The Last Colony: Old Man's War Book 3 The Last Colony: Old Man's War Book 3
Book 3 - Old Man's War

The Last Colony: Old Man's War Book 3

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Publisher Description

John Perry was living peacefully on one of humanity's colonies - until he and his wife were offered an opportunity these ex-supersoldiers couldn't resist. To come out of retirement and lead a new frontier world.

However, once on the planet, they discover they've been betrayed. For this colony is a pawn in an interstellar game of war and diplomacy. Humanity's Colonial Union has pitched itself against a new, seemingly unstoppable alien alliance, dedicated to ending all human colonization.

As this contest rages above, Perry struggles to keep his terrified colonists alive on the surface below - despite dangerous interstellar politics, violence and treachery. And the planet has yet to reveal its own fatal secrets.

PRAISE FOR THE OLD MAN'S WAR SERIES

"Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters." The Times

"Great fun" Daily Telegraph

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2008
5 August
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
336
Pages
PUBLISHER
Pan Macmillan UK
SELLER
Macmillan Publishers Australia and Pan Macmillan Australia
SIZE
894.3
KB

Customer Reviews

Coolasjake ,

The strongest arcs

The first book in the series has insanely good World building.

The second book has a remarkable plot.

This book has the best characters.

Though the previous books have likeable people to carry a reader through the story, they have very fundamental motivations (usually ‘find out how this new place I’m in works’), and don’t change much, and therefore feel more like cameramen than relatable protagonists.

This book introduces new (but natural) values and motivations for John, Jane and Zoe, and puts them in situations where they must understand these values, choose which of them is the greatest, and defend that choice from the consequences it creates.

This makes for much more satisfying and emotional moments than the other books in the series, but sacrifices a little of the amazing exploration and invention that made the first two so great.

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