Old Man's War series

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Old Man's War
Author John Scalzi
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Tor Books
No. of books6
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The Old Man's War series is a series of science fiction novels by John Scalzi. The first book in the series, Old Man's War , was first published in 2005 by Tor Books, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. [1]

Contents

Television series adaptation

In August 2014 SyFy announced that they are working on developing a TV series based on the Old Man's War series, currently called Ghost Brigades, with Wolfgang Petersen overseeing development. [2]

In December 2017, it was announced that Netflix had acquired Old Man's War and would develop it as an original film. [3] [ needs update ]

Works

#TitlePagesWord countDateReleaseISBN
1 Old Man's War 32090,566 [4] 2005 Tor Books ISBN   0-7653-0940-8
Questions for a Soldier5,412December 2005Subterranean Press chapbook ISBN   1-59606-048-4
2 The Ghost Brigades 320103,335 [5] February 2006 Tor Books ISBN   0-7653-1502-5
The Sagan Diary12,700 [6] February 2007 Subterranean Press; April 2008, Audible.com ISBN   978-1-59606-103-3
3 The Last Colony 32092,059 [7] April 2007 Tor Books ISBN   0-7653-1697-8
After the Coup7,083July 2008Tor.com eBook ASIN   B003V4B4PM
4 Zoe's Tale 33690,000 [8] August 2008 Tor Books ISBN   0-7653-1698-6
5 The Human Division 432130,000 [9] May 2013 Tor Books ISBN   978-0-7653-3351-3
Hafte Sorvalh Eats a Churro and Speaks to the Youth of TodayMay 2013Tor Books
6 The End of All Things 38499,000 [10] August 2015 Tor Books ISBN   978-0-7653-7607-7
Total2,112630,155

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