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John Scalzi

Old Man's War is a series of 22 books by John Scalzi: 2,085 pages in the 6 with a known length, about 38 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

22
books
2,085
pages in 6 of them
38 hours
to read those 6
77 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Old Man's War 2005 5.7 h 2 The Ghost Brigades 2006 5.9 h 3 The Last Colony 2007 5.9 h 4 Zoe's Tale 2008 5.9 h
After the Coup 2008 length not known
5 The Human Division 2013 7.9 h
A Problem of Proportion 2013 length not known
A Voice in the Wilderness 2013 length not known
Earth Below, Sky Above 2013 length not known
Hafte Sorvalh Eats a Churro and Speaks to the Youth of Today 2013 length not known
Tales From the Clarke 2013 length not known
The B-Team 2013 length not known
The Back Channel 2013 length not known
The Dog King 2013 length not known
The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads 2013 length not known
The Observers 2013 length not known
The Sound of Rebellion 2013 length not known
This Must Be the Place 2013 length not known
Walk the Plank 2013 length not known
We Only Need the Heads 2013 length not known
6 The End of All Things 2015 7.0 h
7 The Shattering Peace 2025 length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. 1

    Old Man's War 2005 5.7 h

    John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in an interstellar war against more advanced species.

  2. 2

    The Ghost Brigades 2006 5.9 h

    From the back cover: The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers…

  3. 3

    The Last Colony 2007 5.9 h

    Serving his human colony on distant Huckleberry as a village ombudsman, retired fighter John Perry looks forward to settling into farm life with his wife and adopted daughter…

  4. 4

    Zoe's Tale 2008 5.9 h

    Zoë Boutin-Perry travels to the fledgling colony world of Roanoke with her adoptive parents, John Perry and Jane Sagan, who have accepted positions as administrators.

  5. After the Coup 2008 length not known

  6. 5

    The Human Division 2013 7.9 h

    B Team leader Lieutenant Harry Wilson counters hostile alien forces, angry humans and unpredictable elements from the universe in order to protect the interests of the Colonial…

  7. A Problem of Proportion 2013 length not known

  8. A Voice in the Wilderness 2013 length not known

  9. Earth Below, Sky Above 2013 length not known

  10. Hafte Sorvalh Eats a Churro and Speaks to the Youth of Today 2013 length not known

  11. Tales From the Clarke 2013 length not known

  12. The B-Team 2013 length not known

  13. The Back Channel 2013 length not known

  14. The Dog King 2013 length not known

  15. The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads 2013 length not known

  16. The Observers 2013 length not known

  17. The Sound of Rebellion 2013 length not known

  18. This Must Be the Place 2013 length not known

  19. Walk the Plank 2013 length not known

  20. We Only Need the Heads 2013 length not known

  21. 6

    The End of All Things 2015 7.0 h

    Humans expanded into space...

  22. 7

    The Shattering Peace 2025 length not known

How much is left

After book 1, Old Man's War about 33 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After book 2, The Ghost Brigades about 27 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After book 3, The Last Colony about 21 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After book 4, Zoe's Tale about 15 hours left, not counting 16 books of unknown length
After After the Coup about 15 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After book 5, The Human Division about 7 hours left, not counting 15 books of unknown length
After A Problem of Proportion about 7 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After A Voice in the Wilderness about 7 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After Earth Below, Sky Above about 7 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After Hafte Sorvalh Eats a Churro and Speaks to the Youth of Today about 7 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After Tales From the Clarke about 7 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After The B-Team about 7 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After The Back Channel about 7 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After The Dog King about 7 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads about 7 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After The Observers about 7 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After The Sound of Rebellion about 7 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After This Must Be the Place about 7 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Walk the Plank about 7 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After We Only Need the Heads about 7 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 38 hours 14 minutes

6 of 22 books, 2,085 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

77 days (about 11 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.