Name: The Ghost Brigades

Author: John Scalzi
Year: 2006
Rank:

Rating:

Original Rating:

Pop Rating:

Genres/categories:
Science fiction, War/Military, Fantasy

Purchase/reserch links:

ISBNs:
9780765354068
0765354063
From the publisher (source: The Internet Book List):

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 for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, they're fast and strong, and they're totally without normal human qualms.

The universe is a dangerous place for humanity - and it's about to become far more dangerous. Three races that humans have clashed with before have allied to halt our expansion into space. Their linchpin: the turncoat military scientist Charles Boutin, who knows the CDF's biggest military secrets. To prevail, the CDF must find out why Boutin did what he did.

Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers - a superhuman hybrid, created from Boutin's DNA, Jared's brain should be able to access Boutin's electronic memories. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is given to the Ghost Brigades.

At first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as Boutin's memories slowly surface, Jared begins to intuit the reason's for Boutin's betrayal. As Jared desperately hunts for his "father," he must also come to grips with his own choices. Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plan worse things than humanity's mere military defeat...


This book is part of the "Old Man's War" series. Here are some other books from this series:
"The Human Division"
First published in 2013
Rank:
, Original star rating:
, Adjusted star rating:
, Pop rating:
"Zoe's Tale"
First published in 2008
Rank:
, Original star rating:
, Adjusted star rating:
, Pop rating:
"The Last Colony"
First published in 2007
Rank:
, Original star rating:
, Adjusted star rating:
, Pop rating:
"Old Man's War"
First published in 2005
Rank:
, Original star rating:
, Adjusted star rating:
, Pop rating:
"The Sagan Diary"
Rank:
, Original star rating:
, Adjusted star rating:
, Pop rating:
"The End of All Things"
Rank:
, Original star rating:
, Adjusted star rating:
, Pop rating:
"After the Coup"
Rank:
, Original star rating:
, Adjusted star rating:
, Pop rating:
"Questions for a Soldier"
Rank:
, Original star rating:
, Adjusted star rating:
, Pop rating:

Similar books:


Categories:
Science fiction
Fantasy
Mystery
Romance
Business
Classic
Sports
Young adult
Humor
Memoirs
See all categories...