American science fiction writer (born 1969) · 1969
John Scalzi Books in Order
77 books · 2 series · 2003-2025
John Michael Scalzi II is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, where he has written on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives. He has written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, writing and politics, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series Stargate Universe.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Old Man's War | 2005 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | The Ghost Brigades | 2006 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | The Last Colony | 2007 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Zoe's Tale | 2008 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | The Human Division | 2013 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | The End of All Things | 2015 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | The Shattering Peace | 2025 | Amazon |
| — | After the Coup | 2008 | Amazon | |
| — | A Problem of Proportion | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | A Voice in the Wilderness | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | Earth Below, Sky Above | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | Hafte Sorvalh Eats a Churro and Speaks to the Youth of Today | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | Tales From the Clarke | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | The B-Team | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | The Back Channel | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | The Dog King | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | The Observers | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | The Sound of Rebellion | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | This Must Be the Place | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | Walk the Plank | 2013 | Amazon | |
| — | We Only Need the Heads | 2013 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Collapsing Empire | 2017 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | The Consuming Fire | 2018 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | The Last Emperox | 2020 | Amazon |
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Reading John Scalzi in order
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