John Scalzi

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John Scalzi

33 books6 series

John Michael Scalzi II (born 1969) is an American science fiction author and online writer, and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whate…

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John Michael Scalzi II (born 1969) is an American science fiction author and online writer, and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, at which he has written daily on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fanwriter in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several prominent charity drives. His novel Redshirts won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel. He has written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, and writing, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series Stargate Universe.

 

LATEST RELEASEThe Shattering Peace2025 6.0/10 Rating COMING NEXTOld Man's War Book 82027 8.0/10 Anticipation

THE AUTHOR’S WORLDS

Book series

The Dispatcher3 books in this catalog2017–2022 Completed series The Interdependency3 books in this catalog2017–2020 Completed series Lock In2 books in this catalog2014–2018 Fuzzy (other novels)1 books in this catalog2011 The Android's Dream1 books in this catalog2006 Old Man's War10 books in this catalog2005–2025

AUTHOR CAREER

Publication timeline

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2003–202733 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

Writing profile

Genres assigned to this author’s cataloged books. A book can belong to several genres.

Main classification

Fantasy4 (12%)
Science Fiction25 (76%)
Other4 (12%)

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Genres and themes

Science Fiction25 / 33 books
Military Science Fiction8 / 33 books
Fantasy6 / 33 books
Non-fiction4 / 33 books
Space Opera3 / 33 books
Urban Fantasy3 / 33 books
Mystery3 / 33 books
Young Adult1 / 33 books

Books by this author

33 books in this view

Old Man's War Book 8 2027 8.0/10 Anticipation Old Man's War #8 The Shattering Peace 2025 6.0/10 1 ratings Old Man's War #7 When the Moon Hits Your Eye 2025 8.0/10 1 ratings Starter Villain 2023 Travel by Bullet 2022 The Dispatcher #3 The Kaiju Preservation Society 2022 8.0/10 Anticipation The Dispatcher: Murder by Other Means 2021 The Dispatcher #2 The Last Emperox 2020 7.5/10 2 ratings The Interdependency #3 A Very Scalzi Christmas 2019 The Consuming Fire 2018 8.0/10 2 ratings The Interdependency #2 Head On 2018 7.0/10 1 ratings Lock In #2 Don't Live for Your Obituary 2017 The Dispatcher 2017 The Dispatcher #1 The Collapsing Empire 2017 8.7/10 3 ratings The Interdependency #1 The End of All Things 2015 9.0/10 3 ratings Old Man's War #6 Lock In 2014 7.0/10 2 ratings Lock In #1 Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome 2014 Mallet of Loving Correction 2013 The Human Division 2013 8.0/10 4 ratings Old Man's War #5 Redshirts 2012 6.0/10 5 ratings Fuzzy Nation 2011 9.5/10 4 ratings Fuzzy (other novels) The God Engines 2009 8.0/10 1 ratings METAtropolis 2009 Zoe's Tale 2008 6.7/10 6 ratings Old Man's War #4