John Scalzi

John Scalzi

John Scalzi was born in 1969, John Scalzi has written at least 106 books. Their most popular book is Old Man's War with 1143 saves with an average rating of 4.15⭐.

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Author Bio

John Scalzi has been writing professionally since 1991, first as a film critic and general columnist for the Fresno Bee newspaper (where his reviews and columns were nationally syndicated), then as America Online’s in-house writer and editor, and since 1998 as a full-time freelance writer. Scalzi is best known as a writer of science fiction, with several novels in the genre published since 2005, including Redshirts, the 2013 winner of the Hugo Award for best novel. He also frequently writes non-fiction.

Scalzi is also a consultant on writing, editing and marketing. Clients (directly or in association with marketing companies) have included The Walt Disney Company, AOL, Oppenheimer Funds, US Trust, Zagat and Network Solutions. Scalzi also served as the Creative Consultant on the television show Stargate: Universe and wrote a column on science fiction film for the FilmCritic.com site. He also wrote the video game Midnight Star, and the accompanying graphic novel, Midnight Rises. His work has been featured on the Netflix television series Love, Death and Robots.

A California native, Scalzi attended the Webb Schools of California and the University of Chicago, and lives in Ohio with his wife, daughter and an assortment of pets.

Old Man's War

#1 of 6 in Old Man's War

Old Man's War
ByJohn Scalzi

2005 • 1,143 Readers • 320 pages 4.1

The Kaiju Preservation Society

2022 • 746 Readers • 272 pages 3.9

Starter Villain

Starter Villain
ByJohn Scalzi

2023 • 739 Readers • 262 pages 4.1

Redshirts

Redshirts
ByJohn Scalzi

2012 • 707 Readers • 318 pages 3.8

The Collapsing Empire

#1 of 3 in The Interdependency

2017 • 597 Readers • 336 pages 4.1

Lock In

#1 of 2 in Lock In

Lock In
ByJohn Scalzi

2001 • 488 Readers • 336 pages 4

The Ghost Brigades

#2 of 6 in Old Man's War

The Ghost Brigades
ByJohn Scalzi

2006 • 461 Readers 4

The Last Colony

#3 of 6 in Old Man's War

The Last Colony
ByJohn Scalzi

2007 • 369 Readers • 356 pages 4

The Consuming Fire

#2 of 3 in The Interdependency

The Consuming Fire
ByJohn Scalzi

2018 • 310 Readers • 336 pages 4.2

The Last Emperox

#3 of 3 in The Interdependency

The Last Emperox
ByJohn Scalzi

2020 • 299 Readers • 336 pages 4.1

Zoe's Tale

#4 of 6 in Old Man's War

Zoe's Tale
ByJohn Scalzi

2008 • 252 Readers • 335 pages 3.8

The Human Division

#5 of 6 in Old Man's War

The Human Division
ByJohn Scalzi

2013 • 236 Readers 4

Head On

#2 of 2 in Lock In

Head On
ByJohn Scalzi

2018 • 230 Readers • 291 pages 4

The End of All Things

#6 of 6 in Old Man's War

2015 • 220 Readers • 11h 25m 3.9

The Dispatcher

#1 of 3 in The Dispatcher

The Dispatcher
ByJohn Scalzi

2016 • 219 Readers • 2h 18m 4

Fuzzy Nation

#7 of 9 in Fuzzy Sapiens

Fuzzy Nation
ByJohn Scalzi

2011 • 212 Readers • 355 pages 4.1

The Android's Dream

#1 of 2 in The Android's Dream

The Android's Dream
ByJohn Scalzi

2006 • 162 Readers • 398 pages 4

Agent to the Stars

Agent to the Stars
ByJohn Scalzi

2004 • 150 Readers • 8h 45m 3.7

Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome

#0.5 of 2 in Lock In

2014 • 93 Readers • 96 pages 4

Murder by Other Means

#2 of 3 in The Dispatcher

2020 • 89 Readers • 105 pages 4

The Sagan Diary

The Sagan Diary
ByJohn Scalzi(Narrator),Stephanie Wolfe(Narrator)

