The Old Man's War series is a series of science fiction novels by John Scalzi. The first book in the series, Old Man's War, was first published in 2005 by Tor Books, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2006. In 2026 it won the Hugo Award for Best Series.
Television series adaptation In August 2014 SyFy announced that they were working on developing a TV series based on the Old Man's War series, to be called Ghost Brigades, with Wolfgang Petersen overseeing development.
In December 2017, it was announced that Netflix had acquired Old Man's War and would develop it as an original film. As of January 2024, Netflix was "slowly but surely moving along" on the adaptation.
Works # Title Pages Word count Date Release ISBN 1 Old Man's War 320 90,566 January 2005 Tor Books Questions for a Soldier 28 5,412 December 2005 Subterranean Press chapbook 2 The Ghost Brigades 320 103,335 February 2006 Tor Books The Sagan Diary 104 12,700 February 2007 Subterranean Press; April 2008, Audible.com 3 The Last Colony 320 92,059 April 2007 Tor Books After the Coup 7,083 July 2008 Tor.com eBook 4 Zoe's Tale 336 90,000 August 2008 Tor Books 5 The Human Division 432 130,000 May 2013 Tor Books Hafte Sorvalh Eats a Churro and Speaks to the Youth of Today May 2013 Tor Books 6 The End of All Things 384 99,000 August 2015 Tor Books 7 The Shattering Peace 288 September 2025 Tor Books Total 2,112 630,155
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