01-15-2026, 02:14 PM
The Shattering Peace by Joe Scalzi
Scalzi returns to the "Old Man's War" universe with the latest book. A decade since the last book, a tenuous peace holds between the three rival factions until a joint project colony abruptly vanishes. It's up to Gretchen Trujillo to go to the spot where the colony on an asteroid disappeared and find out what happened.
It's usual fare of Heinlein light from Scalzi. All the characters speak in the Scalzi snarky way. The book did start off fine and I was enjoying back in this universe but there was nothing really new here. The characters stumble along and then with a little Deus ex Machina the problems are resolved, sort of. Still threads dangling if Scalzi wants to continue.
Scalzi returns to the "Old Man's War" universe with the latest book. A decade since the last book, a tenuous peace holds between the three rival factions until a joint project colony abruptly vanishes. It's up to Gretchen Trujillo to go to the spot where the colony on an asteroid disappeared and find out what happened.
It's usual fare of Heinlein light from Scalzi. All the characters speak in the Scalzi snarky way. The book did start off fine and I was enjoying back in this universe but there was nothing really new here. The characters stumble along and then with a little Deus ex Machina the problems are resolved, sort of. Still threads dangling if Scalzi wants to continue.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm