After the Coup
In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy—when possible—is important. So being a Colonial Union officer attached to an interplanetary diplomatic mission sometimes means taking a fall. Literally.John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War was one of the most popular SF...
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In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy—when possible—is important. So being a Colonial Union officer attached to an interplanetary diplomatic mission sometimes means taking a fall. Literally.John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War was one of the most popular SF debut novels of the last decade; its sequels are The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony,and Zoe’s Tale. Other novels include The Android’s Dream and Agent to the Stars. His collection of material from his weblog The Whatever, Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded, won the Hugo Award in 2009. He won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2006, and was elected President of the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2010.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781429952125 (1429952121)
ASIN: B003V4B4PM
Publish date: July 20th 2008
Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Humor,
Science Fiction,
Space,
War,
Military,
Space Opera,
Aliens,
Short Stories,
Military Science Fiction
Series: Old Man's War (#4)
Short stories don't get enough credit, nor do their authors. It's hard to tell a complete story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. It's harder to be concise than long-winded. And it's very hard indeed to create an entire new world, with all that entails, and convey it to the reader in a few key...