The Ghost Brigades

The military science fiction sequel to his extraordinary Old Mans War, John Scalzis The Ghost Brigades is the second in The Old Mans War series.

Who can you trust, if you cant 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 CDFs only hope is to discover Boutins plan. Trouble is, Boutins dead.

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

A mix of Starship Troopers and Universal Soldier, Ghost evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi tradition – Entertainment Weekly

Continue the gripping space war series with The Last Colony.