John Scalzi
John Scalzi was born in 1969, John Scalzi has written at least 118 books. Their most popular book is Old Man's War with 1475 saves with an average rating of 4.13⭐. Their next book, The Shattering Peace, is scheduled for release on .
Author Bio
John Scalzi has been writing professionally since 1991, first as a film critic and general columnist for the Fresno Bee newspaper (where his reviews and columns were nationally syndicated), then as America Online’s in-house writer and editor, and since 1998 as a full-time freelance writer. Scalzi is best known as a writer of science fiction, with several novels in the genre published since 2005, including Redshirts, the 2013 winner of the Hugo Award for best novel. He also frequently writes non-fiction.
Scalzi is also a consultant on writing, editing and marketing. Clients (directly or in association with marketing companies) have included The Walt Disney Company, AOL, Oppenheimer Funds, US Trust, Zagat and Network Solutions. Scalzi also served as the Creative Consultant on the television show Stargate: Universe and wrote a column on science fiction film for the FilmCritic.com site. He also wrote the video game Midnight Star, and the accompanying graphic novel, Midnight Rises. His work has been featured on the Netflix television series Love, Death and Robots.
A California native, Scalzi attended the Webb Schools of California and the University of Chicago, and lives in Ohio with his wife, daughter and an assortment of pets.
2022 • 962 Readers • 272 pages • 3.9
2023 • 956 Readers • 262 pages • 4.1
2012 • 894 Readers • 318 pages • 3.8
#1 of 3 in The Interdependency
2017 • 740 Readers • 336 pages • 4.1
2004 • 191 Readers • 8h 45m • 3.8
2025 • 126 Readers • 336 pages • 3.9
#0.5 of 2 in Lock In
2014 • 120 Readers • 96 pages • 4
2008 • 106 Readers • 1h 34m • 3.1
#6 of 6 in The Far Reaches
2023 • 101 Readers • 28 pages • 4.1
2009 • 99 Readers • 136 pages • 3.8
2016 • 57 Readers • 142 pages • 3.8
#4 of 14 in The Human Division
2013 • 44 Readers • 36 pages • 3.8
#11 of 14 in The Human Division
2013 • 41 Readers • 46 pages • 4.2
#13 of 14 in The Human Division
2013 • 41 Readers • 77 pages • 4.3
#10 of 14 in The Human Division
2013 • 40 Readers • 33 pages • 4.1
#12 of 14 in The Human Division
2013 • 39 Readers • 29 pages • 4.3
#1 of 4 in METAtropolis
2008 • 39 Readers • 288 pages • 3.6
2019 • 26 Readers • 47m • 3.6
#1 of 4 in Whatever
2008 • 23 Readers • 373 pages • 3.1
2009 • 22 Readers • 26 pages • 4.2
#0.5 of 3 in The Interdependency
2019 • 22 Readers • 5 pages • 3.8
#4 of 2 in Mars
2007 • 20 Readers • 560 pages • 3.6
2019 • 20 Readers • 4.2
2 Subterranean Magazine
2017 • 17 Readers • 747 pages • 4.1
2007 • 17 Readers • 319 pages • 4
2012 • 16 Readers • 12 pages • 3.4
2024 • 13 Readers • 2h 30m • 3.7
2010 • 12 Readers • 23 pages • 3.6
2011 • 12 Readers • 25 pages • 4
2008 • 12 Readers • 3.8
2018 • 11 Readers • 386 pages • 3.8
2011 • 10 Readers • 11 pages • 3.3
#4 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com
2015 • 10 Readers • 940 pages • 4.5
2012 • 9 Readers • 28 pages • 4
2010 • 9 Readers • 60 pages • 3.7
2020 • 8 Readers • 4
#1 of 1 in Love, Death + Robots
2021 • 6 Readers • 312 pages • 3
#55 of 23 in Clarkesworld Magazine
2011 • 6 Readers • 46 pages • 2.5
2014 • 6 Readers
Planned book #7 of 25 in Old Man's War
Available September 16, 2025 • 6 Readers
#3 of 4 in Whatever
2017 • 5 Readers • 469 pages • 3
#3 of 2 in Mars
2013 • 5 Readers • 576 pages • 3
#56 of 26 in Uncanny Magazine
2024 • 4 Readers • 199 pages • 4.2
2 Tor.com: Selected Original Fiction
2013 • 4 Readers • 3
2018 • 4 Readers • 32 pages • 4.3
2018 • 4 Readers • 32 pages • 4.5
2014 • 4 Readers • 5
2017 • 3 Readers • 4.3
Planned book #2 of 2 in Love, Death + Robots
3 Readers • 318 pages
2005 • 2 Readers • 22 pages • 3
Planned book #4 of 5 in Whatever
2 Readers • 432 pages • 3
2015 • 2 Readers • 372 pages
2010 • 2 Readers • 32 pages • 5
2001 • 2 Readers
#55 of 26 in Uncanny Magazine
2023 • 2 Readers • 173 pages • 4
2017 • 2 Readers • 384 pages
2009 • 2 Readers • 80 pages
2022 • 1 Reader
2015 • 1 Reader • 4
#12 of 2 in Kroki w nieznane: Almanach fantastyki
2010 • 1 Reader • 582 pages • 4
2011 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 5
1 Tor.com Ebook Club
2022 • 1 Reader • 140 pages • 4
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2007 • 1 Reader