Jonathan Trott reviewed The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Good space opera
5 stars
Some good character development, new characters, and new situations. The overarching plot made some meaningful dents in the universe as a whole.
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John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about …
Excellent world building scifi
5 stars
It doesn't have the mind fuck moment of The Matrix, but it does pull the rug out from under you some way through the book. Love the switch up, the characters, and the plot lines that work their way through the book. Sets things up nicely for any subsequent novels.
It doesn't have the mind fuck moment of The Matrix, but it does pull the rug out from under you some way through the book. Love the switch up, the characters, and the plot lines that work their way through the book. Sets things up nicely for any subsequent novels.
Jonathan Trott started reading Lock In by John Scalzi (Lock In #1)
Lock In by John Scalzi (Lock In #1)
Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. Most who get sick …
Jonathan Trott reviewed The End of All Things by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #6)
Humans expanded into space…only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on …
A good almost ending book
5 stars
Lots of good characters introduced and revisited. Some good plot lines and a nice ending that brings an end to the old man’s war, hopefully!
Jonathan Trott finished reading The End of All Things by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #6)
The End of All Things by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #6)
Humans expanded into space…only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was the …
Jonathan Trott wants to read Fastpitch by Joslyn Chase
Fastpitch by Joslyn Chase
Jake Parkin thought his days of chasing danger ended when the Virginia Beach police department forced him into retirement. Now …
Jonathan Trott reviewed The Human Division by John Scalzi
Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight …
Different view of this universe
5 stars
Was nice to see the diplomatic side of things, not so much in the way of space war. Much more character driven and some very interesting situations that were worked through.
Jonathan Trott started reading The End of All Things by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #6)
The End of All Things by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #6)
Humans expanded into space…only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was the …
Jonathan Trott finished reading The Human Division by John Scalzi
The Human Division by John Scalzi
Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of …
Jonathan Trott reviewed After the Coup by John Scalzi (Old Man's War)
In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy—when possible—is important. So …
Nice little nibble
5 stars
Some fun characters having some fun times on the page. A tasty morsel indeeed!
Jonathan Trott reviewed Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War #4)
Great different point of view of existing story line
5 stars
I like how John took the plot we all read in the previous book and fleshed it out so well. Great to get a different viewpoint and to see all the behind the scenes machinations that were glossed over in the second book.
Jonathan Trott reviewed The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
The Ghost Brigades is a science fiction novel by American writer John Scalzi, the second …
Expanding the old mans universe
5 stars
Great tale that builds on the excellent start of Old Man's War. New characters are well defined and existing ones get some fleshing out.
Great tale that builds on the excellent start of Old Man's War. New characters are well defined and existing ones get some fleshing out.
Jonathan Trott started reading The Human Division by John Scalzi
The Human Division by John Scalzi
Following the events of The Last Colony, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of …
Jonathan Trott finished reading After the Coup by John Scalzi (Old Man's War)
After the Coup by John Scalzi (Old Man's War)
In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy—when possible—is important. So being a Colonial Union officer …
Jonathan Trott started reading After the Coup by John Scalzi (Old Man's War)
After the Coup by John Scalzi (Old Man's War)
In a universe of harsh interstellar conflict, the practice of interspecies diplomacy—when possible—is important. So being a Colonial Union officer …