The Shattering Peace
Published on 18. September 2025
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-5290-8293-7 (ISBN)
Description
Peace is an illusion . . .
After a decade, acclaimed Hugo Award winner and science fiction master John Scalzi returns to the Old Man's War series with the long-awaited seventh book, The Shattering Peace.
For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space due to agreements between the Colonial Union, Earth and the alien Conclave. But now the most advanced, intelligent species humans have ever met is on the cusp of a species-defining war. Nothing the Consu does, however, is just about them. The Colonial Union, Earth and the Conclave have been unwillingly dragged into their conflict, and in the most surprising of ways.
Gretchen Trujillo is a mid-level bureaucrat in a mundane job within the Colonial Union's State Department. Until, that is, she's called to take part in a secret mission that will involve representatives from every powerful faction in space. What she discovers could redefine the destinies of humans and aliens alike . . . or destroy every one of them.
After a decade, acclaimed Hugo Award winner and science fiction master John Scalzi returns to the Old Man's War series with the long-awaited seventh book, The Shattering Peace.
For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space due to agreements between the Colonial Union, Earth and the alien Conclave. But now the most advanced, intelligent species humans have ever met is on the cusp of a species-defining war. Nothing the Consu does, however, is just about them. The Colonial Union, Earth and the Conclave have been unwillingly dragged into their conflict, and in the most surprising of ways.
Gretchen Trujillo is a mid-level bureaucrat in a mundane job within the Colonial Union's State Department. Until, that is, she's called to take part in a secret mission that will involve representatives from every powerful faction in space. What she discovers could redefine the destinies of humans and aliens alike . . . or destroy every one of them.
Reviews / Votes
John Scalzi writes science fiction that is fun, intelligent and irreverent . . . I haven't enjoyed science fiction this much in years -- Christopher Paolini, author of <i>Eragon</i>, on the Old Man's War series Old Man's War is classic SF seen from a modern perspective - a fast-paced tour of a daunting, hostile universe -- Robert Charles Wilson, author of <i>Spin</i>, on <i>Old Man's War</i> I enjoyed Old Man's War immensely. A space war story with fast action, vivid characters, moral complexity and cool speculative physics, set in a future you almost want to live in, and a universe you sincerely hope you don't live in already -- Ken MacLeod, author of the Lightspeed Trilogy, on <i>Old Man's War</i> I can honestly say I can't think of another book that ever made me laugh this much. Ever -- Patrick Rothfuss,<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Name of the Wind, </i>on<i> Redshirts</i> Scalzi takes apart the whole Star Trek universe and puts it back together far more plausibly - and a lot funnier too -- Lev Grossman, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Magicians</i>, on <i>Redshirts</i>More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
479 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5290-8293-7 (9781529082937)
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The Shattering Peace
The acclaimed Old Man's War series returns in this military sci-fi adventure
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John Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors of his generation. His debut, Old Man's War, won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, Lock In, Redshirts - which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel - The Last Emperox and The Kaiju Preservation Society. Material from his widely read blog, Whatever, has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.