2008 • 80 Readers • 1h 34m 3.1

The B-Team

#1 of 14 in The Human Division

The B-Team
ByJohn Scalzi

2013 • 79 Readers • 93 pages 4.3

The God Engines

The God Engines
ByJohn Scalzi

2009 • 77 Readers • 136 pages 3.8

Slow Time Between the Stars

#6 of 6 in The Far Reaches

2023 • 72 Readers • 28 pages 4.2

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#3 of 3 in The Dispatcher

Travel by Bullet
ByJohn Scalzi

2022 • 58 Readers • 3 pages 4

After the Coup

#4.5 of 6 in Old Man's War

After the Coup
ByJohn Scalzi

2008 • 50 Readers • 33 pages 3.8

Questions for a Soldier

#1.5 of 6 in Old Man's War

2005 • 43 Readers • 30 pages 3.9

Walk the Plank

#2 of 14 in The Human Division

Walk the Plank
ByJohn Scalzi

2013 • 42 Readers • 32 pages 3.8

We Only Need the Heads

#3 of 14 in The Human Division

2013 • 36 Readers • 48 pages 4.1

Tales From the Clarke

#5 of 14 in The Human Division

2013 • 33 Readers • 43 pages 4.1

The Dog King

#7 of 14 in The Human Division

The Dog King
ByJohn Scalzi

2013 • 33 Readers • 43 pages 4.1

Miniatures

Miniatures
ByJohn Scalzi

2016 • 32 Readers • 142 pages 3.9

Earth Below, Sky Above

#13 of 14 in The Human Division

2013 • 32 Readers • 77 pages 4.2

METAtropolis: The Dawn of Uncivilization

#1 of 3 in METAtropolis

2008 • 32 Readers • 288 pages 3.7

The Back Channel

#6 of 14 in The Human Division

The Back Channel
ByJohn Scalzi

2013 • 25 Readers • 33 pages 3.9

A Voice in the Wilderness

#4 of 14 in The Human Division

2013 • 25 Readers • 36 pages 3.6

The Observers

#9 of 14 in The Human Division

The Observers
ByJohn Scalzi

2013 • 23 Readers • 48 pages 4

The Sound of Rebellion

#8 of 14 in The Human Division

2013 • 23 Readers • 29 pages 4.1

This Must Be the Place

#10 of 14 in The Human Division

2013 • 23 Readers • 33 pages 3.9

The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads

#12 of 14 in The Human Division

2013 • 22 Readers • 29 pages 4.1

A Problem of Proportion

#11 of 14 in The Human Division

2013 • 22 Readers • 46 pages 4.1

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#6.1 of 6 in Old Man's War

2015 • 20 Readers • 82 pages 4.5

The New Space Opera 2

#4 of 4 in Mars

The New Space Opera 2
ByGardner Dozois(Editor),Jonathan Strahan(Editor)

2007 • 18 Readers • 560 pages 3.7

When the Moon Hits Your Eye

Available March 25, 2025 • 17 Readers • 336 pages

Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008

#1 of 4 in Whatever

2008 • 16 Readers • 373 pages 2.9

Can Long Endure

#3 of 5 in The End of All Things

Can Long Endure
ByJohn Scalzi

2015 • 15 Readers • 224 pages 4.2

A Very Scalzi Christmas

2019 • 15 Readers • 144 pages 4.3

This Hollow Union

#2 of 5 in The End of All Things

This Hollow Union
ByJohn Scalzi

2014 • 14 Readers • 216 pages 4.3

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#4 of 5 in The End of All Things

To Stand or Fall
ByJohn Scalzi

2015 • 14 Readers • 91 pages 4.3

The President's Brain is Missing

2010 • 13 Readers • 29 pages 4.1

The Best of Subterranean

Subterranean Magazine

The Best of Subterranean
ByWilliam Schafer(Editor),Lewis Shiner(Contributor)

2017 • 13 Readers • 747 pages 3.8

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2009 • 12 Readers • 26 pages 4.1

Resist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against

Resist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against
ByHugh Howey,Charlie Jane Anders,+25 more

2018 • 11 Readers • 386 pages 3.8

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Rip-Off!
ByElizabeth Bear,John Scalzi,+8 more

2012 • 11 Readers • 12 pages 3.4

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#0.5 of 3 in The Interdependency

2019 • 10 Readers • 5 pages 4

The Human Division Extras

#14 of 14 in The Human Division

2013 • 9 Readers 5

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 edition

#4 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 edition
ByCharlie Jane Anders,Dale Bailey,+24 more

2015 • 9 Readers • 940 pages 4.5

The Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City

2011 • 7 Readers • 11 pages 3.3

Constituent Service: A Third District Story

2024 • 6 Readers • 2h 30m 3.6

Las Brigadas Fantasma

#2 of 6 in Old Man's War

2006 • 6 Readers • 264 pages 4

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2011 • 6 Readers • 25 pages 4

