Book Series Guide

John Scalzi · novel series

Old Man's War

Military science fiction following the Colonial Defense Force, interstellar war, and the changing fate of humanity.

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As released

Books in reading order

Novels are listed in sequence, alongside any novellas or companion books the supplied reading order includes.

  1. 1 Cover of Old Man's War
    Old Man's War

    Book 1 · novel · 2005

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  2. 2
    Questions for a Soldier

    Book 1.5 · short_story · 2005

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  3. 3 Cover of The Ghost Brigades
    The Ghost Brigades

    Book 2 · novel · 2006

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  4. 4
    The Sagan Diary

    Book 2.5 · novella · 2007

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  5. 5 Cover of The Last Colony
    The Last Colony

    Book 3 · novel · 2007

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  6. 6 Cover of Zoe's Tale
    Zoe's Tale

    Book 4 · novel · 2008

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  7. 7
    After the Coup

    Book 4.5 · short_story · 2010

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  8. 8
    The B-Team

    Book 5.01 · novella · 2013

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  9. 9
    Walk the Plank

    Book 5.02 · short_story · 2013

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  10. 10
    Tales From the Clarke

    Book 5.05 · short_story · 2013

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  11. 11
    The Dog King

    Book 5.07 · short_story · 2013

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  12. 12
    The Observers

    Book 5.09 · short_story · 2013

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  13. 13
    The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads

    Book 5.12 · short_story · 2013

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  14. 14
    Earth Below, Sky Above

    Book 5.13 · novella · 2013

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  15. 15
    The Life of the Mind

    Book 6.1 · novella · 2015

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  16. 16
    This Hollow Union

    Book 6.2 · novella · 2015

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  17. 17
    Can Long Endure

    Book 6.3 · novella · 2015

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  18. 18
    To Stand or Fall

    Book 6.4 · novella · 2015

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  19. 19 Cover of The Shattering Peace
    The Shattering Peace

    Book 7 · novel · 2025

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