Zoe's Tale: Old Man's War Book 4
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4.1 • 79 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
SHE WON'T GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT
It's not every day you up sticks and move to another world. But then, Zoë Boutin-Perry's life has never been ordinary. She's the adopted teenage daughter of two former super-soldiers. She's also a holy icon to a race of alien warriors who track her every move. So she's used to the quirks of being a human in space.
However, this time something's different. Betrayed by the authorities, Zoë - along with her parents and fellow colonists - finds herself stranded on a deadly pioneer planet. The Colonial Union has also set them up as a target for hostile alien action. Zoë must become a player (and a pawn) in an interstellar battle, which will determine the fate of humanity.
Her father's side of this story was told in The Last Colony, but Zoe's Tale reveals a whole new dimension.
It's a story you may think you know, but you don't really know it at all.
PRAISE FOR THE OLD MAN'S WAR SERIES
"Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters." The Times
"Great fun" Daily Telegraph
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the touching fourth novel set in the Old Man's War universe, Scalzi revisits the events of 2007's The Last Colony from the perspective of Zo , adopted daughter of previous protagonists Jane Sagan and John Perry. Jane and John are drafted to help found the new human colony of Roanoke, struggling against a manipulative and deceitful homeworld government, native werewolf-like creatures and a league of aliens intent on preventing all space expansion and willing to eradicate the colony if needed. Meanwhile, teenage Zo focuses more on her poetic boyfriend, Enzo; her sarcastic best friend, Gretchen; and her bodyguards, a pair of aliens from a race called the Obin who worship and protect Zo because of a scientific breakthrough made by her late biological father. Readers of the previous books will find this mostly a rehash, but engaging character development and Scalzi's sharp ear for dialogue will draw in new readers, particularly young adults.
Customer Reviews
Re-reading a great story
This book describes the events of ‘The Last Colony’ but from Zoe’s perspective. The beginning (around a quarter) has few differences from the original, except that it is from a teenagers POV, and is thus is quite hard to get through if coming straight from book 3.
However, once the narratives split a little the story actually gets better than the original, as it fills in weaknesses in the plot with dramatic events, develops Zoe in a surprisingly unique way, explores the universe with the Obin and details of the Conclave mission, all while seamlessly weaving through a different story without harming it.
Worth a read, but only if you enjoyed book 3.
Also the alien descriptions are way too vague in this series; after 6 books I still have no clue how many legs the Obin have!
Zoe’s Tale
The previous book written from the daughters perspective. Parts of the story were interesting but was very repetitive from a plot point of view.
Apt title
It filled in some of the gaps nicely , I think that might be why I enjoyed it so much .