The Human Division

by John Scalzi

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Series: Old Man's War (5), The Human Division (1-13 collected)

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B Team leader Lieutenant Harry Wilson counters hostile alien forces, angry humans and unpredictable elements from the universe in order to protect the interests of the Colonial Union.

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Sarcastic, funny, and insightful, it's classic Scalzi. (

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GordCampbell | Dec 20, 2023 |

Very, very good stories!!
I wished it never ended... :/ (

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bert42 | Nov 2, 2023 |

Originally published as a serial, this is more a collection of related short stories which are appropriately called episodes. Good stories mostly, but I hope the next one is actually a novel. (

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JudyGibson | Jan 26, 2023 |

Loved the short story format that amounts to a series of interconnected stories. The series has changed a lot since book one. Also Scalzi makes lots of "dad" jokes I feel so he is my kindred spirit. (

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Conor.Murphy | Aug 16, 2022 |

I read the serialized version before I read the rest of the Old Man's War series. I've rated each of these individually. Overall, I liked the universe and really enjoy Scalzi's writing style. (

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Entertainingly exemplifying the maxim that "All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means," The Human Division is the type of intelligently crafted and inventive military-political science fiction that reminds us that though we might be able to pinpoint a genre's takeoff point, nobody can predict how far it it will fly.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
John Scalzi	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Chong, Vincent	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dufris, William	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Harris, John	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Human Division (1-13 collected)

Old Man's War (5)

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L'Atalante - La Dentelle du Cygne

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Old Man's War Series: (Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony, Zoe's Tale, The Human Division, The End of All Things) by John Scalzi

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The Human Division #1: The B-Team by John Scalzi

The Human Division #2: Walk the Plank by John Scalzi

The Human Division #3: We Only Need the Heads by John Scalzi

The Human Division #4: A Voice in the Wilderness by John Scalzi

The Human Division #5: Tales From the Clarke by John Scalzi

The Human Division #6: The Back Channel by John Scalzi

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To Yanni Kuznia and Brian Decker, for their love and friendship.

To John Harris, in admiration, and in appreciation for his art work for this novel and for all the Old Man's War books. Thank you for your visions.

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Ambassador Sara Blair knew that when the captain of the Polk had invited her to the bridge to view the skip to the Danavar system, protocol strongly suggested that she turn down the invitation.

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B Team leader Lieutenant Harry Wilson counters hostile alien forces, angry humans and unpredictable elements from the universe in order to protect the interests of the Colonial Union.

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Diplomats in space
try to stop galactic war
in linked short stories.
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