Up-And-Coming: Focus on John Scalzi
So you've read everything by your favorite writers 3 times, and you want something new? Try a book by science fiction author John Scalzi.
Scalzi was the 2006 winner of the prestigious John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He currently has 3 books in print. The first 2 were Old Man's War and its sequel, The Ghost Brigades. These are set in the future, during a time when Earth is at war with its interstellar neighbors. When people reach the age of 75, they are given the option of joining the military, and becoming colonists after serving their term of service. What the military doesn't explain, though, is how 75 year old people become soldiers and colonists.
His current book is The Android's Dream, a humorous science fiction novel. A satirical book about a low-level State Department official who has to save Earth from destruction after a diplomatic faux pas.
Scalzi is also one of the most widely-read science fiction bloggers. His blog can be found at http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/ .
Scalzi was the 2006 winner of the prestigious John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He currently has 3 books in print. The first 2 were Old Man's War and its sequel, The Ghost Brigades. These are set in the future, during a time when Earth is at war with its interstellar neighbors. When people reach the age of 75, they are given the option of joining the military, and becoming colonists after serving their term of service. What the military doesn't explain, though, is how 75 year old people become soldiers and colonists.
His current book is The Android's Dream, a humorous science fiction novel. A satirical book about a low-level State Department official who has to save Earth from destruction after a diplomatic faux pas.
Scalzi is also one of the most widely-read science fiction bloggers. His blog can be found at http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/ .
posted by Hillsborough Library Adult Services at 3:07 PM
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