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Old Man's War Books in Order

See the Old Man's War books by John Scalzi in order, with series background, short summaries, and tips on where to start in this military sci-fi universe.

Last updated: January 16, 2026

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The End of All Things

by John Scalzi

2015

A four-part continuation of the Old Man's War universe that follows multiple narrators through a period of escalating political breakdown. As alliances strain and institutions crack, the characters fight to keep people alive, and to stop a bad situation from becoming the end.

The Human Division

by John Scalzi

2013

A linked set of episodic missions in the Old Man's War universe, following the Colonial Union's Diplomatic Corps as it tries to keep human space from fracturing. Lieutenant Harry Wilson and his team handle crises where negotiation can be as lethal as war.

Zoe's Tale

by John Scalzi

2008

A parallel telling of The Last Colony through the eyes of Zoe, a teenager growing up inside the Colonial Union's strange new home. She faces danger, first contact, and hard moral choices, while trying to figure out what kind of person she wants to be.

The Last Colony

by John Scalzi

2007

John Perry and Jane Sagan are pulled from the battlefield and tasked with leading a new colony, a job with more politics than bullets. On an unfamiliar world, they must protect their people while navigating forces that would rather see the colony fail.

The Ghost Brigades

by John Scalzi

2006

Special Forces soldiers called the Ghost Brigades are grown from human DNA and sent on missions regular troops cannot touch. A new recruit must hunt down a traitor whose secrets could doom humanity, while figuring out who he really is.

Old Man's War

by John Scalzi

2005

When 75-year-old John Perry enlists in the Colonial Defense Forces, he leaves Earth behind for a war he does not understand. Given a new body and a new life, he is thrown into brutal alien conflict and hard questions about identity and sacrifice.

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