Scalzi
Tor Books

From the bestselling, award-winning author of Old Man’s War, a novel that answers the question: What happens when all the expendable ensigns on the exploring...


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Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City: Prologue
Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City: Prologue
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John Scalzi
Tor Books

Old Man's War author John Scalzi's sendup of the heroic fantasy genre, now a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story.


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Redshirts: Chapters 1-4
Redshirts: Chapters 1-4

John Scalzi
Tor Books

THEY WERE EXPENDABLE . . . UNTIL THEY STARTED COMPARING NOTES A free preview of Redshirts, the astonishing new science-fiction yarn from John Scalzi....


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Fuzzy Nation
Fuzzy Nation

John Scalzi
Tor Science Fiction

Jack Holloway works alone. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorp’s headquarters on planet, 178 light-years from the corporation’s headquarters on Earth, Jack is...


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The President's Brain is Missing
The President's Brain is Missing
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John Scalzi
Tor Books

The question is, how can you tell the President's brain is missing? And are we sure we need it back?


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Agent to the Stars
Agent to the Stars

John Scalzi
Tor Science Fiction

The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanity’s first interstellar friendship. There’s just one problem: They’re hideously ugly...


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After the Coup
After the Coup
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John Scalzi
Tor Books

In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy—when possible—is important. So being a Colonial Union officer attached to...


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Metatropolis
Metatropolis

John Scalzi
Tor Books

Five original tales set in a shared urban future—from some of the hottest young writers in modern SF A strange man comes to an even stranger encampment...a...


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Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded
Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded

John Scalzi
Tor Books

On September 13, 1998, John Scalzi sat down in front of his computer to write the first entry in his blog Whatever--and changed the history of the Internet as...


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Zoe's Tale
Zoe's Tale

John Scalzi
Tor Science Fiction

A return to the bestselling Old Man’s War universe, by science fiction’s fastest-rising new star, told from the point of view of one of the most appealing...


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The Last Colony
The Last Colony

John Scalzi
Tor Science Fiction

The highly-anticipated conclusion to the science fiction trilogy begun with Old Man’s War and The Ghost Brigades.


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The Android's Dream
The Android's Dream

John Scalzi
Tor Science Fiction

The new SF novel from the author of Old Man’s War and The Ghost Brigades


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The Ghost Brigades
The Ghost Brigades

John Scalzi
Tor Science Fiction

The sequel to the extraordinary Old Man’s War


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Old Man's War
Old Man's War

John Scalzi
Tor Science Fiction

A stunning novel of the long war for human survival--in a universe replete with hostility


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