Books by John Scalzi

Every John Scalzi book VibeReads knows about, 46 in total, most popular first. We describe books by the vibe they deliver rather than by genre, so you can tell which one to start with.

1. 1

   Old Man's War

   Old Man's War #1 · 2005

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2. 2

   Redshirts

   2012

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3. 3

   Starter Villain

   2023

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4. 4

   The Ghost Brigades

   Old Man's War #2 · 2006

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5. 5

   The Last Colony

   Old Man's War #3 · 2007

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   Lock In

   Lock In #1 · 2001

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   The Kaiju Preservation Society

   2022

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8. 8

   Zoe's Tale

   Old Man's War #4 · 2008

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   The Human Division

   Old Man's War #5 · 2013

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10. 10

    The Dispatcher

    The Dispatcher #1 · 2016

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    Fuzzy Nation

    Fuzzy Sapiens #7 · 2011

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    The End of All Things

    Old Man's War #6 · 1996

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13. 13

    Head On

    Lock In #2 · 2018

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14. 14

    When the Moon Hits Your Eye

    2025

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15. 15

    Murder by Other Means

    The Dispatcher #2 · 2020

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16. 16

    Slow Time Between the Stars

    The Far Reaches #6 · 2023

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17. 17

    Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome

    Lock In · 2014

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18. 18

    Travel by Bullet

    The Dispatcher #3 · 2022

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19. 19

    The Shattering Peace

    Old Man's War #7 · 2025

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20. 20

    The Collapsing Empire

    The Interdependency #1 · 2017

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    The Consuming Fire

    The Interdependency #2 · 2015

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    The Last Emperox

    The Interdependency #3 · 2020

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23. 23

    The B-Team

    2013

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24. 24

    This Must Be the Place

    2013

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    After the Coup

    Old Man's War #4.5 · 2010

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    Constituent Service

    Third District · 2024

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    The Dog King

    2013

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28. 28

    The Back Channel

    2013

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29. 29

    To Stand or Fall

    The End of All Things #4 · 2015

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30. 30

    Earth Below, Sky Above

    2013

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31. 31

    The Life of the Mind

    2015

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    The Observers

    2013

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    The God Engines

    2009

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    Agent to the Stars

    2004

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    Can Long Endure

    The End of All Things #3 · 2015

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36. 36

    An Election

    2010

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    The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads

    2013

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38. 38

    The Sound of Rebellion

    2013

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39. 39

    Tales From the Clarke

    2013

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    The Sagan Diary

    2007

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    We Only Need the Heads

    2013

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    Galaktische Mission

    The End of All Things #5 · 2015

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    Walk the Plank

    2013

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44. 44

    A Problem of Proportion

    2013

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    3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years: The Time Traveler's Passport

    The Time Traveler's Passport #1 · 2025

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    This Hollow Union

    The End of All Things #2 · 2015

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