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 55, April 2011

#55 of 16 in Clarkesworld Magazine

2011 • 6 Readers • 46 pages 2.5

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Clash of the Geeks
ByWil Wheaton,John Scalzi,+7 more

2010 • 6 Readers • 60 pages 3.7

Don't Live for Your Obituary: Advice, Commentary and Personal Observations on Writing, 2008-2017

#3 of 4 in Whatever

2017 • 5 Readers • 469 pages 3

Black Tide Rising

#4.5 of 7 in Black Tide Rising

Black Tide Rising
ByJohn Ringo,Mike Massa,+11 more

2016 • 5 Readers 4

Judge Sn Goes Golfing

#1.5 of 2 in The Android's Dream

2009 • 5 Readers • 32 pages 4

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An Election
ByJohn Scalzi

2010 • 5 Readers • 23 pages 4.3

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2008 • 5 Readers 4

Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One

#1 of 2 in Love, Death + Robots

Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One
ByAlberto Mielgo,Claudine Griggs,+13 more

2021 • 5 Readers • 312 pages 3

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2018 • 4 Readers • 32 pages 4.5

The Art of John Harris: Beyond the Horizon

2014 • 4 Readers 5

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire
ByJohn Scalzi

2012 • 4 Readers • 28 pages 5

Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi

2016 • 4 Readers • 164 pages 4.3

Uncanny Magazine Issue 56: January/February 2024

#56 of 15 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 56: January/February 2024
ByMary Robinette Kowal,Jordan Taylor,+6 more

2024 • 4 Readers • 199 pages 4.2

Old Man's War Boxed Set 1

2014 • 3 Readers

Cover 7

#2 of 2 in Love, Death + Robots

3 Readers • 318 pages

Shapers of Worlds

Shapers of Worlds
ByTanya Huff,John Scalzi,+15 more

2020 • 3 Readers 4

The Mallet of Loving Correction

#2 of 4 in Whatever

2013 • 3 Readers • 488 pages

Twenty-First Century Science Fiction

#3 of 4 in Mars

Twenty-First Century Science Fiction
ByCharles Stross,Vandana Singh,+32 more

2013 • 3 Readers • 576 pages 3

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction

Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction, 2008-2012
ByTor Books,Sylvia Day,+7 more

2013 • 3 Readers 3

Virtue Signaling and Other Heresies: Selected Writings from Whatever, 2013-2018

#4 of 4 in Whatever

2 Readers • 432 pages 3

When the Yogurt Took Over

2010 • 2 Readers • 32 pages 5

The Rough Guide to the Universe

Rough Guides

2003 • 2 Readers • 440 pages

Cover 2

2018 • 2 Readers • 32 pages 4

Uncanny Magazine Issue 55: November/December 2023

#55 of 15 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 55: November/December 2023
ByKel Coleman,Cecil Castellucci,+6 more

2023 • 2 Readers • 173 pages 4

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#2 of 2 in The Android's Dream

The High Castle
ByJohn Scalzi

2 Readers

Ad Astra: The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook

Ad Astra: The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook
ByElizabeth Bear,Octavia E. Butler,+6 more

2015 • 2 Readers • 372 pages

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2017 • 2 Readers 5

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2005 • 1 Reader • 22 pages 3

The Other Large Thing

2011 • 1 Reader • 32 pages 4

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4 Whatever

A Bitter November
ByJohn Scalzi

2010 • 1 Reader • 32 pages

Tor.com Ebook Club - May 2022

Tor.com Ebook Club

Tor.com Ebook Club - May 2022
ByJohn Scalzi,Erin K. Wagner,+1 more

2022 • 1 Reader • 140 pages 4

Příběh Zoe

#4 of 6 in Old Man's War

Příběh Zoe
ByJohn Scalzi,Augusta Cenkerová(Translator)

2008 • 1 Reader • 336 pages

Scenting the Dark and Other Stories

2009 • 1 Reader • 80 pages

Sarah's Sister

Sarah's Sister
ByJohn Scalzi

2011 • 1 Reader • 32 pages 5

The Rough Guide to Money Online

Rough Guides

2000 • 1 Reader • 304 pages 4

Subterranean Magazine, Winter 2010

Subterranean Magazine

Subterranean Magazine, Winter 2010
ByWilliam Schafer(Editor),Ian R. MacLeod(Contributor)

2010 • 1 Reader