Scalzi, John 1969-

Old man's war by John Scalzi ( Book )
15 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,132 libraries worldwide
Enlisting in the army on his seventy-fifth birthday, John Perry joins an interstellar war between Earth and alien enemies who would stake claims on the few existing inhabitable planets, unaware that the conflict involves much more than he understands.

The ghost brigades by John Scalzi ( Book )
12 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,082 libraries worldwide
When humanity is threatened by an alliance of three adversarial races who would halt the world's expansion into space, Jared Dirac, a super-power clone, tries to discover why the scientist who gave him his DNA has revealed key military secrets.

The last colony by John Scalzi ( Book )
10 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and French and held by 1,044 libraries worldwide
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 before he is drawn back into the dangerous interstellar politics of his past.

Zoe's tale by John Scalzi ( Book )
6 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and French and held by 850 libraries worldwide
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. When her biological father develops the technology to give the Obin consciousness and self-awareness, she suddenly becomes the center of a critical but endangered treaty between the Obin and the Colonial Union.

The android's dream by John Scalzi ( Book )
5 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 840 libraries worldwide
To avoid an interstellar incident, ex-cop and hacker Harry Creek searches for a rare type of sheep to be used in an alien race's coronation ceremony, following a trail that leads to pet store owner Robin Baker, whose genes contain traces of the sheep DNA.

Fuzzy nation by John Scalzi ( Book )
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 689 libraries worldwide
Jack Holloway, prospecting on Zara XXIII for ZaraCorp, finds an immensely valuable stream of sunstone. But when he forwards footage of the planet's catlike, native "fuzzies" to a biologist friend --who believes the "fuzzies" are sentient--hired company thugs, murder, and arson soon follow to protect ZaraCorp's mining interests.

The rough guide to sci-fi movies by John Scalzi ( Book )
4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 450 libraries worldwide
This guide explores cinema's fascination with space exploration, time travel, and fantastical worlds and tells the stories behind the movies that have been expanding our universe since film began.

The rough guide to the universe by John Scalzi ( Book )
5 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 413 libraries worldwide
Contains information on the planets of the solar system, provides advice on observing planets and stars, discusses theories of how the universe came into existance, and offers listings of planetariums, observatories, and "deep sky" sites.

Agent to the stars by John Scalzi ( Book )
4 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in English and held by 411 libraries worldwide
The space-faring Yherajk have come to begin humanity's first interstellar friendship. Unfortunately, they are hideous and they smell like rotting fish. They're going to need the best agent in Hollywood to make the friendly, odiferous creatures palatable to humanity.

The God engines by John Scalzi ( Book )
5 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 385 libraries worldwide
Devoted to the Bishopry Militant and to his crew, ship captain Ean Tephe is given a secret mission to a hidden land.