The Shattering Peace
The acclaimed Old Man's War series returns in this military sci-fi adventure
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Descrizione dell’editore
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.
Praise for John Scalzi:
‘I haven’t enjoyed science fiction this much in years’ – Christopher Paolini, author of Fractal Noise
‘Fast action, vivid characters, moral complexity and cool speculative physics’ – Ken MacLeod, author of the Lightspeed Trilogy
‘The most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today’ – Joe Hill, author of The Fireman
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hugo Award winner Scalzi makes a surprise return to his Old Man's War series a decade after the publication of The End of All Things with this tightly plotted story of interspecies negotiations. Ten years have passed in-universe as well, and Gretchen Trujillo, former resident of Roanoke Colony, now works as a diplomat for the human Colonial Union in their relations with the extraterrestrial Obin. When the asteroid housing the 50,000-person Unity Colony—a top-secret trial community exploring whether the participants in the peace treaty between the CU, Earth, and the Conclave of alien species can coexist—vanishes from space, Gretchen and her Obin assistant/bodyguard, Ranare, investigate. It becomes clear that the politics and technology of the hyper-intelligent and extremely patronizing Consu aliens are central to solving the mystery and saving the colony. To learn more, Gretchen agrees to become the Consu's liaison to what they see as lesser species, pulling on her Obin connections to supplement her knowledge. While this installment is light on politics, Scalzi leans into many other series staples—dramatic fight scenes, technical challenges, and bold personalities—and does a good job providing just enough exposition for readers who have forgotten the backstory while keeping the current situation feeling vital. For diehard fans, this will be a treat.
