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Zoe's Tale: Old Man's War
Zoe's Tale: Old Man's War | John Scalzi
9 posts | 33 read | 13 to read
SHE WON'T GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT It's not every day you up sticks and move to another world. But then, Zo Boutin-Perry's life has never been ordinary. She's the adopted teenage daughter of two former super-soldiers. She's also a holy icon to a race of alien warriors who track her every move. So she's used to the quirks of being a human in space. However, this time something's different. Betrayed by the authorities, Zo - along with her parents and fellow colonists - finds herself stranded on a deadly pioneer planet. The Colonial Union has also set them up as a target for hostile alien action. Zo must become a player (and a pawn) in an interstellar battle, which will determine the fate of humanity. Her father's side of this story was told in The Last Colony, but Zoe's Tale reveals a whole new dimension. It's a story you may think you know, but you don't really know it at all. PRAISE FOR THE OLD MAN'S WAR SERIES "Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters." The Times "Great fun" Daily Telegraph
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Robotswithpersonality
Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi
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Mehso-so

Having enjoyed the charming Acknowledgements, I now know that the questions raised by the last book for me, (and apparently many other readers!) were not addressed in tandem because the author wasn't sure they required answering and was worried about length. Having read The Last Colony and now Zoe's Tale, I can say I would have preferred if they were a singular, bulkier book. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? While there are some surprises involved in seeing the story from Zoe's POV, new plot points are not offered until after the 300 page mark, outside of a few moments that are important to Zoe's character development, not necessarily the overall plot. 4mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/? If Zoe is a character that reappears in the series, it would be worth knowing all that's happened, but if you want to skip The Last Colony rehash, I feel like you could just read the last 100 pages of Zoe's Tale for fresh material. I sincerely hope that Zoe is a character we get to follow in a unique story in this series because I feel like where it ended, I'm just starting to get to know her. 4mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/? For a teenager, she is breathtakingly self-assured and competent, and while John Perry and Jane Sagan are also impressive individuals met in earlier books, I felt close to them because of the vulnerabilities and flaws the reader becomes acquainted with. 4mo
Robotswithpersonality 5/5 If you love Scalzi's writing as I do, it's still a fun time. Maybe I'm just biased by the fact that I read the last book recently, but I worry that other readers might feel this entry in the series is more plot than characters, and familiar plot at that. 🤷🏼‍♂️ 4mo
GondorGirl My partner had the same complaint about this book (he recently finished the series). 4mo
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Robotswithpersonality
Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi
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Say it with haiku. 😆 Love is worth the risk of being cubed.

julesG 😂😂😂 4mo
julesG And, you're posts still aren't helping erode #MountTBR 4mo
Robotswithpersonality @julesG All part of my evil plan! 4mo
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LeticiaToraci
Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi
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I like Zoe's POV here.

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sebrittainclark
Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi
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#LetterZ the two books beginning with Z I've read:

Zombiecorns by John Green
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks for playing!! 2y
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Pedrocamacho
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Pickpick

This book expands upon a character and a few events from the “The Last Colony”. I‘m glad that Scalzi expanded on the Zoe character. She was worth it.

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Lauredhel
Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi
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TFW... You only have J, K, Q, X, and Z to go in your 2020 #litsyatoz challenge, and you realise you are up to Zoe's Tale in the Old Man's War series.

Books I am considering for the others :
- The January Stars, Jane Unlimited, Jewel in the North
- Karen Memory, Know My Name, The Killing Moon, Not One Girl Two
- A Question of Blood, Quite a Year for Plums
- Exhalation, The Poet X

runswithscissors007 How can you not read a book titled Quite a year for plums?! 4y
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howjessicareads
Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi
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Pickpick

At first I thought this would be boring, bc it‘s the same plot as the last book - The Last Colony - just told from the teenage daughter‘s perspective instead of the parents‘.

I should‘ve trusted Scalzi - after a bit of a slow start, it was fascinating. Gotta love a book that makes you laugh AND cry! #jesshowreads2018

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Audiobookhead
Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi
Mehso-so

This one took along time to get really going, 16 chapters in fact. Once I got through that I really enjoyed it. The felt the ending was very touching.

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Audiobookhead
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Just started this one today! Looking forward to listening this while playing my new Xcom 2 game after everyone goes to sleep this week.