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The Last Colony

John Scalzi

Published 2007 by Tor Books · 320 pages

Hugo · 2008

Finalist
Science Fiction

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7 award entries · 7 books · 1 wins · 2006–2024

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Synopsis

Retired soldiers John Perry and Jane Sagan agree to lead a new human colony, only to discover they’ve been made pawns in a galactic power struggle. Cut off from the Colonial Union and targeted by an alien alliance, they must find a way to protect their colonists from forces far beyond their control.

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Social SF
Colonialism & EmpirePolitics & Revolution

Details

Series
Old Man's War · Book 3
Author nationality
United States
ISBN
9780765316974