The Last Colony
by John Scalzi
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Book Reviews of The Last Colony
Book Review: Good - But leaves some plots hanging...
Summary: 3 Stars
I have really enjoyed the Old Man's War series by John Scalzi. In this latest (and apparently last) installment, he includes all the political intrigue of earlier novels.
But some of the plots were really left hanging... the colony found a new race, the werewolves. You had high drama about them, and then they suddenly vanished from the plot... There is no mention of them in the last half of the book.
It felt to me like Mr. Scalzi set out to write one book, and suddenly changed his mind half way through and decided to write an entirely different book. Either book would have been a good read... but I feel I only got half of two separate stories.
Book Review: Another amazing tale set in Scalzi's "Old Men's War" universe
Summary: 4 Stars
The universe has rules. This is true for the real world, and just as true in Scalzi's universe. The genetically modified soldiers. The nanobot blood. The aliens, all of whom are trying to kill us. Set against this backdrop is the story of the strangest family of all -- a 90-year old man in the body of a 30-year old, a 10-year-old woman, matured quickly through her BrainPal, in the body of a 30-year old and their teenage adopted daughter, whose real father attempted to sell out the human race (and who is a divine being to a strange, artifically sentient race). Military politics in space has never been done better!Book Review: The Last Colony
Summary: 5 Stars
This is third installment of the "Old Man's War" trilogy. John, Jane, Zoe (along with her two Obin nannies and protectors), leave for a new planet to colonize. But they end up at a different planet than what they were expecting. They find themselves as pawns in a diplomatic war between the human Colonial Union and the alien Conclave led by General Gau, who is an honorable being. They wind up as "victors" over both groups by thinking out of the box. This was supposed to be the last book in this universe, but "Zoe's Tale" should be out now in hardback.Book Review: good plot, shallow execution
Summary: 3 Stars
I agree with some that have said this book feels like a rush job. But it was still enjoyable. Probable another 100 pages could have added depth to the book. I wanted to know more about the "werewolf" natives and the overall colonization process. Lots of stuff was just skimmed over. And I still do not know what an Obin looks like. It was a breezy, enjoyable book that could have been a better finale to a terrific trilogy. Scalzi is still great but this is not up to par with Old Man's War and Ghost Brigades.Book Review: A classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, I dare say it - for me, Scalzi is the closest heir to maestro Heinlein as I've read. The Last Colony is Scalzi's humanist final book of a trilogy - and it's almost perfect. If you haven't read Old Man's War or the Ghost Brigades, do yourself a favor and read those first. Not because this book doesn't stand on its own - but because you'll be depriving yourself of the pleasure the arc of the three books will bring you.
Good humanist sci-fi in the best tradition.
Highly recommended.