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The Ghost Brigades

An Explosive Military Science Fiction Adventure

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The Ghost Brigades

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: William Dufris
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The military SF sequel to his extraordinary Old Man's War, John Scalzi's The Ghost Brigades is the second in The Old Man's War series.

Who can you trust, if you can't trust yourself?

Three hostile alien races have united against humanity, determined to halt our expansion into space. The mastermind behind this lethal alliance is a traitor - Charles Boutin. He was a Colonial Defence Force scientist, with access to their biggest military secrets. Now the CDF's only hope is to discover Boutin's plan. Trouble is, Boutin's dead.

As a super-soldier created from Boutin's own DNA, Jared Dirac may have answers. However, when Dirac fails to access the scientist's memories, he's transferred to the Ghost Brigades for training. These elite troops are also cloned from the dead, so he might fit in. But will Dirac's memory return as the enemy plots the fate of humankind? And whose side is Dirac really on?

Continue the gripping space war series with The Last Colony.

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Critic Reviews

A mix of Starship Troopers and Universal Soldier, Ghost evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi tradition.
Scalzi's prose harkens back to the Golden Age of science fiction while still remaining fresh and vibrant
Like Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades is thinking fans' space opera . . . The Ghost Brigades maintains Scalzi's standing as one of SF's most rewarding purveyors of thrilling, gut-wrenching, and thoughtful space opera
If anyone stands at the core of the American science fiction tradition at the moment, it is Scalzi.
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New to this series, but very addictive and fun! Enjoyed the back story, new character and ending.

Back story to the ghosts

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Rather a lot of She said he said she said he said. If you can get over that, it’s an excellent and exciting story.

She said he said

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Excellent story, great narration, believable with some deep science (ish), looking forward to the next book. Worth a listen for sure

Science fiction with a heart

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Science fiction at its best! well rounded characters, great plot and ties in nicely in the series. This author hasn't let me down yet. Will be buying and reading the next book in this series.

Science fiction at its best

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I liked it a lot
It was so good i hope there is another book like this

Good reader

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