by John Scalzi · Pan Macmillan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330457101
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«The Ghost Brigades» is the science fiction novel by John Scalzi, published by Pan Macmillan in paperback (320 pages, in English).
The Ghost Brigades are elite soldiers of the Colonial Defense Forces, created from the DNA of the dead and without human scruples. Three alien races ally to stop humanity; the key is the traitor scientist Charles Boutin. Jared Dirac, a hybrid created with his DNA, could reveal their motives and prevent a greater threat.
The book belongs to the Old Man’s War series, of which it is the second installment; it was published on May 30, 2008.
Recommended for fans of military science fiction and space adventures, with echoes of Robert Heinlein.
John Michael Scalzi II is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, where he has written on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives. He has written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, writing and politics, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series Stargate Universe.
